1:1 Teaching Assistant
Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6AQ13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
15 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
1 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £17,293.00 - £18,135.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 6, Point 6 - 9: £17,293 - £18,135 per annum, subject to experience
1:1 Teaching Assistant job summary
Salary: Grade 6, Point 6 - 9: £17,293 - £18,135 per annum, subject to experience
Contract: Fixed term until August 2026, 30 hours per week, 38.4 weeks per year (term time plus 4 inset days)
We are seeking a caring, committed, and enthusiastic 1:1 Teaching Assistant to join our team and provide dedicated support for a child starting from September.
This role is a wonderful opportunity for someone passionate about education and making a positive impact on a child’s learning and development. The successful candidate will work closely with the class teacher, SENCO, and wider staff to ensure the child feels safe, supported, and included in all aspects of school life.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide 1:1 support to a child, in line with their individual learning and care needs.
- Support the child’s emotional, social, and academic development in the classroom and during other school activities.
- Work closely with teaching staff and parents to implement and adapt learning strategies.
- Contribute to a positive and inclusive learning environment.
- Assist with record keeping and observations as required.
We are looking for someone who:
- Has experience working with young children, ideally in a primary school setting.
- Understands the importance of building trust and consistency.
- Is patient, nurturing, and adaptable to the changing needs of the child.
- Has excellent communication skills and works well as part of a team.
- Has relevant qualifications (e.g. Level 2 or 3 Teaching Assistant, or equivalent experience – desirable but not essential).
To find out more about the benefits of working for SAST, click here
For more information about our school, please click the view our careers page on the right hand side.
You are warmly encouraged to visit our School prior to application, please do not hesitate to contact the school office via office@sherborneabbey.dorset.sch.uk.
SAST will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. In line with KCSIE guidance, this will be part of safer recruitment checks, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
Safeguarding responsibilities associated with this role may include engagement in regulatory activity, such as administering first aid or supporting an upset child. It will have contact with young people on a day-to-day basis. SAST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the person specification, and the post is subject to safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check and Children’s Barred List check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
Sherborne Area Schools’ Trust (SAST) recognises the benefit of having a diverse workforce and is committed to building a workforce which reflects diversity from the communities it serves. SAST values the contributions from all staff from a wide range of different backgrounds and actively seeks to promote an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment and at the same time supports fair promotion and cultural acceptance. Under the provision of the Equality Act 2010 SAST welcomes applications from everyone and operates a recruitment process which is fair and does not discriminate against or disadvantage anyone because of their age, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
This role is UK- based and your right to work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding responsibilities associated with this role will include engagement in regulatory activity, such as administering first aid or supporting an upset child. It will have contact with young people on a day-to day basis. SAST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will meet the person specification and is subject to an enhanced DBS and Children’s Barred List check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 344 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School website
We are excited to be part of SAST. There is real strength in coming together with a collective responsibility for all the children’s development and progress between 0-19 years. We believe in preserving schools in their local community. This means that there will be considerable local expertise to support the school and staff with the chance to contribute to wider developments.
At the heart of SAST is the desire to work in partnership, to collaborate with others and to be outward facing for the benefit of children and staff. The schools have extensive links beyond the immediate area and are keen to extend these further.
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