1:1 Teaching Assistant

The Bellbird Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 3GB

6 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 March 2026

• Closing date

  13 February 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  30 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) Part-Time – Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons, 12.45-3.15pm, 7.5h per week. Fixed term until 31/8/2026

1:1 Teaching Assistant job summary

The successful candidates will work closely with class teachers to support pupils' learning across the curriculum. This may include working with individuals or small groups, adapting resources, supporting with SEND needs, and fostering independence. This is a varied and rewarding role ideal for someone with a passion for education and child development.

We are looking for individuals who:

- Are caring, patient and enthusiastic
- Have experience of working with primary-aged children (desirable)
- Can work as part of a team and independently
- Are committed to supporting the inclusive ethos of our school
- Have good literacy and numeracy skills

We can offer you:

- A friendly and supportive team
- Opportunities for professional development
- A positive and inclusive school environment
- Engaged and enthusiastic children
- A well-resourced school in a supportive community

The Bellbird Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be required for the successful candidate.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Bellbird Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 410 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Bellbird Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-bellbird-primary-school

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