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Apprentice Teaching Assistant

Marsden Primary School, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR6 7HJ

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  5 January 2026

• Closing date

  5 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  26 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 33,75 hours per week Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Fixed term - 18 months
• Hourly rate: £8.22 per hour - Apprentice rate

What skills and experience we're looking for

You must be hard working and a team player.

What the school offers its staff

Marsden Primary is a caring, community school which seeks to promote high standards and healthy, confident life long learners.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Marsden Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 203 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Marsden Primary School website
• Email address: aroper@marsdenprimary.org.uk
• Phone number: 01915292040
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/marsden-primary-school

Primary School with Nursery
Age 3 years to 11 years

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