Classroom Assistant
Cobholm Primary Academy, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 0BA8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
13 December 2025 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
5 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale C: £10,549 to £10,715 pro-rata per annum (Actual) (£24,796 - £25,185 full time/full year equivalent)
Classroom Assistant job summary
Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale C: £10,549 to £10,715 pro-rata per annum (Actual) (£24,796 - £25,185 full time/full year equivalent)
Fixed Term: until 31st August 2026
Part Time: 18 hours per week over 5 days from Monday to Friday (Approximately 3.5 hours per day)
Working Weeks: 39 weeks
Start Date: January 2026
Cobholm Primary Academy is looking for an enthusiastic, and inspiring Classroom Assistant to join our team. You will be an inspirational practitioner who is passionate about raising achievement through motivating and inspiring students, who will also contribute to the vision and values of the school.
The role involves supporting SEND children in the classroom and in one to one situations, although you may be asked to support across other key stages where necessary. You will be motivated to enable access to learning for pupils, including specialised support for those with special education needs. You should be able to work effectively as part of a team, following the direction of the teachers as well as working under your own initiative.
What You’ll Be Doing
- To work under the instruction/guidance of teaching/senior staff.
- To work within the overall ethos of the Academy.
- To undertake care and learning programmes and activities to support individuals or groups of pupils, including more specialised support for those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) or EAL (English as an Additional Language).
- To enable access to learning for pupils and assist the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom.
About You:
You will be an inspirational practitioner who is passionate about raising achievement through motivating and inspiring students, who will also be fully committed to the vision and values of the school. The role involves supporting children in the classroom and small group interventions to support children to make accelerated progress. You should be able to work effectively as part of a team, following the direction of the teachers, as well as working under your own initiative.
Essential:
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
- Experience of working with or caring for children of relevant age.
- Experience of leading interventions to support learning
- Ability to use a range of relevant technology.
Desirable:
- Experience supporting children at KS2
- Experience supporting children with high needs SEND and behaviour needs.
- Experience supporting children with EAL
- First Aid training.
Why Join Inspiration Trust
At Inspiration Trust, we believe in the power of education to transform lives. You’ll be joining a supportive, forward-thinking organisation that values professional development, collaboration, and innovation. We provide opportunities for growth and empower you to make a real impact in schools across Norfolk and north Suffolk. As part of our thriving network of talented teachers, leaders, and support staff, you’ll receive a varied professional development programme designed to help you be the best you can be.
We offer:
- Generous annual leave, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with excellent employer contributions
- Health Plan and Employee Assistance Programme, including 24/7 virtual GP access, mental health support and claim-back options for healthcare costs *
- Cycle-to-work scheme, retail and theatre discounts (including discounted shopping vouchers, dentist and gym memberships), and salary sacrifice options (including home technology). *
- Free parking at most sites
- Personalised CPD and development programmes
- A structured and specific induction programme.
*Terms and conditions apply. Some benefits are only available following successfully passing probation.
About Us
Cobholm Primary Academy has been at the heart of the Cobholm community in Great Yarmouth for more than 100 years. Located on the Norfolk coast, the academy supports and nurtures children from Reception through to Year 6, ensuring they leave confident, capable, and ready to thrive in high school.
We are part of the Inspiration Trust; a thriving family of schools across Norfolk and North Suffolk, recognised nationally for pupil progress and excellence in teaching and leadership. We believe every young person deserves the best education, regardless of background. Inspiration Trust specialises in transforming schools in disadvantaged areas and taking academies from failing to outstanding.
The Trust offers extensive networks and opportunities to collaborate with a diverse range of schools and partners. We are committed to delivering outstanding professional and learning opportunities for all staff, supported by a rich programme of continuing professional development led by some of the country’s leading educational thinkers and practitioners.
For information on what it is like to live and work in Great Yarmouth, click here. In December 2021, Ofsted rated Cobholm Academy a Good school. The report outlines that Cobholm Primary Academy is well led and managed.
What is it like to attend this school? Cobholm Primary Academy is a welcoming and friendly school where everyone is valued and well cared for. Pupils speak with great enthusiasm about their teachers and their learning. One pupil commented, “I really love that this school encourages us to try new things, like reading more books and learning different subjects.
Next Steps
Before applying, please read the attached Recruitment Pack and Job Description, for more details about the role. We ask that you read this pack carefully, especially the “Planning your application” section from page 11. This will support your application ensuring you have the opportunity to tell us about your relevant skills, experience and qualifications that relate to the job description and person specification in addition to details of your references covering the last 5 years.
If you would like to know more about this exciting opportunity, then please contact Madeline Rowe, PA to Principal (MadelineRowe@inspirationtrust.org).
To apply for this role please click the Apply button to complete the online application form.
When you start your application, you will receive several emails from our application provider, Vacancy Filler. Please be aware that some email providers may mistakenly mark these messages as spam. To avoid missing important updates, we recommend checking your spam or junk folders regularly throughout the application process and marking these emails as safe.
Closing date for applications: 12pm on Saturday 13th December 2025
Interview date: Thursday 18th December 2025
Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities
Inspiration Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. We are an equal opportunities employer.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Cobholm Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 187 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cobholm Primary Academy website
Cobholm Primary Academy is a thriving primary school and nursery serving the community around Cobholm in Great Yarmouth, on the Norfolk coast. We encourage our pupils to think big: we want them to have the widest horizons and the greatest success.
We are part of the Inspiration Trust family, a close-knit group family of schools in East Anglia. We work particularly closely with the Trust's group of primary and secondary schools in the town.
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