Curriculum Support Assistant (Outdoor and Physical Education)

The Limes College, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 2SD

19 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  11 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £28,050.00 Annually (Actual)

Curriculum Support Assistant (Outdoor and Physical Education) job summary

Curriculum Support Assistant (Outdoor and Physical Education)

Required as soon as possible

Starting Salary: NJC Scale 6 £34,488 FTE

Actual Starting Salary £28,050 per annum

33 hours per week, working term time plus INSET days and including a minimum of 5 days residential attendance.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Curriculum Support Assistant to join the PE Department. We are looking for a strong and dynamic person who likes a challenge and can engage with, and inspire, our students to improve attendance, behaviour and progress across all areas of the curriculum.

You will be required to support in class or on a one-to-one basis.

The ideal candidate will have:

English and Maths qualifications GCSE grade A-C or equivalent;

Experience of working with students with behavioural difficulties and/or additional needs on a one-to-one basis or in small groups;

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to maintain positive working relationships with staff, students, parents/carers and other professionals.

The school can offer you:

Local Government Pension Scheme;

An organisation with a clear moral purpose to change young people’s lives;

A programme of professional development for staff at all levels;

Small class sizes;

Strong community spirit;

Staff who are supportive towards each other;

Free access to our employee assistance scheme;

Free access to an on-site gym;

Term-time hours.

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible.

Please refer to the Person Specification (listed in the attached Job Description) when completing your supporting statement.

Please note that we will seek references and conduct online searches for shortlisted candidates prior to interview.

The Limes College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Further information about The Limes College is available on our website.

Closing date: 11th October 2026

Interviews: To be Confirmed

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 Limes College

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 5 to 16
• Size: 61 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Limes College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-limes-college-sutton

The Limes College is a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) which offers alternative education provision outside of a traditional schooling environment to key stages 1 to 4; it accepts students from mainstream schools in Sutton with educational and behavioural needs. The current roll of around 150 students consists of those who have been permanently excluded or those at risk of exclusion. Many students are with us for only a short time while some will remain on roll for their entire GCSE courses. In the last academic year, we worked with 210 students.

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