Early Years Teaching Assistant

Stopsley Community Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 7UG

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  15 June 2026

• Closing date

  13 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  3 May 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: L2 (full time equivalent is £25,185 but this post is pro-rata)
• Additional allowances:

  L2 (full time equivalent is £25,185 but this post is pro-rata)

Early Years Teaching Assistant job summary

This post is 8:30am to 3:45pm on Monday and Tuesday or on Thursday and Friday. We are a school with a great reputation and a happy team. People say our school is a great place to work at. This is because we believe in making a difference for children and know that to do this we have to make a difference for staff. We believe in developing staff so it might be that your whole career can start here! We have a rare opportunity to appoint a highly motivated person to join our successful team as an Early Years Teaching Assistant. This post would suit either someone with experience or a post-graduate who is looking for their next step.

At Stopsley, we are all about children deserving the very best. They only get one go at life so we want our Early Years children to be given the very best start that they can then build on. We are looking for an enthusiastic and talented person to join our highly successful team and help us do this. This is a great chance for an ambitious and hard-working individual to support teaching and learning, working with a range of children with different backgrounds, abilities and needs. This means we can make a difference for all children. You would support in all areas of learning and would be guided by our brilliant teachers. If you want to enjoy your job, are positive and passionate about education and success and you want to work with children, then we would love to hear from you.

Candidates will need to:

-Have some experience or knowledge of working with children

-Be able to communicate well with pupils, colleagues and parents

-Have patience and calmness and be proactive in dealing with challenges

-Have gained at least a grade 4 or above (or the equivalent of) in GCSE English and maths

-Have the right personality for helping our school succeed

As a school, we do offer the following benefits because we look after our staff:

-Wonderful children who are well behaved and keen to learn

-A professional and supportive work environment

-An original well-being package with paid leave of absence during term time (highly rare in schools)

-An exciting curriculum, with global learning at the heart, which enables children to become #changemakers

-Regular training programme for Teaching Assistants

-Rewarding career progression opportunities

-A positive working atmosphere (a good work-life balance; well-being opportunities)

-Our own mental health and well-being team who look after you daily

Stopsley is one of the top schools in Luton with a real 'can do' attitude amongst everyone who works here. You are welcome to come and see for yourself or call us for an informal chat.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and expect all members of staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to apply for an enhanced DBS check. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.

To apply for the post, please complete the application form via the advert or on our school website. If preferred, you may email your application directly to the Headteacher, Richard Fordham, at: head@stopsley.primaryluton.co.uk

*Please note that we may interview earlier than the closing date if we feel that someone is the right candidate for our children. Therefore, if you are going to apply, it is best to submit your form as soon as possible.

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 Stopsley Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 460 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Stopsley Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stopsley-community-primary-school

Stopsley Community Primary School and Nursery is a thriving and active school in Luton that provides a secure, happy and stimulating environment in which children are able to fulfil their potential.

Children only get one go at life. We do everything that we can to make sure that the children who come to our school get the very best. We give them the very best teaching, the best learning, the best resources, the best support and the best opportunities that they can have. Every child matters to us and we make sure that they can all really go places.

We pride ourselves at Stopsley on success. Our children all achieve well. We are passionate about sport, music, art and drama as well as providing a variety of learning experiences which enable our children to make choices, solve problems, become independent learners and set their own high standards. Our children are inspired. They aspire to make something special of themselves and they work incredibly hard - taking risks and always showing a growth mindset.

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