EYFS Teaching Assistant - Part-time (Mon/Tues)

Thorpe Primary Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 9UG

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  6 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £7,638.52 - £8,273.56 Annually (Actual) Grade 6 - Spine Point 7 (£26,402.69) to Spine Point 12 £28,597.75) pro-rata for part-time and term-time

EYFS Teaching Assistant - Part-time (Mon/Tues) job summary

EYFS TEACHING ASSISTANT

GRADE: GRADE 6

SPINE POINT RANGE: SPINE POINT 7 (£26,402.69) TO SPINE POINT 12 (£28,597.75)

ACTUAL SALARY: £7638.52 TO £8273.56 PER ANNUM

DAYS: MONDAY AND TUESDAY

HOURS: 12.5 HOURS PER WEEK

WORK PATTERN: Monday 8.15am - 3.30 pm (Half hour unpaid lunch break) & Tuesday 8.15am - 2.30pm (Half hour unpaid lunch break)

WEEKS OF WORK: Term time + 1-week equivalent hours to be worked flexibly for training.

RESPONSIBLE TO: EYFS Lead

We are seeking a committed, nurturing and proactive EYFS Teaching Assistant to provide high-quality support for pupils in our Nursery and Reception classes. This will be a highly rewarding role for practitioners with experience in SEND and EAL who want to play a pivotal role in enabling our pupils to thrive academically, emotionally and socially.

This varied and rewarding role will involve:

• Providing support for all pupils in the Early Years Foundation Stage to ensure they make good progress from their starting points, including pupils with SEND and EAL
• Contributing to the baselining of pupils and using specialist skills, training and experience to support pupils in accessing the classroom and curriculum
• Actively engaging with the school's provision map for pupils in the Early Years
• Ensuring early identification of possible SEND or other barriers to learning and intervening through APDR as appropriate
• Contributing to high-quality learning in the early years, including through enhanced continuous provision
• Supporting pupils' wellbeing and dignity, including delivering intimate care where required
• Delivering phonics interventions as required
• Supporting successful transition into school and progression to Year 1
• Building effective relationships with pupils, colleagues, parents and carers to ensure consistent and high-quality support

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a Level 3 Early Years qualification and proven experience working in EYFS
• Demonstrates secure literacy and numeracy skills (including GCSEs in English and Maths or equivalent)
• Has training and experience of EYFS interventions, with demonstrable evidence of impact on pupil progress
• Has experience of identifying potential SEND for pupils in the EYFS
• Understands the importance of the EYFS on pupils' educational journey
• Communicates confidently, works effectively as part of a team and uses initiative to respond flexibly to pupils' needs
• Is well organised, reflective, and committed to ongoing professional development
• Shares the values and ethos of a high-performing, child-centered school

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and these will give you an opportunity to meet our staff and pupils, giving you a fuller insight into our inclusive ethos and the vital role you could play within our community. Please just call the office to arrange a time for a tour. We look forward to receiving your application.

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 Thorpe Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 495 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Thorpe Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thorpe-primary-school

Thorpe Primary School is a wonderful, multi-cultural school where children feel safe, happy and secure, and leave well-prepared for the next phase of their education. An engaging and innovative curriculum inspires children and equips them with skills, experience and confidence to achieve their best. We strive for children to develop into successful learners and well-rounded individuals through high quality teaching and pastoral care across the school.

Our dedicated staff work incredibly hard to secure good outcomes for children. They work together to ensure the curriculum we offer is purposeful and memorable for all children as well as offering a wide range of extra-curricular activities and opportunities.

Our provision is enhanced by our good relationships with parents, Academy Committee and the wider community, all of whom we work in partnership with.

We are located within the bustling city of Peterborough and enjoy direct rail links with London. Peterborough is known for its diverse and inclusive culture which is something we celebrate throughout our school; with 28% of our pupils having English as an additional language. We are proud to serve the families of Netherton and western Peterborough.

We have high expectations for all our pupils and staff, and consider our families to be partners, recognising the vital role that they play. We want to work together as a team, to fully realise the potential of all of our children.

We benefit from an on-site internal Nursery, which is the main feeder Nursery into our school. We have recently benefited from various site work to refresh our Nursery provision, including internal and outdoor spaces.

We work closely with our four Trust schools (Jack Hunt, Longthorpe Primary, Nova Primary and Ravensthorpe Primary), as all schools are within a maximum 15-minute walking distance from each other, which allows us to work collaboratively with our peers across both primary and secondary settings. We are all proud members of Keys Academies Trust.

We benefit from wide outdoor spaces, including a luxurious school field and dedicated play areas and outdoor learning environments, including a recently refurbished outdoor EYFS and Nursery space.

We welcome new colleagues to join our dedicated team, who will bring energy, optimism and a drive to build dreams for our pupils.

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