Fixed Term Teaching Assistant

Tennyson Road Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 3RS

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  20 October 2025

• Closing date

  8 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  24 September 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: £24,790.00 Annually (FTE) £16.286.77 (Actual)

Fixed Term Teaching Assistant job summary

Can you inspire the young minds of Tennyson Road Primary School?

Teaching Assistant 2 - To complete interventions.

Fixed Term until 31.08.2026, 32.5 hours per week 5 days per week, Term Time only

Please only apply if you have the Teaching Assistant Level 1 qualification or higher.

The TLC is a newly established primary-only Academy Trust with the aim of supporting and leading the growth and improvement of primary academies across the county. We are driven by a moral purpose and a vision that ensures every child has the right to outstanding teaching and, every academy, exceptional leadership. It is our vision to work with our children, their parents and carers and our staff to create and to sustain excellent academies.

You will share our core values and have a passionate desire to help children learn. Be committee to help all our children succeed through school whilst having a caring and nurturing nature. You must be confident supporting children with both maths and numeracy skill at primary level.

We offer you:

• Fantastic facilities.
• A school team who will share your energy and enthusiasm.
• A brilliant community of professionals across the Trust, with great expertise.
• A superb professional development programme and career opportunities within the Trust.
• Wonderful children who love learning.
• A happy and supportive working environment with the highest expectations of pupil and teacher flourishing.
  
  

Should wish to apply and have further questions, please email hr@tennysonroad.school . The email should reference the advert number linked to this vacancy.

Please do not hesitate to contact the school for an informal conversation about the role. The Trust reserves the right to shortlist, interview and appoint to the post prior to the expiry date subject to early applications.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff with be subject to appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks and referencing.

The Tennyson Learning Community supports Equal Opportunities

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES

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 Tennyson Road Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 737 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Tennyson Road Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tennyson-road-primary-school

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