KS1 Primary Learning Assistant

Rushbrook Primary Academy, Manchester, Lancashire, M18 7TN

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  3 December 2025 at 11am

• Date listed

  7 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,403.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE)

KS1 Primary Learning Assistant job summary

At Rushbrook Primary Academy, our students are diverse, exciting and talented - and the same is true of our staff. We put huge emphasis on professional development, most of it in-house, and are proud of the high number of good and outstanding teachers who work in our school. We are also noted for our ‘can do’ attitude. We are keen, always, to encourage new staff to make their mark as soon as they are ready.

We are proud to serve our community in Gorton and the surrounding areas. We are looking to build upon our strengths and develop into a truly great place to learn and teach.

Can you help us on our development journey?

Within this role as Primary Learning Assistant, you will be working within a whole class setting alongside the class teacher. You will also work with both small groups of students and on a one-to-one basis.

Within the classroom, there are a range of students with special educational needs to greater depth standard and you will be helping to ensure that they have equal opportunity and access to learning.

You will be a proactive, positive individual with the ability to work well with different personalities and ideally have experience working with students in some capacity.

This is an excellent opportunity for graduates who are looking to gain experience within a supportive school environment, prior to making an application to train to teach. That being said, we warmly welcome a diverse range of candidates.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Bright Futures Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out and references will be sought for shortlisted candidates and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.

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 Rushbrook Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 518 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Rushbrook Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rushbrook-primary-academy

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