KS1 Teaching Assistant

Weetwood Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS16 5NW

20 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  27 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time (Can be done as a job share): 31.25hours – Monday to Friday - Term Time only – Part-time candidates will be considered.
• Contract type: Fixed term - Temporary in the first instance until 31.08.2026
• Pay scale: A1-B1 NJC Pay Scale (£12.26 - £13.05) - Can be negotiated based on experience

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you looking for a new challenge or do you want to start a career in education but want to build up your skills first?

This is the job for you!

We are looking for a dedicated and passionate teaching assistant to join our fun, inclusive team at Weetwood. We have high expectations of our teaching assistants; the successful candidate will be required to form a teaching partnership with their teacher and play a full part in all aspects of the school day.

If you are someone who:

• a good understanding of engaging children and eliciting their best
• a determined approach to the achievement of all children and doing ‘whatever it takes’ to ensure children experience success
• enthusiasm for a role in a school environment which sees pupils at its heart
• a commitment to your own professional development and ambitions for your future
• an appetite for collaboration with colleagues
• Relevant knowledge and skills to meet the demand of the Key Stage 2 curriculum.

…then we want to hear from you.

What the school offers its staff

What can we offer you?

• A supportive team of dedicated, friendly staff.
• An opportunity to develop your role through training and working with other experienced practitioners.
• Kind, friendly and enthusiastic children.

Commitment to safeguarding

Safeguarding Statement
Weetwood Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. As part of the application process any shortlisting candidates would be required to complete a self-disclosure form. The successful candidate would be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to bursar@weetwoodprimary.co.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Recruitment pack.TA.pdf - 273 KB (opens in new tab)

About Weetwood Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 247 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Weetwood Primary School website
• Email address: bursar@weetwoodprimary.co.uk
• Phone number: 0113 3230450
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/weetwood-primary-school

We are a happy, thriving school with a passion for creative teaching, lifelong learning and memorable experiences.

We work closely with our family of schools in Headingley, Kirkstall and the surrounding area and provide holiday clubs for pupils at the surrounding schools. We are looking for an inspirational and highly motivated practitioner who is passionate about working with children and who can work alongside our class teachers and other support staff to deliver high quality provision.

This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to develop and build on their experiences and have access to relevant CPD whilst working with a supportive staff team. Our Governing Body is knowledgeable, efficient and focussed on raising standards and is incredibly supportive of the school. We have an active PTA, who raise considerable funds for the school and have an excellent relationship with the school leadership. In short, Weetwood is an exciting, happy and stimulating place to work, and a good prospect for anyone looking to further their career. I hope that after finding out more about our school, you will feel encouraged to apply for this post.

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