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KS2 Teaching Assistant

Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1JB

This job expired on 16 January 2026 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  16 January 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  7 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.26 - £13.47 per hour (Scale D)

KS2 Teaching Assistant job summary

Tel (junior): 01362 694919

Email: head@toftwoodfederation.co.uk

Website: www.toftwoodfederation.co.uk

Headteacher: Mrs Joanna Pedlow

NOR: 500 approx

• Salary: £13.26 - £13.47 per hour (Scale D)
• Fixed Term until 12th February 2027
• Part time
• 28 hours and 20 mins per week
• Term time + 1 week
• Required as soon as possible

KS2 Year 5 teaching assistant required for one year initially for a maternity cover.

Toftwood Infant and Junior School Federation are looking for a teaching assistant as soon as possible due to an early maternity leave.

We are looking for a highly qualified, skilled and motivated teaching assistant who enjoys working as part of a team to join our team to ensure the best possible care and education for our children.

The successful candidate must:

• Have experience of supporting children to become successful and independent learners in a school environment and have a good understanding of how children learn
• Have had recent experience working within a school
• Be a passionate practitioner, who is dedicated to ensuring all children are engaged in their learning, make progress and achieve well
• A commitment to all children, regardless of need or ability
• The ability to support children with a range of SEN and medical needs as required
• Be inspirational in their work, with excellent communication skills, excellent relationships with children and the ability to engage and support all learners
• Have excellent organisational skills, in the classroom and with their own work, including being able to work to deadlines effectively
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Be able to use progress information to support the teacher to move children forwards with their learning
• An understanding of the KS2 curriculum

We can offer the successful candidate:

• A commitment to providing high quality training and development opportunities to help you progress in your career
• A highly skilled staff across the federation who can support in all areas professional development
• Children that are eager to learn and rise to challenges presented to them

You would be employed under a federation contract, meaning you will work in the infant or junior schools as required.

Visits are most welcome to see our school in action and meet our children, please come and see us. If you would like to discuss the post, the school, or what we can offer you, please do contact the Head at head@toftwoodfederation.co.uk or call 01362 694919.

How to Apply:

A Person Specification is available from ‘Attachments’.

Click ‘Apply for Job’ to download an application form. Please send applications to: junioroffice@toftwoodfederation.co.uk

Closing date: 16 January 2026

Interview date: TBC

We reserve the right to interview earlier if a suitable candidate applies.

We will require two work based references, including references from positions where you have worked with children (if you have held such a position). Without these we cannot proceed with an application.

The Toftwood Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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.

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About Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 329 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dereham-toftwood-community-junior-school

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