32 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    2 September 2025

  • Closing date

    31 August 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    29 July 2025

Important

This teaching role is at more than one school in the trust. You can find out more in schools overview.

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time: Term time - 45 hours per week - 7:30am-5:00pm, Monday to Friday School holidays - 42.5 hours per week - 8:00am-5:00pm, Monday to Friday

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Starting from £28,200

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is an exciting time to join Cornerstone Academy Trust, with schools located in Exeter, East Devon, and the coastal town of Barnstaple in North Devon. Our Trust is nationally and internationally recognised for outstanding and innovative education. We lead several Department for Education ‘centres of excellence’ and support schools across the country with professional development and school improvement strategies.

We are seeking Nursery Teaching Assistants to start as soon as possible to join our highly regarded teaching assistant staff within our Trust. We are looking for individuals with relevant experience of working with children, who is enthusiastic about supporting and educating primary aged children. You will need to have a passion and commitment to wanting our young children to develop a life-long love of learning by being a positive, nurturing, and supportive role model.

What you will bring;

  • Experience working with children in Key Stage 2
  • A nurturing, tech-savvy, and proactive mindset
  • A passion for education and a commitment to pupil success

Your role;

  • Support teachers in delivering a rich, project-based curriculum
  • Assist with classroom setup, pupil records, and admin tasks
  • Lead reading groups, PE sessions, and accompany school trips
  • Mentor and tutor pupils to help them thrive academically and personally
  • Embrace digital learning and help prepare pupils for the 21st-century world


What the school offers its staff

  • Heavily discounted childcare 
  • Health and cycle-to-work schemes 
  • Generous pension scheme 
  • Subsidised meals from our in-house chefs 
  • Free tea and coffee  
  • Commitment to ongoing professional development 
  • State-of-the-art IT equipment 

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.

Your role;

  • Support teachers in delivering a rich, project-based curriculum
  • Assist with classroom setup, pupil records, and admin tasks
  • Lead reading groups, PE sessions, and accompany school trips
  • Mentor and tutor pupils to help them thrive academically and personally
  • Embrace digital learning and help prepare pupils for the 21st-century world

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Cornerstone Academy Trust

Type
Multi-academy trust

A multi academy trust, based in Exeter, made up of seven primary schools.

School Details

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
201 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
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School type
Academy, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
513 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
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School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
332 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
249 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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School type
Free School, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
411 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
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School type
Free School, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
540 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

Arranging a visit to Cornerstone Academy Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancy@tcat.education.

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