L3 Teaching Assistant for Yr. R

St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 0LY

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  16 April 2026

• Closing date

  9 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L3
• Additional allowances:

  L3

L3 Teaching Assistant for Yr. R job summary

ASPIRE BELIEVE CELEBRATE

At St. Andrew’s School we develop aspiration, strength and self-belief by supporting each other and living our values.

WEST SITE Brunts Lane Biggleswade Beds SG18 0LY EAST SITE Bantock Way Biggleswade Beds SG18 8UQ

01767 312311/312212 office@standrews.beds.sch.uk

www.standrewsprimaryschool.org

Teaching Assistant NJC L3 - term time only

08:45 a.m. to 3.45 p.m. Thursday & Friday (13 hours)

To start 16th April 2026 working at our West Site.

Responsible To: Classroom teacher/Reception Lead/Headteacher/SENCO.

Job Purpose: Under the instruction and guidance of teaching staff/managers, to undertake educational activities and attend to the educational, personal, and social needs of pupils in order to support their learning and development and to ensure their safety.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Support for Pupils

Under the guidance of the class teacher/Reception Lead to use a range of supporting techniques to present learning tasks and curriculum content in a clear and stimulating manner in order to maintain pupils’ interest and motivation and to help pupils to learn effectively through guiding, advising and feedback. This will include the effective use of ICT to support pupils’ learning.

To assist with the pastoral care of pupils, attending to their personal and social needs as necessary and building and maintaining successful relationships with them.

To promote and support the inclusion of all pupils in the learning activities in which they are involved.

Under agreed school procedures to give first aid/medicine where necessary; or assist with programmes of special care such as physiotherapy, hydrotherapy or speech therapy under the direction of the appropriate specialist.

To assist with preparation for school visits and the supervision of pupils on such visits, in liaison with the Educational Visits Coordinator.

Support for Teachers

Under the guidance of the class teacher to deliver learning activities to individual and groups of pupils and, on occasion, to the whole class.

To assist the class teacher in planning, devising and extending appropriate educational activities. This may include contributing to the development of IEPs and Personal and Pastoral Support Plans. To support and work with the teacher to identify and respond appropriately to individual differences between pupils so that demanding expectations may be set and to contribute to decisions about the most appropriate learning goals and strategies.

To help assess and systematically record pupils’ progress using the results of this monitoring to inform further support work and to give oral and written feedback on attainment and progress to both pupils and the teacher.

To support expectations of pupil behaviour and assist in securing appropriate standards of discipline to create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment for pupils’ learning.

To efficiently prepare, maintain and use appropriate classroom teaching materials and equipment, including organising the use of audio/visual and ICT equipment, bearing in mind the efficient usage of school resources.

Support for the Curriculum

To maintain familiarity with the relevant requirements of the curriculum to assist with the effective teaching of basic skills and support work and to ensure that opportunities are taken to develop pupils’ learning and skills.

To support the teaching of literacy, numeracy or other specific curriculum areas as required and agreed with the Headteacher/Manager.

Support for the school

To work collaboratively with colleagues as part of a professional team, in particular the class teacher, the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) and other teaching assistants; working at all times within the school’s policies and procedures.

To assist in the general efficient operation of the school, including providing cover for other support staff as necessary and providing cover for teachers as directed by the headteacher, and where necessary supervising and guiding the work of other teaching assistants.

To attend staff meetings, participate in performance management arrangements and undertake training and development activities.

To liaise as necessary with parents and carers and with outside agencies, offering support and advice as required.

To maintain confidentiality at all times in respect of school-related matters and to prevent disclosure of confidential or sensitive information.

To undertake tasks of a similar nature and level, as directed by the Headteacher/Manager.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Candidates are expected to share this commitment and will be subject to the appropriate checks including with the DBS. We are required to conduct online searches about shortlisted candidates in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. By applying you acknowledge that such searches will be conducted as part of the shortlisting process.

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 St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 894 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-andrew-s-cofe-vc-lower-school

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