Learning Assistant

Welland Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4TR

34 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  14 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) Salary will be pro rata'd. Term time only plus training days. 35 hours per week. Monday - Friday 08:00 - 15:30

Learning Assistant job summary

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Learning Assistant, who has experience of working with children across the primary age range. As a Learning Assistant you will be supporting the children to achieve their full potential both inside and outside the classroom. Your role may include one to one, small group work and delivering interventions to targeted pupils and it may be placed within our enhanced provision which will be providing a curriculum for children with an EHCP with a diagnosis.

The ideal candidate will

• Have experience being a learning assistant, with specific experience working and supporting children with significant needs.

• Be able to engage in physical activity to support pupils outside of the classroom

• Use their initiative to ensure children’s needs are met.

• Have high expectations of themselves, striving for the best in everything they do.

• Be an enthusiastic, committed and ambitious team player; open to learning and professional development.

We can offer you:

• An inclusive school with a good reputation for developing well rounded, caring children who feel safe and valued whatever their skills and abilities.

• A caring and motivated team of staff who help and support each other.

• Happy, confident children who enjoy being at school.

• A vibrant, warm, friendly working environment.

  The role is for 35 hours a week, term time only plus training days, this is reflected in a pro rata salary.

  Working days and hours will be Monday - Friday - 08:00 am - 15:30pm. Between 08:00am - 08:30am you will be assisting in our Breakfast Club.

The academy is part of the Greenwood Academies Trust (GAT). All GAT academies work collaboratively to share best practice and are supported by the expertise within the Central Team to enable them to focus on teaching and learning.

The staff, pupils and facilities at this academy make it a great place to work. Visits are warmly welcomed and encouraged; please contact Rachel Dawkins, Office Administrator, on 01733 563180 or email rdawkins@wellandacademy.org.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks, therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to an enhanced DBS with Barred List check.

The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.

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 Welland Academy

• School type: Academies, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 409 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Welland Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/welland-academy

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