Learning Support Assistant
The Beeches Community Primary School, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6ET12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
TBA
Closing date
12 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,185.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (Actual)
Learning Support Assistant job summary
Post: KS2 Teaching Assistant - The Beeches Community Primary School
Contract Details: Mon-Friday 8.40am-3.15pm 39 weeks a year Job Type: KS2 - Teaching Assistant
The Beeches Community Primary School is a friendly and happy school. If you join our team you can be assured that you will be part of a caring community of staff who put children at the heart of everything we do. We are part of a thriving multi-academy trust, ASSET Education. We are looking for an experienced and talented Teaching Assistant, who has experience in Key Stage 2 (ages 8-11). This a varied role which includes delivering personalised Special Educational Needs support to individuals and small groups of children as well as providing high quality classroom support.
The person that we are looking for needs to:
Relish the challenge of supporting learning in an ambitious and diverse school.
Work with dynamic, forward thinking staff with high aspirations for our children.
Be a teaching assistant who exemplifies outstanding classroom practice, behaviour, management and high expectations.
Be committed to life-long learning and open to excellent CPD opportunities.
Have good levels of English and Maths competence - GCSE C or equivalent and a Level 3 Early Years qualification would be preferable.
Our aim is to attract people from diverse backgrounds to build on our inclusive culture and represent the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy, maternity and paternity. We are committed to inclusivity and will consider requests for flexible working including part time and job share arrangements, where the role allows.
We are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of all our staff, developing skills, training, further qualification and accreditation. The Beeches CP School offers a caring, friendly and welcoming environment. Visits are strongly recommended; please contact Jo Mapplebeck, Business Manager to arrange one.
Please contact us on 01473 741225 or email office@beechescps.org.uk with any queries or to submit your application. Please also see our website - www.beechescps.org.uk
ASSET Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the job description and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and children's barred list check, health check, online search and satisfactory references. Copies of our safeguarding and safer recruitment policies are available on request.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Beeches Community Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 402 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Beeches Community Primary School website
Age 2-11 Primary School
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