Nurture Group Lead Teaching Assistant

Ridgeway Primary Academy, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7HQ

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  20 October 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  29 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £5,826.00 - £5,915.00 Annually (Actual)

Nurture Group Lead Teaching Assistant job summary

Grade 6

Term Time Only + INSET Days | Fixed Term

12:30 - 2:30pm, Monday to Friday

At Ridgeway Primary School, the Nurture Group Lead Teaching Assistant plays a crucial role in supporting pupils with social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties. This role focuses on reducing barriers to learning and promoting inclusion by helping children develop the skills they need to thrive both inside and outside the classroom.

Working from 12:30 to 2:30pm Monday to Friday, the postholder will lead and coordinate a small team, delivering targeted interventions within a nurturing environment to support reintegration into mainstream learning. Under the guidance of the Inclusion Team and senior leaders, they will ensure continuous improvement in children’s emotional wellbeing and social development.

As an outstanding practitioner, the Nurture Group Lead TA will track pupil progress against agreed targets, evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, and adjust provision accordingly. The role requires someone who can lead by example, work collaboratively with staff, and inspire positive change across the school.

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.

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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 Ridgeway Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 253 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ridgeway Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ridgeway-primary-academy-market-harborough

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