Part Time Teaching Assistant

St Martin's CofE Primary School, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3DE

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  11 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,324.00 - £25,579.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary is £10,031 to £10,548 per annum depending on experience

Part Time Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant (Part-Time - 3 Days per Week)

Fixed-Term Contract - Until August 2026
St Martin’s C of E Primary School, Lake Lane, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3DE

Working pattern: 3 days per week, term-time only. This role is 16.5 hours per week Teaching Assistant and 1.5 hours per week Lunchtime Supervisor.

About Us

At St Martin’s C of E Primary School, we are driven by our ‘Bring It!’ vision — to inspire our pupils to be excited, engaged, and confident learners who make positive memories and thrive academically, socially, and spiritually. Our school is a welcoming, nurturing, and inclusive Church of England primary school for children aged 3-11, committed to ensuring every child achieves their full potential.

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our supportive team and help enhance learning across the school. You will work alongside teachers to support pupils’ educational progress, assist with group and individual tasks, help prepare learning resources, and contribute to a positive, inclusive classroom environment.

This role is part-time (3 days per week) and offered on a fixed-term contract until 31st August 2026, with the possibility of extension subject to funding and school needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Support pupils in accessing the curriculum and achieving their potential.

• Assist with classroom activities, group work, and differentiated tasks.

• Help prepare resources and organise learning environments.

• Encourage positive behaviour, independence, and confidence in learners.

• Collaborate effectively with class teachers, support staff, and parents/carers.

• Contribute to the Christian ethos and inclusive culture of the school.

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Enjoys working with children and is passionate about supporting their learning and development.

• Has good communication skills and the ability to work well as part of a team.

• Is patient, flexible, and proactive in meeting pupils’ needs.

• Can adapt tasks to suit a range of abilities within the classroom.

• Shares and supports our school values and ethos.

What We Offer

• A welcoming, supportive school community prioritising wellbeing and development.

• Opportunities to contribute to a broad, engaging curriculum.

• Participation in the local government pension scheme and other staff benefits.

• Professional development and training opportunities.

St Barnabas Multi Academy Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.

We do not discriminate against staff based on age, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religious or political belief or affiliation, trade union membership, gender, gender reassignment, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic background or any other inappropriate distinction or characteristic covered by the Equality Act 2010.

St Barnabas Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. Please be aware that all shortlisted candidates will have an online search conducted as part of the Trust’s due diligence checks in line with KCSIE.

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 Martin's CofE Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 306 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Martin's CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-martin-s-cofe-primary-school-liskeard

St Barnabas Multi Academy Trust is made up of a group of 13 schools, of which St Martin's CE Primary School is one, who work closely together in order to ensure they provide the best education for pupils in the Liskeard Area. Our vision is that of the parable of the lost sheep. We work hard to ensure that everyone is valued and that nobody gets left behind.
The Trust is evolving all the time, most recent developments include; improvements to the delivery of reading, a focus on the teaching oracy, development towards a 'Knowledge Rich Curriculum', a full outdoor programme from YR-Y6 and a residential programme that includes all pupils from Y2 to Y6.
School leaders work closely together sharing expertise. Senior leaders from each school meet fortnightly with the CEO to effect change and support each other to raise standards across the Trust.

Schools are supported by our central team in areas including; safeguarding, information management & GDPR, financial planning, processing & auditing, estates management, writing bids for capital funding, health and safety, technical infrastructure and hardware.
Teachers across the Trust share the workload by actively working together to support; subject leadership, curriculum development, planning, outdoor education and residential visits. In this way everyone feels part of the wider organisation and understand the benefits of a collaborative approach.

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