2 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    15 July 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    2 July 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1

Working pattern

Part time: 22.5 hpw - 38 working weeks - 43.699 paid weeks

Contract type

Fixed term - 01/09/25 - 31/08/26

Actual salary

£12,053

What skills and experience we're looking for

About You:

We expect the successful candidate to:

  • To meet TA standards or hold equivalent skills, expertise or experience
  • Be able to support and deliver high quality learning experiences for SEND and otherpupils
  • Have skills in English and Maths - sufficient to advance pupils' learning
  • Have high expectations of learning and behaviour and inspire and motivate our children with a nurturing and supportive approach
  • Understand how children, particularly those with SEN, learn
  • Be happy to work as part of a team
  • Be flexible and have the ability to use initiative

What the school offers its staff

About The Role:

Perranporth Community Primary School is an ambitious and caring school always striving to provide the very best in teaching and learning for all our pupils.

We are looking to appoint an excellent SEND Teaching Assistant to join our happy and committed team. We are looking for a very special person with commitment, energy and initiative to work closely with our teaching staff and to provide positive learning experiences to a SEND pupil in EYFS. The role will be principally based in EYFS/KS1 but may also involve supporting teaching and learning opportunities throughout the school.

You will complement the work of the Class Teacher, by taking responsibility for the support and delivery of an agreed curriculum for the SEND pupil, but also support in other classes as required.

At times, this role may involve the planning, preparation and delivery of learning to groups/classes where the teacher is not present.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Perranporth Community Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
203 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
Perranporth Community Primary School website
Email address
recruitment@tpacademytrust.org
Phone number
01872 572021
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teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/perranporth-community-primary-school

We recognise pupils as unique individuals with specific talents and needs. We offer our pupils a varied and engaging curriculum which is provided by a dedicated team of enthusiastic and hard working teachers and support staff. You’ll find our classrooms to be places which are hives of activity, full of learning and enquiry. The happiness and success of every child is central to our school’s work. Promoting high levels of achievement in all aspects of a child’s development is important to us, and is reflected in all we do.

Arranging a visit to Perranporth Community Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@tpacademytrust.org.

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