SEND Teaching Assistant - Linked to external funding

The Shade Primary School, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5DE

5 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  7 July 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  1 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,315 - £21,653 (Based on FTE £25,584 - £27,269)

SEND Teaching Assistant - Linked to external funding job summary

The Shade Pre-School is looking to appoint an inspiring and highly driven Level 3 Teaching Assistant to start September 2025. You will need to be experienced at working with young children and will have a passion for learning.

At the Shade Primary School, we believe all children should be taught kindness, respect, empathy, compassion and resilience. We nurture children to ensure they are happy to learn and have emotional awareness within our school family through a safe and secure environment. You will play a vital role in supporting our school’s principles and ensuring our pupils feel supported and valued.

If you have a desire to make a difference and are a good team player, then this post could be right for you.

30 hours and 30 minutes per week

Monday - Friday 8.45am – 3.15pm, 30 minutes of planning to be worked as agreed

30 min unpaid lunch break

Term time plus 2 days

Salary range £20,315 - £21,653

Based on fte £25,584 - £27,269

(Dependent upon qualifications, skills and experience)

For an informal conversation or a visit to the school, please contact the school office on 01353 886880.

The closing date for applications is 10am, Monday 7 July 2025

Interviews will be held Wednesday 9 July 2025

To apply, please complete an online application form by creating a SAM-Recruit account - click 'Apply Now'.

We are unable to accept CVs.

Staploe Education Trust. Executive Headteacher Dr Carin Taylor

Schools in our Trust: Soham Village College; Kennett Primary School; The Shade Primary School; The Weatheralls Primary School

Commitment to safeguarding

Staploe Education Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all adults working within our Trust to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and medical checks. We will undertake online searches of all shortlisted candidates prior to interview.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About The Shade Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 253 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Shade Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-shade-primary-school

The Shade Primary School, a community school where we strive to achieve a sense of family. It is our aim to establish an open and friendly school, in which parents are welcome and valued as partners in children’s learning.

Children learn best when they feel happy, safe and secure. We believe they should be taught kindness, respect, resilience, honesty and emotional intelligence. We encourage curiosity and growth mindset is at the heart of our approach to learning.

Our aim is for all children to master knowledge and skills that bring a love of learning, achievement, confidence and independence, in order for them to be the designers of their future. To achieve this we will work with our partners to learn, develop and improve. The Shade and its community will encourage a caring attitude, take pride in our roots and celebrate our successes.

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