Teaching and Learning Assistant

Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 1EY

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  28 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  11 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,584.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) £13876 to £14096 (Actual)

Teaching and Learning Assistant job summary

Earley St Peter’s CE Primary School

Church Road, Earley, Reading, RG6 1EY

Teaching and Learning Assistant

This is a permanent, part time, term time only role.

Starting date: As soon as possible

24 hours per week (5 mornings and 2 afternoons to include half an hour of lunchtime duty every day)

Grade 3 SCP 5-6 FTE £25,584 - £25,989 (subject to pay body review)

(Actual Annual Salary from £13876 to £14096

Earley St Peter’s Church of England Primary School are looking for a fun, energetic and committed team member to join our staffing team. You will be involved in supporting the learning and development of children across KS2. The school is part of The Keys Academy Trust which is a primary specialist MAT committed to providing the very best educational experiences for our pupils and staff, so that our schools are recognised as centres of academic and pastoral excellence at the heart of the communities they serve. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with colleagues across our family of schools as part of the Trust’s CPD programme and networking opportunities.

Main purpose:

To provide support to pupils in line with the National Curriculum, codes of practice and school policies and procedures.

Duties include:

Establishing positive relationships with pupils

Supporting pupils with activities which support literacy and numeracy skills

Promoting positive behaviour and helping keep pupils on track

Assisting with displaying and presenting pupils’ work

Assisting with taking pupils on educational visits

General requirements:

Able to build a positive rapport and exercise patience and consistency

Kind, caring and compassionate

Experience with, or a love of, working with young people

An awareness of commitment to equality

Basic understanding of health and safety

Understanding and implementing child protection procedures

We welcome and encourage visits to our school, to arrange a visit please email the HR Manager, Jo Lambdon, on hr@keysacademytrust.org

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced criminal records check.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applications without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected status

Please note: All applications and responses must be completed personally by the applicant and not generated by AI or automated tools.

Closing Date: 28th September 12pm (applications will be considered upon receipt)

Interviews: TBC

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 Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 458 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/earley-st-peter-s-church-of-england-primary-school

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