Teaching and Learning Assistant

Necton VA Primary School, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 8HT

6 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  8 July 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  2 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.26 per hour

Teaching and Learning Assistant job summary

Tel: 01760 722975

Email: office@necton.norfolk.sch.uk

Website: https://www.necton.norfolk.sch.uk 

Headteacher: Mrs Long

Age range: 2-11 years

• Salary – Scale C, £13.26 per hour (£25,583 FTE)
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 30 hours per week
• Term Time plus 1 week
• Required for 1 September 2026

About Our School

We are a warm, vibrant, and welcoming Church of England Primary School situated in a lovely Norfolk village within easy road access from the main A47 road. We are dedicated to helping every child flourish and we achieve this by nurturing meaningful, positive relationships with the families we serve and our local community. Our strong Christian ethos forms the foundation of everything we do. We are proud of our community where children are valued and inspired to achieve their full potential.

We have recently undertaken Ofsted inspection and are incredibly proud that our latest report highlights strong standards and outcomes for our pupils. This is an exciting time to join our dedicated, passionate, and highly supportive team!

The Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic, creative, and caring Teaching and Learning Assistant to join our thriving Reception team. You will work closely with our Early Years (EYFS) team to deliver an ambitious, bespoke curriculum. You will maintain our high standards of learning and support children's personal development, well-being, and academic progress.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Learning: Assist with early literacy, phonics, and numeracy activities to build strong foundations, alongside working with the class team to enable children to thrive in all of the EYFS areas of learning.
• Nurture Faith & Values: Model and support our school's core Christian values.
• Encourage Independence: Facilitate purposeful play-based learning that builds children's confidence.
• Create Resources: Prepare creative learning environments, both indoors and outdoors.
• Ensure Inclusivity: Support all children, ensuring everyone feels welcome and valued. 

We are looking for an individual who:

• Holds a full and recognised Level 3 EYFS qualification that meets the Department for Education (DfE) criteria.
• Demonstrates current and extensive professional practice in a Reception or EYFS classroom setting, that is recognised by your peers as strong and having positive impact on children’s outcomes.
• Is adept at working well as part of a strong and experienced team.
• Possesses a deep understanding of the Early Years framework and play-based learning and are skilled at using a range of teaching and learning support strategies to achieve high outcomes for children in EYFS, such as the SHREC approach.
• Has the skill and passion to support children to achieve our ambitious high outcomes.
• Is fully committed to championing our school's distinctive Christian values.
• Brings a nurturing approach packed with patience, warmth, and fun, alongside a solid professional knowledge of EYFS in YR, into our team.

Desirable Experience:

• Experience with Little Wandle Phonics would be highly advantageous.
• Experience using the Thrive Approach to support emotional wellbeing.
• Experience with Forest School or outdoor learning environments. 

Please contact the school to arrange a tour of the school, or discussion with the Headteacher, Mrs Long.

Please read the ‘job description’ included with this advert for all information you will need for a strong application.

How to apply

A job description/person specification is available from ‘Attachments’.

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Completed forms should be returned to – office@necton.norfolk.sch.uk 

Closing date: 8 July 2026, 12 noon

Interview date: 13 July 2026

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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 Necton VA Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 228 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Necton VA Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/necton-va-primary-school

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