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Teaching Assistant

Desford Community Primary School, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 9JH

This job expired on 7 July 2025 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  26 August 2025

• Closing date

  7 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  30 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 17.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year.
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 academic year
• Actual salary: £10,196 - £10,359

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ 3 in Supporting Teaching and Learning, or equivalent
• Able to demonstrate competency in literacy and numeracy equivalent to level 2
  

Desirable

• Able to demonstrate the ability to meet the STL Level 3 National Occupational Standards relevant to this post.

• Level 2 qualifications in maths/numeracy and English/literacy

Essential

Experience

• Experience of supporting teaching and learning in a formal setting
• Knowledge of child protection and health and safety procedures.

Knowledge

Skills/Attributes

• Ability and willingness to undertake professional development.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Empathy with children and young people.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

General Circumstances

• An understanding of, and commitment to, Equal Opportunities, and the ability to apply this to strategic work and day-to-day situations.

Factors not already covered

Must be able to perform all duties and tasks with reasonable adjustment, where appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of the Equality Act 2010.

What the school offers its staff

Central to everything that we do at Desford is our school rule Be Kind to Yourself, Others and the Environment. This

Principle forms the spine of our school values and ethos that

have been developed in collaboration with all pupils and staff,

whilst also driving the core values of our school curriculum. It also

links closely with the promotion of the British Values, something that we believe are crucial for promoting an understanding of equality, diversity and the importance of respecting the values and beliefs of others.

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.

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About Desford Community Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 382 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Desford Community Primary School website
• Email address: kbarnett@desford.leics.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/desford-community-primary-school-leicester

Desford Primary School is a vibrant and flourishing school at the heart of the village community. We have around 400 pupils in fourteen classes and are in the midst of significant growth due to large-scale house building in the village. We were awarded "Good" school grading in the Ofsted Inspection of July 2017. The report describes very high standards in all aspects of the school's activities. All school staff are dedicated and capable practitioners and the quality of teaching is at a consistently high level. Outcomes for pupils are consistently good throughout the school. Our children are nurtured, kept safe and are well cared for (Ofsted 2017).

Our school building is modern, attractive and well-maintained and includes an exceptional purpose-built 60-place Foundation Stage unit for Reception children, opened in September 2015 and a two classroom Upper Junior unit opened in May 2018 . All classrooms are spacious and well-equipped and the school prides itself on the quality of the classroom displays.

Our school is one of ten schools in the LiFE Multi Academy Trust. This collaborative school network currently comprises of 4 primary and 6 secondary schools and enables us to keep abreast of current developments in education and continually to develop and improve all aspects of our practice. We work within a group of local schools to the same end.

Arranging a visit to Desford Community Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email kbarnett@desford.leics.sch.uk.

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