Teaching Assistant 2a

St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 4DN

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 May 2026

• Closing date

  24 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hrs a week - Monday to Friday 8.30 - 3.30
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Between 25,185 and 25,989

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Is committed to our school ethos and values
• Is highly skilled, creative and conscientious
• Is experienced in working with children, including those with Special Educational Needs
• Is hardworking with excellent time management skills
• Has a positive and flexible approach
• Is nurturing and supportive
• Enjoys working as part of a dedicated and supportive staff team
  

What the school offers its staff

• A welcoming, supportive, and hardworking staff team.
• Children who are enthusiastic to learn, grow, and extend their life experiences.
• A staff team that is passionate about continued development and growth as a school community.
• A committed and supportive leadership team that holds staff wellbeing as crucial to school success.
• A caring, inclusive, Christian ethos.
• Support for your professional development and well-being.
• A close working partnership between the Church, parents and the local community.
• A growing and thriving school community that supports each other.

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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About St Nicholas Church of England Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 191 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Nicholas Church of England Primary School website
• Email address: head@st-nicholas.lancs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01254 381875
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-nicholas-church-of-england-primary-school

St Nicholas Church of England Primary School is an average sized primary school in
Lancashire. The area served by the school suffers from identifiable levels of social and
economic deprivation, with around 85% of pupils coming from the most disadvantaged
backgrounds as measured by the English 'Indices of Deprivation'. The proportion of pupils
eligible for extra funding via the Pupil Premium grant (PPG) has fluctuated over time, yet
remains around double the Lancashire averages. In recent years, mobility has increased
to levels above those seen nationally. The proportion of pupils who have identified special
educational needs and/or disabilities has declined in the past year, but remains above
national average.
Pupil attendance has remained a focus for the school. The school is proactive in its approach to this aspect of work with parents and consequently, improvements were seen in 2019 and this is now in line with national average. The school continues to work on punctuality. Attendance of pupils who are eligible for Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) funding has improved notably.
Behaviour in school has developed and is now a notable strength, with pupils generally
demonstrating exemplary attitudes to learning. The school provides strong support for
pupils who have challenging behaviours and engages well with a wide range of services in
order to ensure that exclusions continue to decline.

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