Teaching Assistant

St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST7 4HT

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  21 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: TST Grade 4, SCP 6-7

Teaching Assistant job summary

At St Thomas’, our caring and happy environment is one where children can thrive and achieve their full potential, discovering and developing their individual gifts and talents. As a church school, we are proud of the values we promote, placing them at the heart of everything we do. This makes St Thomas’ C of E a truly special primary school. What makes us special and unique is our sense of community - we pride ourselves on being a inclusive, friendly and flourishing community. where children and their families are at the heart of everything we do.

Visits to the academy are warmly encouraged.

Further information on the duties of a Teaching Assistant are included in the attached job description. Applications should be made online, via My New Term.

This post is fixed-term until July 2026, and part-time at 30-hours per week.

Three Spires Trust and its academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Section 128 direction check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references

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

Three Spires Trust and its academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Section 128 direction check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

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 St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 189 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-thomas-cofe-primary-academy-stoke-on-trent

St Thomas’ CofE Academy is a small, welcoming primary school in Kidsgrove.

As a church school in Kidsgrove, our Christian values create an extended family atmosphere and a feeling of belonging within a caring community. In this environment, children feel confident and secure to try new things.

We are proud of our children: who they are and what they achieve. It is their learning and well-being that is at the heart of everything we do. Our dedicated and conscientious team of staff work hard to feed curiosity and inspire learning so that every child achieves and succeeds in a caring and secure environment.

We are committed to instilling in our children a life -long love for learning that will equip them to succeed in today’s ever-changing society. Whilst we follow the National Curriculum, we strive to make learning exciting and fun. We are extremely fortunate to have vast school grounds, within which we have our own Forest School. The children access these areas as part of their curriculum.

Parents are key to the success of the child’s education. We value the relationships we have with our parents and constantly seek to build on these. Our ‘Open Door’ policy and close working relationships, ensures parents are involved with their child’s education. The local community is seen as a valuable asset. As such, we enjoy positive relationships within it and the children feel proud to be part of it.

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