Teaching Assistant

Exeter A Learning Community Academy, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 8DL

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  16 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  2 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,027.00 Annually (FTE) Pro-rated depending on hours/weeks worked

Teaching Assistant job summary

ROLE: Teaching Assistant

CONTRACT: Temp/Fixed-term

HOURS/WEEKS: 31.42hr/w, 39wk/y (38 weeks -term time, 5 days - inset days)

SALARY: Pay Grade D3-4 £24,027 FTE (pro-rated depending on hours/weeks)

Are you passionate about nurturing young minds and making a real difference in the classroom? We're looking for a caring, enthusiastic, and proactive Teaching Assistant to join our friendly primary school team.

Your Role Will Include:

• Working closely with the class teacher to support the daily learning experience
• Providing targeted support to small groups of children, helping boost confidence and understanding
• Encouraging a positive learning environment and supporting children’s emotional wellbeing
• Helping with classroom organisation, activities, and resources

What We’re Looking For:

• A patient and cheerful personality with a genuine love for working with children
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Experience in a school setting is an advantage, but not essential
• A willingness to learn and grow in the role

We Offer:

• A welcoming and inclusive school community
• Professional development opportunities and supportive mentoring
• The chance to make a lasting impact on children’s educational journeys

If you're ready to bring energy, empathy, and enthusiasm to a fantastic school environment, we’d love to hear from you!

If you're ready to bring your experience and passion to a team that truly makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you!

Potential candidates are warmly welcome to meet the Senior Leadership Team to learn more about this exciting role and the opportunities that it brings by visiting our School and Nursery. Come and see our happy atmosphere and creativity in action - we are immensely proud of our thriving learning environment and superb children! To arrange a visit, contact Rostislava Moales on 01536 204765 or email rmoales@exeterschool.co.uk.

Closing Date for applications: 15 October 2025
Interviews will be held on: WB 20 October 2025

As part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning Multi Academy Trust, successful candidates will have full access to our staff benefits package, including a bespoke CPD package through MKTSA, enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave, Employee Assistance Programme, LGPS Pension with monthly contribution. In addition, access to an Employee Benefits Scheme including discount on gym memberships, cinema tickets, retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and much more.

Inspiring Futures through Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All employees are expected to share this commitment, to follow IFtL’s safeguarding policies and procedures, and to behave appropriately towards children at all times, both in work and in their personal lives.

All school-based posts are defined as Regulated Activity and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced with Barred List Criminal Records Bureau check.

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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

Inspiring Futures Through Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All employees are expected to share this commitment, to follow the Trust’s safeguarding policies and procedures and to behave appropriately towards children at all times, both in work and in their personal lives.

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 Exeter A Learning Community Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 479 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Exeter A Learning Community Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/exeter-a-learning-community-academy

Inspiring Futures through Learning (IFtL) is a family of schools who inspire all of our futures through learning together. At IFtL, we are never alone. We know we are stronger together – one united family striving for excellence for all, in everything we do. Exeter - A Learning Community prides itself on being the beating heart of the Exeter community. We are fully inclusive and provide for children no matter their gender, race or background. We have created bespoke and vibrant learning environments and engage children in a rich, skill and knowledge based curriculum. We strongly believe in the value of learning at all ages and this is reflected in the way we journey together to achieve our goals. Together, we believe, we will achieve!

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