Teaching Assistant

Robert Kett Primary School, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 0LS

9 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  23 January 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  14 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,076 - £18,363 actual pa

Teaching Assistant job summary

Part of the Unity Schools Partnership

Tel: 01440 333400

Email: hrhelpdesk@unitysp.co.uk

Website: https://candidate.unitysp-careers.co.uk/300297NFK

• Salary - NJC Scale 3 SP 5-6, £18,076-£18,363 actual pa (£25,583-£25,589 FTE)
• Fixed Term until 17 July 2026
• Part Time
• 32 hours per week
• Term Time only
• Required 1 February 2026

 

Robert Kett Primary School is seeking a dedicated, enthusiastic, and compassionate Teaching Assistant to join our team.

We are looking for someone with the energy and passion to support children’s learning both in whole-class settings and through targeted small-group or one-to-one capacity. Your role will be key in helping close gaps in subject knowledge and developing essential skills.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience working with groups of children and providing 1:1 support in EYFS, KS1, or KS2.
• Be able to help pupils access the curriculum within a mainstream classroom.
• Deliver intervention programmes to small groups of children.
• Demonstrate a genuine passion for improving the lives and outcomes of all children.
• Show flexibility, optimism, and a positive attitude towards the demands of the role.
• Be versatile, tactful, committed, and able to use initiative effectively.
• Remain patient, calm, and respectful of children’s views.
• Work collaboratively as part of a team and contribute to its ongoing development.
• Maintain strict confidentiality at all times.
• Hold suitable qualifications for the role, including strong literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE level or above), and communicate confidently both orally and in writing.
• Have experience using behaviour management strategies.

If you are motivated to make a real difference and thrive in a supportive school environment, we would love to hear from you!

How to apply

A job description is available from 'Attachments'.

For this vacancy, if you click on the 'Apply for Job' button, you will be redirected to our website to apply via our online application form.

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.

In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.

*Please note for internal applicants, this vacancy closes on 19 January 2026, 9am. To apply please click here

Closing date:   23 January 2026, 9am*

Interview date:  26 January 2026

 

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks. We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.

We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We’re keen to ensure we’re designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

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 Robert Kett Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 558 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Robert Kett Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/robert-kett-primary-school-wymondham

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