7 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    17 July 2025 at 3pm

  • Date listed

    9 July 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: 27.5 hours per week; term time, plus 5 staff development days

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£24,507 - £25,535 FTE

Actual salary

£15,736 - £16,396 pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • Langney Primary Academy
  • £24,507 - £25,535 FTE (£15,736 - £16,396 pro rata) - SAT - B
  • 27.5 hours per week; Term Time + 5 Staff Development Days
  • Permanent
  • Interviews: w/c 21st July 2025

Langney Primary Academy is an amazing school! We approach education in our own unique way and this is an opportunity for you to join our welcoming and caring team.

We are seeking two Teaching Assistants to join our Support Staff Team. Applicants should be talented and caring individuals who are able to build positive relationships with our children and compliment the Quality First Teaching received in class. Experience is desirable.

What the school offers its staff

The wellbeing of all stakeholders is a high priority for us, as we strive to provide the most exciting and excellent learning for our children.

We offer a personalised professional development approach for staff that focuses on cutting edge educational development as well as personal interests. Our Trust HUB network is robustly strong and allows collaboration in all subjects and areas, many of which Langney lead on.

Langney Primary Academy and Bright Sparks Nursery combine to form a caring, and nurturing school that is passionate about inclusion and determined to help every child succeed. Our pupils behave well and show excellent attitudes to both their learning and relationships with others.

We are dedicated to excellence in all areas.

Please look at our school website for an insight into all that we do: https://www.langneyprimary.co.uk/

Join us to benefit from:

  • Local Government Pension Scheme – with a generous employer contribution
  • Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC (Additional Voluntary Contribution) Scheme
  • Enhanced Maternity Pay
  • Employee Referral Recruitment Incentive
  • Access to training and development
  • Employee Assistance Programme – Wellbeing and advice
  • Discounts with local and national retailers, cinemas and restaurants
  • Cycle to Work scheme

  • On-site Parking

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.

Full details of the requirements for the post can be found in the accompanying recruitment pack.

If you are interested in this post, please contact Clair Haynes, Office Manager for an informal discussion via lpa-office@swale.at and 01323 762177

Completed application forms should be sent to Clair Haynes, via lpa-office@swale.at or by post to Langney Primary Academy, Chailey Close, Eastbourne East Sussex BN23 7EA. Please note, we cannot accept CVs.

If you experience any difficulty in completing the application form, please contact recruitment@swale.at or 01795 905989 (option 2)

We are happy to discuss any support you may need during your application process as part of our reasonable adjustment approach.

In accordance with current GDPR compliance we will not keep any details / application forms on file once the position is filled.

Swale Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from ROA and will require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Swale Academies Trust schools will conduct an online check of shortlisted candidates in line with the Keeping Children Safe In Education guidelines.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

How to apply

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About Langney Primary Academy

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
474 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Email address
lpa-office@swale.at
Phone number
01323 762177

Langney can offer you the opportunity to work with warm, professional and caring staff in a setting that is well resourced. We are a caring, and nurturing school that is passionate about inclusion and determined to help every child succeed. Our pupils behave well and show excellent attitudes to both their learning and relationships with others. We are dedicated to excellence in all areas.

Arranging a visit to Langney Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lpa-office@swale.at.

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