Teaching Assistant

The Deepings School, Peterborough, Lincolnshire, PE6 8NF

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  19 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,254.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Job purpose

To work with children and young people as directed, providing support to the headteacher and teacher across a range of child centred activities which promote child development and learning.

Main responsibilities

Act in accordance with school policies and procedures and relevant legislation, particularly in relation to child protection and behaviour management.

Be responsible for particular learning areas, including planning and preparation of activities and meeting appropriate deadlines.

Assist with planning for school visits

Contribute to the development of Individual Education Plans

Be responsible for specialist equipment

Help organise and participate in meetings with parents\carers.

Assess identified pupils in and out of the classroom

Prepare work programmes for groups of pupils for example literacy, numeracy.

Note: tasks listed below in italics are those from a TA1 Job Description, which a person employed as a TA2 post may be expected to carry out.

School Related - Assist with the planning and preparation of activities and preparation of the classroom, and in the delivery of local and national initiatives for example literacy and numeracy.

Monitor children’s needs reporting these to a designated person. Keep records as required by the school. Have familiarity with all relevant statements of special educational needs specific to the child.

Promote development and learning (physical, emotional, educational, social), foster growth, self-esteem and independence. Observe and record development. Support those children with special needs.

Carry out reasonable personal care and hygiene duties and administer basic first aid. Assist with the movement of children in a around the school.

Required to act in accordance with school policies and procedures and relevant legislation, particularly in relation to child protection and behaviour management.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks which will, where applicable, include a health check, an enhanced DBS check, the Children’s Barred List check and satisfactory 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 The Deepings School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1041 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Deepings School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-deepings-school-peterborough

A large, mixed 11-18 comprehensive school located in South Lincolnshire. part of Anthem Schools Trust.

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