Teaching Assistant
Burbage Primary School, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9AE16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
19 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 June 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
- £20,052.42 Annually (Actual) indicative salary
Teaching Assistant job summary
Burbage Primary School is seeking to appoint a caring, enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistant to join our team from September 2026. This is a temporary, fixed-term position for one year with the possibility of becoming a permanent position, working 30 hours per week across five days.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting children’s learning and wellbeing and who can work effectively alongside teaching staff to help pupils thrive in the classroom and across school life. The successful candidate will support pupils individually and in groups, help promote independence, and contribute to high-quality learning and teaching. These responsibilities reflect the core purpose of the role set out in the attached job description.
Burbage Primary School is a welcoming and inclusive school community with the motto “Building confidence; inspiring achievement.”
The school’s vision is for pupils to grow up as happy, kind young people with empathy for others, in a safe and supportive environment where they develop resilience, independence, self-belief and aspiration, regardless of background, ability or need. The website also highlights the importance of strong partnerships between school, families and the wider community, with everyone working together to achieve this shared vision.
Burbage is proud to be part of the Embark Federation, working closely with its wider family of schools while remaining at the heart of the local community. The school's curriculum is ambitious, inspiring and exciting, built on positivity, nurture and mutual respect, and enriched by educational visits, special visitors and a wide range of broader experiences. Through its project-based approach, the school aims to help pupils become collaborators, innovators, leaders and risk-takers, while fostering a lifelong love of learning.
The post involves working collaboratively with teachers and other staff to support pupils’ learning, engagement and achievement. The successful candidate will help clarify instructions, provide learning resources and teaching aids, support pupils to maintain concentration and complete tasks, contribute to the implementation of specific learning targets, and provide pastoral support so that children feel safe, secure and ready to learn. The role also includes supporting pupils beyond the classroom so they can interact positively with others and take part fully in school life.
The successful applicant will also work closely with teachers by helping to plan and deliver suitable support programmes, monitoring pupils’ responses to learning activities, recording achievements accurately, and providing regular feedback on progress, difficulties and successes. They will help promote positive behaviour in line with school policies, support the preparation of teaching and learning materials, maintain classroom resources and equipment, and build constructive relationships with parents and carers.
We are looking for someone who can form respectful, professional and trusting relationships with children and adults, work constructively as part of a team, and respond positively to feedback. The person specification also requires effective oral and written communication, good organisational and time management skills, and the ability to maintain appropriate professional boundaries.
Prospective candidates are warmly encouraged to visit the school. Please contact our School Business Manager, Emma, to arrange a visit on 01298 22278 or via email.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Burbage Primary School
- School type
- Academies, Does not apply, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- Up to 350 pupils
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Burbage Primary School website
School location
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