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Teaching Assistant

Colby Primary School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 7EA

This job expired on 7 November 2025 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  7 November 2025 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  27 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.26 - £13.69 per hour

Teaching Assistant job summary

Tel: 01263 733381

Email: head@colby.norfolk.sch.uk  

Website: www.colby.norfolk.sch.uk 

Headteacher: Mrs Christine Mead

• Salary: Scale D/E, £13.26 - £13.69 per hour starting wage (£25,583 - £26,403 FTE)
• Permanent 
• Full time
• 37 hours per week (applications considered for part time hours)
• Term time only
• Required from 6 January 2026

I am excited to inform you about exciting new career opportunities at Colby School next term. It is a time of change for wonderful reasons, with staff leaving for new adventures including travelling and babies! We look forward to welcoming new members of staff to our happy team.

We are looking for a new teaching assistant to:

• Manage our Breakfast Club and lead a social and happy start to the day for children attending (Monday – Friday),  
• Support teaching and learning in EYFS / Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2,
• Work with our Special Needs Co-ordinator to plan and deliver sessions for a pupil with Special Educational Needs, 
• Lead exciting activities at our After School Club on Mondays,
• Bring new talents and interests to our enthusiastic team.  

It will be a rewarding position with lots of variety – there is never a dull moment at Colby School!  

In return we can offer:

• A supportive staff and community, 
• Enthusiastic and positive children, 
• A school committed to making learning fun for all children and work enjoyable for all staff,  
• A beautiful landscape, including lots of outdoor learning spaces and pets!

This position would be particularly suitable for a candidate wishing to gain experience before teacher training but applications are welcome from any interested candidates.

Please feel free to contact us for more details or visit our website to learn more about our lovely school.

How to apply

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Please email your completed application to - head@colby.norfolk.sch.uk

Closing date: 7 November 2025, 5pm

Interview date: 11 November 2025

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

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.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

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.

This job post has expired.

About Colby Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 146 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Colby Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/colby-primary-school

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