Teaching Assistant (Core) - Grade 6

Thorpe Primary Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 9UG

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  24 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £19,859.00 - £21,511.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 6 - Spine Point 7 (£26,403) to Spine Point 12 (£28,598) with pay award pending

Teaching Assistant (Core) - Grade 6 job summary

TEACHING ASSISTANT (CORE)

GRADE: GRADE 6

SPINE POINT RANGE: SPINE POINT 7 (£26,403) TO SPINE POINT 12 (£28,598)

ACTUAL SALARY: £19,859.99 TO £21,511.45 PER ANNUM

DAYS: MONDAY TO FRIDAY

HOURS: 32.5HOURS PER WEEK

WORK PATTERN: Monday to Friday: 8.30am to 3.30pm (Half hour unpaid lunch break)

WEEKS OF WORK: Term time + 1-week equivalent hours to be worked flexibly for training.

RESPONSIBLE TO: SENDCo

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Teaching Assistant with strong phonics knowledge to join our dedicated team and make a real difference to children's learning and development.

We are seeking a committed, nurturing and proactive KS1/KS2 Teaching Assistant to provide high-quality support for pupils across Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. This will be a highly rewarding role for practitioners with experience supporting diverse learners, including pupils with SEND and EAL, who want to play a pivotal role in enabling our pupils to thrive academically, emotionally and socially.

This varied and rewarding role will involve:

• Delivering targeted phonics interventions to support pupils in developing strong reading and spelling skills
• Supporting pupils across KS1 and KS2 to ensure they make good progress from their starting points, including pupils with SEND and EAL
• Working closely with class teachers to deliver high-quality learning experiences, including small group work and one-to-one support
• Contributing to pupil assessment and progress tracking, using your specialist skills and experience to help identify barriers to learning
• Actively engaging with the school's provision map, supporting interventions and contributing to the APDR (Assess, Plan, Do, Review) cycle
• Supporting pupils' wellbeing and dignity, including delivering intimate care where required
• Facilitating smooth transitions between year groups and key stages, ensuring continuity of support
• Building effective relationships with pupils, colleagues, parents and carers to ensure consistent and high-quality support
• Contributing to a positive learning environment where all pupils feel valued and supported to achieve their best

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a Teaching Assistant or other relevant qualification and proven experience working in KS1 and/or KS2
• Demonstrates strong phonics knowledge, ideally with training in systematic synthetic phonics programmes (Read Write Inc, or similar)
• Has secure literacy and numeracy skills, including GCSEs in English and Maths at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent)
• Has training and experience delivering interventions in KS1/KS2, with demonstrable evidence of impact on pupil progress
• Has experience supporting pupils with SEND, including understanding how to identify potential barriers to learning and adapt support accordingly
• Has experience supporting pupils with EAL, understanding the specific challenges they may face and how to scaffold their learning effectively
• Understands child development across the primary age range and how to support pupils at different stages of their learning journey
• Communicates confidently and effectively with pupils, staff, and parents/carers
• Works collaboratively as part of a team and uses initiative to respond flexibly to pupils' needs
• Is well organised, reflective, and committed to ongoing professional development
• Shares the values and ethos of a high-performing, child-centred school

We are proud to belong to Keys Academies Trust, which offers valuable opportunities for collaboration across schools and enhances the experiences we provide for our children.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and these will give you an opportunity to meet our staff and pupils, giving you a fuller insight into our inclusive ethos and the vital role you could play within our community. Please just call the office to arrange a time for a tour.

How to Apply

If you would like to discover more about this exciting opportunity, need any further information or you wish to have an informal discussion, please contact the school office on 01733 264340 and ask to speak to Georgia Vincent (SENDCo) or Nikki Lamond (Headteacher).

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed, so please contact the school office to arrange a tour (01733 264340 / office@tpa.keystrust.org). Three possible dates are included in the attached candidate pack.

Please note: we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we have a strong field of candidates.

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 Thorpe Primary Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 447 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Thorpe Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thorpe-primary-school

Thorpe Primary School is a wonderful, multi-cultural school where children feel safe, happy and secure, and leave well-prepared for the next phase of their education. An engaging and innovative curriculum inspires children and equips them with skills, experience and confidence to achieve their best. We strive for children to develop into successful learners and well-rounded individuals through high quality teaching and pastoral care across the school.

Our dedicated staff work incredibly hard to secure good outcomes for children. They work together to ensure the curriculum we offer is purposeful and memorable for all children as well as offering a wide range of extra-curricular activities and opportunities.

Our provision is enhanced by our good relationships with parents, Academy Committee and the wider community, all of whom we work in partnership with.

We are located within the bustling city of Peterborough and enjoy direct rail links with London. Peterborough is known for its diverse and inclusive culture which is something we celebrate throughout our school; with 28% of our pupils having English as an additional language. We are proud to serve the families of Netherton and western Peterborough.

We have high expectations for all our pupils and staff, and consider our families to be partners, recognising the vital role that they play. We want to work together as a team, to fully realise the potential of all of our children.

We benefit from an on-site internal Nursery, which is the main feeder Nursery into our school. We have recently benefited from various site work to refresh our Nursery provision, including internal and outdoor spaces.

We work closely with our four Trust schools (Jack Hunt, Longthorpe Primary, Nova Primary and Ravensthorpe Primary), as all schools are within a maximum 15-minute walking distance from each other, which allows us to work collaboratively with our peers across both primary and secondary settings. We are all proud members of Keys Academies Trust.

We benefit from wide outdoor spaces, including a luxurious school field and dedicated play areas and outdoor learning environments, including a recently refurbished outdoor EYFS and Nursery space.

We welcome new colleagues to join our dedicated team, who will bring energy, optimism and a drive to build dreams for our pupils.

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