Teaching Assistant

Cotgrave Candleby Lane School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG12 3JG

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 1st 2025

• Closing date

  21 May 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  30 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 3

Teaching Assistant job summary

Cotgrave Candleby Lane School is looking to appoint an experienced and passionate Teaching Assistant with a commitment to inclusion and who expects the very best for all the children they work with.

We are particularly interested in hearing from applicants with experience or a desire to work in our early years or have experience in working 1:1 with children across KS1 and KS2 who have specific SEMH and/or have challenging home situations. However, we are also want to hear from you if you

Cotgrave Candleby Lane School is a successful large primary school located at the heart of our community. We have a commitment and passion to ensure that every child has the support, care, guidance and challenge to set them on the right path. We value the relationships we have with our children and their families and see the importance of working in a partnership together.

We provide high quality, supportive and engaging teaching for all the pupils in our school. You would be joining an exceptional and supportive wider team of professionals, who are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and our mission to make every day count for the children. Each of our individual roles has an impact on the future of our children and so, we put them at the heart of the decisions we make and the services we provide. We are always striving to develop, learn and improve our practice.

We are looking for someone who:

• Who understands the value of a child knowing that you believe in them and will champion them no matter what
• Delights in being with children and puts the children’s well-being before anything else.
• Is going to bring new ideas & energy to a forward-facing school that is continuously striving for excellence.
• Sincerely values every member of the school community.
• Has high aspirations for the achievement of all children
• Enjoys working as part of a supportive team.
• Will engage in professional development to further develop their own practice
• Will always go the extra mile
• Is a positive person who always looks for solutions with a smile
• Is flexible and willing to adapt to best meet the needs of our children

What we can offer you:

• A fantastic working environment, in a team that works together for the benefit of children in our school
• Support from experience staff who care passionately about the children and families they work with
• A school who values pastoral and academic care equally and recognises the importance of both to enable children to achieve their very best
• An opportunity to be part of a supportive, developmental partnership
• The opportunity for quality Continuous Professional Learning
• Pensions scheme with generous employer contributions.
• An organisation committed to supporting and enabling all staff
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme, offering specialist support including counselling, financial support, and legal advice.

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applicants. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.

If you would like to apply for this role please arrange a visit to the school so you can see more of what we offer and the role that you would be applying for. If you are unable to visit then please contact the school office to arrange a telephone call with our Head Teacher, Claire Lindsay.

We are really looking forward to meeting you and welcoming you as part of our team.

Commitment to safeguarding

We recognise our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all pupils. We will endeavour to provide a safe and welcoming environment where children are respected and valued. We will be alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and follow our procedures to ensure that children receive effective support, protection and justice. The procedures contained in our policies apply to all staff, volunteers and governors/ member of the Cotgrave Candleby Lane and are consistent with those of Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (NSCP)

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Cotgrave Candleby Lane School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 548 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cotgrave Candleby Lane School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cotgrave-candleby-lane-school

Cotgrave Candleby Lane School and Nursery is at the heart of our community and strives to ensure that every child has the support, care, guidance and challenge to be the best they can be. Our fun and engaging approach, mixed with an invigorating environment and ethos, enables staff and pupils to push boundaries to be the very best they can be in all aspects of school life. We value the uniqueness in every child and celebrate this with them. This is mirrored with the staff too as every member of our team has to celebrate and be clear about what makes them unique.

The school is proud of the strong bonds created with our children and families. This careful development is the product of nurture; our drive to develop the school’s eight values and truly going the extra mile for our children and families. The strong bonds are also reflected in our staff team, who have a ‘can do’ approach, care for each other, learn together and work well together as a high performing team. Importantly, we also know how to have fun in what we do.

‘Relentless in our strive for excellence’ underpins everything that we do and alongside our values (Confidence, Aspiration, Creativity, Fun, Pride, Perseverance, Respect and Responsibility), this ethos helps all our children to achieve the best that they can in all areas of their learning. Our Candleby Lane Curriculum vision is LOVE (Long term memory, Oracy rich, Values based, Experiential). Our curriculum promotes a love of learning. It is broad and balanced, rich and varied, and offers our pupils a learning journey that ensures they develop the knowledge, skills, experiences, attitudes and beliefs to become confident and passionate future citizens of the world.

All members of staff and the governing body accept responsibility for ensuring the progress of all of our children and are committed to meeting their pastoral, social and academic needs within a caring and nurturing environment. We hope that each child will develop a love for learning and we are determined to ensure that all of our children are given every chance to maximise their full potential.

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