Teaching Assistant

Fowey Primary School, Fowey, Cornwall, PL23 1HH

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  On completion of pre-employment checks

• Closing date

  5 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,019.72 Annually (Actual) D Grade

Teaching Assistant job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic teaching assistant for our setting, to help shape little minds and make a big difference.

To take a pro-active role in the support of the educational, social and physical needs of the pupils; to support the curriculum and the school through the provision of assistance to the teacher in the practical organisation of class activities and small group work.

Cornwall Education Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of safer recruitment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check.

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 Fowey Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 134 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fowey Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fowey-primary-school-fowey

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