Teaching Assistant - Grade 4 (KS2)
Mapperley Plains Primary and Nursery School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG3 5LD44 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
10 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): Part time, 0.8 FTE | Tuesday to Friday | All year round
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- Grade 4, SCP 8–14
What skills and experience we're looking for
Do you believe that every child deserves to be known, encouraged and supported to achieve their best?
At Mapperley Plains Primary and Nursery School, positive relationships are at the heart of everything we do. We are a warm, inclusive and ambitious school where children are encouraged to be kind, be curious and be their best. Our children deserve adults who combine genuine care with high expectations and who recognise that confidence, wellbeing and successful learning go hand in hand.
We are looking for a caring, skilled and enthusiastic Grade 4 Teaching Assistant to join our team. You will be someone who notices when a child needs encouragement, knows how to remove barriers to learning and takes pride in helping children become increasingly confident and independent. In return, you will join a supportive team that works closely together and is determined to give every child the strongest possible opportunity to succeed.
We encourage you to explore our website to learn more about our children, our values and life at Mapperley Plains.
About the Role
The successful candidate will work predominantly in KS2, working alongside teachers to support high-quality learning within the classroom. They will adapt support to meet children’s individual needs and deliver targeted learning activities for individuals and small groups, including children with SEND or additional needs.
This is a practical and rewarding role in which relationships matter. The successful candidate will help children engage positively with learning, develop their confidence and become more independent.
The role may occasionally include leading planned learning activities for groups or classes. Any whole-class cover will be clearly defined and based on learning planned by a teacher.
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for someone who:
- has experience of supporting primary-aged children
- builds positive relationships and holds high expectations for every child
- can adapt support for children with different needs and starting points
- can deliver planned learning activities and targeted interventions confidently
- promotes positive behaviour, independence and emotional wellbeing
- works effectively with teachers and other colleagues
- shares our commitment to safeguarding and our values: Be kind. Be curious. Be your best.
What the school offers its staff
Why Join Mapperley Plains?
We can offer:
- wonderful children who are enthusiastic, caring and full of curiosity
- a welcoming staff team who support one another and work closely together
- a school where inclusion, safeguarding and children’s wellbeing are genuine priorities
- leaders who are approachable, ambitious for the school and committed to supporting staff
- meaningful opportunities to develop your practice and contribute to school improvement
- a strong commitment to professional development and staff wellbeing
- a positive school community built around our shared values
Visits are warmly welcomed but are not required before applying. If you would like to see the school or have an informal conversation about the role, please contact our school office on 0115 964 9360.
Further information about the job
How to Apply
Application Closing Date: Thursday 10 September 2026 at midnight
Shortlisting: Friday 11 September 2026
Interviews: Monday 14 September 2026
Completed application forms should be returned by email to:
office@mapperleyplains.notts.sch.uk
We look forward to hearing from candidates who share our commitment to helping every child be kind, be curious and be their best.
Commitment to safeguarding
Mapperley Plains Primary and Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff, volunteers and trustees share this responsibility.
Recruitment follows Keeping Children Safe in Education. All offers are subject to appropriate safeguarding checks, including enhanced DBS, references and relevant statutory clearances. Applicants must disclose any unspent convictions in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Mapperley Plains Primary and Nursery School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 347 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- office@mapperleyplains.notts.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0115 964 9360
Primary and Nursery School
Arranging a visit to Mapperley Plains Primary and Nursery School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@mapperleyplains.notts.sch.uk.
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