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Teaching Assistant

Great Staughton Primary Academy, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5BP

This job expired on 11 July 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  11 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  3 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,584.00 Annually (FTE) Salary dependant upon qualifications and experience.

Teaching Assistant job summary

Our school is part of the Diamond Learning Partnership Trust, a thriving group of primary schools committed to excellence and equity in education. As part of the Trust, you will have access to a wide range of support, training, and career development opportunities. The role is for 5 days per week, 8:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., 16 hours 15 minutes per week, term-time only including training days. We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.

We are looking to appoint an inspirational, dedicated, enthusiastic and caring Teaching Assistant to join our team at Great Staughton Primary Academy.

We are looking for someone with recent, relevant experience who will bring enthusiasm and a commitment to children's learning to our happy and friendly school. The ideal candidate will have a range of experience, including working with children with additional needs. Ideally, the candidate will also have relevant experience supporting children in Key Stage 2.

 The right candidate will need to be adaptable, enthusiastic, highly motivated and have the ability to work effectively as part of a team. They must demonstrate full commitment to the school and its aim to raise standards.

You will assist the class teacher in the delivery of high Quality First Teaching, as well as supporting children one-to-one in the classroom and at unstructured times as needed.

 The ideal candidate will have:  

• The ability to build good relationships with children, parents/carers and colleagues; 
• Commitment to equal opportunities; 
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team but also to use your own initiative; 
• Good organisational and time-management skills;  
• Patience, a positive outlook and a great sense of humour; 
• Excellent communication skills, including high levels of spoken and written Standard English.

Benefits include:

• A caring, nurturing and welcoming ethos;
• Enthusiastic and polite children;
• Collaborative approach to working;  
• Opportunities to train/work with other academies within the Diamond Learning Partnership Trust to share best practice and resources;
• A friendly, experienced and professional team; 
• Strong and supportive relationships with the Cambridgeshire SEND team;
• A caring and supportive working environment. 

Our staff are dedicated, supportive and committed to providing creative opportunities for learning as well as fun. We provide professional development opportunities to ensure that our staff are well trained and skilled to get the best from our students. Applicants must have GCSE’s in Maths and English and high standards of literacy.

Great Staughton Primary Academy is part of the Diamond Learning Partnership Trust, a charitable multi-academy trust (MAT) specialising in the Primary and Secondary sector. We are building a thriving community of schools that succeed on behalf of their children.

Further benefits include;

• Collaborative approach to working;
• Opportunities to train/work with other schools within the Diamond Learning Partnership Trust to share best practice and resources;
• A friendly and professional team;
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Discounted Childcare Vouchers
• A caring and supportive working environment;

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. To arrange a visit please contact the school office on (01480) 860324 o rvisit our website: https://www.greatstaughton.cambs.sch.uk

The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to have two satisfactory references and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (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.

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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.

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About Great Staughton Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 82 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Great Staughton Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/great-staughton-primary-academy

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