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Teaching Assistant

Hinstock Primary School, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 2TE

20 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  13 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 27.5 hours per week consisting of 3.25hours every morning and 2.25 hours every afternoon from Monday to Friday.
• Contract type: Fixed term - Yearly
• Pay scale: Grade 5 SCP 6-7
• Hourly rate: £13.05 to £13.26 per hour

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a teaching assistant who can manage individual needs as well as those of a group and support the teacher in the classroom.

Experience of 1:1 and/or classroom support is required.

Someone who is adaptable and can cover across the primary curriculum but has a good knowledge of the Key Stage 2 curriculum in particular and will be able to support the teacher and children in Maths and English in particular.

A creative individual who is flexible and reflective in order to improve the support given and responds positively to the needs of the children they work with. Aspiring for them to do the best they can and be the best they can be.

What the school offers its staff

Our school offers a fantastic team to support any applicant and a family like atmosphere which is encouraging and warm. We are committed to professional development for our support staff and encourage further NVQ development in supporting children.

There are often opportunities for extra hours, either covering or supporting in other areas of the school, such as Wraparound Care or lunchtimes.

We also try to have team staff meetings throughout the year so that all staff are included in the development areas of the school.

Out appraisal procedures are well established and yearly review of performance and progress are in place so that any issues, concerns or needs for development can be discussed and worked upon.

We are a happy, positive team and work hard together to do the best for our stakeholders.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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About Hinstock Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 119 pupils
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hinstock Primary School website
• Email address: head@hinstock.school
• Phone number: 01952971280
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hinstock-primary-school-market-drayton

Hinstock Primary School is a caring, dynamic and ambitious rural primary school with a lovely family atmosphere, praised in our 2023 OFSTED report.The school is situated just outside Market Drayton and is a part of Goldstone Federation with our partner school, Cheswardine Primary. We have also recently joined Collective Vision Trust on a journey to further improvement and development.
Our school is at the heart of its community and benefits from support and involvement from all its stakeholders. The Leadership team is committed to making learning fun and supporting all our pupils, parents and staff through their experiences with us in order that 'tomorrow's success begins today.'

Arranging a visit to Hinstock Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email head@hinstock.school.

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