Teaching Assistant
Hurdsfield Community Primary School, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 2LW14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
11 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
25 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 Year
Pay scale
- Grade 4
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Assist teaching staff in the delivery of learning activities and work programmes and undertake predetermined activities with pupils so that their intellectual and social development (including self-reliance and self-esteem) is fostered.
- Provide input into the planning and evaluation of learning activities for individuals and groups of pupils to enable the teaching staff to make informed decisions when developing their plans.
- Supervise the activities of individuals or groups of pupils both in and out of the classroom (including educational visits) to ensure their safety and facilitate their physical and emotional development in accordance with the school's behaviour management policy.
- Monitor individual pupil’s progress, achievements and development and report these to the teaching staff/line manager to inform decisions taken regarding the School Focus Plan, Behaviour Plans and Personal Care Programmes for a pupil.
- Liaise with parents and carers in conjunction with the teaching staff to ensure effective communication concerning the pupils' well-being.
- Record pupil information, as specified by the teaching staff/line manager to ensure the schools information systems are maintained.
- Attend to the personal, social and physical needs of pupils so that their well-being is maintained.
- Prepare and maintain learning equipment and ensure that the classroom is kept clean and tidy.
- Display and present the pupils' work, under the direction of teaching staff, so that it enhances the classroom environment and celebrates achievement.
- Attend staff and other meetings and participate in staff training development work and staff reviews as required
- Carries out basic administrative tasks; filing, laminating, binding, photocopying.
What the school offers its staff
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Commitment to safeguarding
The safeguarding of all our children is the highest priority. We are committed to providing a secure environment for children where they feel safe and are kept safe. As a school we recognise that safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children is everyone's responsibility, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are fully comitted to ensuring that consistent and effecitve safeguarding procedures are in place to support children, families and staff at school.
We ensure our practice adheres to 'Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023' statutory guidance for schools and college and safer recruitment.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Hurdsfield Community Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 166 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hurdsfield Community Primary School website
- Email address
- sbman@hurdsfield.cheshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01625912415
Hurdsfield Primary and Nursery School is maintained by Cheshire East Council. The Group 2 school, with 159 pupils on roll, provides Primary and Nursery education to the Hurdsfield area of Macclesfield. A single class entry school proud of living up to its ethos “A brilliantly happy school where only our best will do”, we have made massive improvements in recent years to become a very popular and successful school, achieving a “Good” OFSTED rating in 2022.
Arranging a visit to Hurdsfield Community Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbman@hurdsfield.cheshire.sch.uk.
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