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Teaching Assistant

Hurdsfield Community Primary School, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 2LW

This job expired on 11 July 2025 – see similar jobs

• 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

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

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.

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TA Advert Template April 24 (1).pdf - 247 KB (opens in new tab)

TA Person Spec.pdf - 130 KB (opens in new tab)

TA Grade 4 - Job Description.pdf - 123 KB (opens in new tab)

AET Application Form March 25 (v2) (2).docx - 79.5 KB (opens in new tab)

About Hurdsfield Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 167 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
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hurdsfield-community-primary-school

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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