Teaching Assistant

Kelsall Primary and Nursery School, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 0PU

41 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  6 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £7,725 - £7,972

Teaching Assistant job summary

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The governors of Kelsall Primary and Nursery School are seeking to recruit a caring, proactive and skilled Teaching Assistant to join our Kelsall Crew. Our ideal candidate will bring enthusiasm, adaptability and a commitment to inclusive education. They will support all pupils, including those with SEND and those who are Disadvantaged, to engage positively in learning and achieve their best. This role involves working under the direction of the class teacher and with the wider staff team to help create a calm, purposeful and welcoming environment where every child feels they belong.

As a school, we proudly uphold our No Outsiders values, celebrating diversity and ensuring that everyone is respected, valued and included. We welcome applicants who share these values and who are dedicated to promoting equality in all aspects of school life.

The successful candidate will support teaching and learning in the classroom each morning, including delivering phonics sessions, working with individuals and small groups, and helping to maintain a vibrant learning environment. All Teaching Assistants at Kelsall also provide lunchtime support to ensure a positive, safe and inclusive experience for all pupils.

Key responsibilities include:

Supporting teaching and learning under the direction of the class teacher

Delivering and supporting high-quality phonics teaching

Working with individuals and small groups—including those with SEND and Disadvantaged pupils—to help them access learning and make progress

Contributing to the planning, preparation and adaptation of learning resources

Encouraging positive participation and inclusion in classroom activities and wider school life

Building strong, supportive relationships with pupils that reflect our No Outsiders ethos

Supporting pupils during lunchtime as part of the whole-school lunchtime team

Communicating effectively with colleagues to ensure a consistent, collaborative approach

We are looking for someone who:

Has experience of working with primary-aged children

Demonstrates a warm, inclusive and child-centred approach

Shows a strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Is enthusiastic, flexible and able to use initiative

Works collaboratively as part of a team

Is dedicated to helping all pupils develop academically, socially and emotionally

Kelsall Primary and Nursery School is a welcoming, vibrant and forward-thinking community. If you are passionate about supporting children to learn, grow and thrive, we would be delighted to receive your application.

The post is term time only - Wednesday to Friday 8.30am - 1.00pm.

Kelsall Primary and Nursery School was a founding school of Cheshire Academies Trust and maintained its Outstanding judgement by Ofsted in February 2024. We are a forward-thinking and creative school that embrace an Expeditionary Learning approach to education. We promote crew culture, which impels all members of a school community to work together as a team. At Kelsall, crew culture is an engine for equity and inclusion, a place where all children feel they belong and can succeed. The successful candidates will be encouraged to engage in the full life of the school community, demonstrate enthusiasm, work collaboratively within our experienced team, be creative and have high expectations for all children. We are looking for an outstanding team player, with a sense of humour.

Please read our job description and person specification closely. If you think you may be the candidate we are looking for and would like further information, or an informal discussion, please contact Amanda Crowder on 01829 752811 or email: businessmanager@kelsall.cheshire.sch.uk. We would like to offer all potential candidates the opportunity to visit our school and find out more about the role. Visits will take place by appointment please contact the school to make an appointment.

CAT Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This includes a request for references, prior to interview. Shortlisted candidates are expected to provide evidence of qualifications at interview and a satisfactory, enhanced DBS check will be undertaken before final confirmation to the successful candidate.

We warmly welcome applications from every suitably qualified member of our local community. We regret that we are unable to provide feedback on the shortlisting process. If we have not been in touch with you by 12th June then, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Shortlisting: Tuesday 6th January 2026

Interviews: Thursday 8th January 2024 (Time T.B.C)

We reserve the right to close advertisements early. Advertisements will therefore close at 9am either on the advertised closing date, or the day the decision has been taken to close the advertisement early.

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

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Kelsall Primary and Nursery School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 237 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kelsall Primary and Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kelsall-primary-and-nursery-school

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