Teaching Assistant

Kingsway Primary School, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 3BD

8 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  19 November 2025

• Closing date

  27 November 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Actual salary £16,535 - £16,799

Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant

27.5 hours per week 

Fixed term until August 2026 (may become permanent)

Paid at Grade 6 (point 9-10)

Salary range dependant on experience and expertise

£16,535 To £16,799 Actual (£25,994 To £26,409 FTE)

Required Autumn 2025

 We would like to appoint a Teaching Assistant who would want to work in school from autumn 2025.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our happy and successful team from autumn 2025.

The staff and children at Kingsway are a delight to work with. We have a very positive and nurturing approach to education and so we are able to get the very best from our pupils every day. We are committed to the continual development of teachers and offer professional development opportunities, wherever you are in your teaching or school based career.

We have an excellent relationship within our community and enjoy strong links with other schools in the LiFE MAT. We were proud to maintain our ‘Good’ Ofsted rating at our last inspection.

‘’LiFE Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment will be subject to a DBS check and an online search.’’

Equal Opportunities

Kingsway Primary School is committed to equal opportunities in our recruitment and selection procedures.

We welcome applications from all who meet the essential requirements within the person specification.

‘’At LiFE Multi Academy Trust we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. As a Trust we actively encourage applications from those in minority groups and with diverse backgrounds.’’

Please note that the contract will be with LIFE Multi Academy Trust, which will form the terms of the employment.

The successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS.

Please contact the school office for further information.

The closing date for completed applications is 9 am on Wednesday 27th November 2025

Interviews will be held week beginning 1st December 2025

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 Kingsway Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 315 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kingsway Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingsway-primary-school

The Burrow @ Kingsway is a small specialist SEMH provision located within The Winstanley School and Kingsway Primary School, with a genuine mainstream collaboration, partnership and learning experiences for every young person.

The Burrow @ Kingsway Primary School is a lovely place to work. It is a small school setting in the middle of Kingsway North in Braunstone Town where children learn, play and grow. Our children love coming to The Burrow and feel happy and safe when they are there. As a small provision each child receives a highly personalised education, building positive relationships with the adults that they work with. Our Burrow team are committed to making a positive difference to the lives of the children theywork with and go above and beyond to ensure that every day is creative and engaging.

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