Teaching Assistant Level 1

Allenton Primary School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 9BB

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 November 2026

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  29 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £20,887.27Actual Salary

Teaching Assistant Level 1 job summary

Level 1 Teaching Assistant

Required from 2nd November 2026

Part time, 34 hours per week

Permanent Position

Level 1 Teaching Assistant: Grade C, Point 5-6

£20,887.27Actual Salary

Allenton Community Primary School is seeking to appoint a Level 1 Teaching Assistant to support the class teacher with teaching and learning in the classroom and contribute to the management of pupil behaviour by encouraging positive behaviour in the classroom.

We warmly welcome applications from motivated, nurturing individuals to join our dedicated and highly effective team from November 2026. The role will include supporting pupils’ with additional learning needs and one to one support for a named child with Special Educational Needs, behaviour challenges and medical condition.  

You will:

have the patience to provide 1 to 1 support to children with complex needs (if applicable); 

be creative in your approach to learning and delivering the curriculum; 

have high expectations of pupils’ achievements and a commitment to excellent standards; 

work well as part of a team  

be literate and numerate; 

be enthusiastic, energetic and committed to making learning exciting; 

have excellent communication skills with children and adults 

In return we offer:

A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven

              towards continuously raising standards.

Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives

Calm and purposeful learning environments

Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community

A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school

Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment.

How to apply

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website https://recruit.sampeople.co.uk/Jobboard/Trust/transformtrust Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for.

Any questions or queries should be directed to Liam Williams at Allenton Community Primary School, Brookhouse Street, Allenton, Derby, DE24 9BB Email: LWilliams@allenton.derby.sch.uk Telephone: 01332 701144

Closing date for applications: Friday 9th October

Interviews will be held on: Thursday 15th October, Times tbc

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 Allenton Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 268 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Allenton Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/allenton-primary-school

Alongside consistent teaching practice we feel that having an active partnership with parents is vital to our children’s learning. Our shared vision is that children receive quality life experiences within school and the surrounding community, with a curriculum based on practical L2L activities, promoting life skills. We best prepare our children for life and the next step in their education by ensuring they are: aspirational, resilient, independent, confident, have a love of learning and who are securely numerate and literate. Our aspiration is that we foster and promote life-long learning where children value themselves, the community they live in and the school they learned in.

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