Teaching Assistant - Level 1 or 2

Old Fletton Primary School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 9DR

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  24 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 - £28,598.00 Annually (FTE) Level 1 is paid at Grade 4 and Level 2 is paid at Grade 6

Teaching Assistant - Level 1 or 2 job summary

Our position is a fixed term appointment for 12 months with the potential to be extended depending on future pupil numbers. Working hours will be 8.30am to 3.15pm with a 30-minute or 1 hour unpaid lunch break, 5 days per week, term time only (28.75 or 31.25 paid hours per week). Level 1 is paid at Grade 4 and Level 2 is paid at Grade 6. We have quoted the full time equivalent salary so the actual salary will need to be calculated to allow for the working hours agreed at interview, term time working and any existing continuous service earned. There is also a pay award pending.

At Old Fletton Primary School we put CARE at the centre of everything that we do and we are looking for enthusiastic and hardworking teaching assistants to join our highly committed and CARE-ing team.

The successful applicant will:

- be kind and caring

- be a team player

- be experienced in a similar role

- be able to support children in their learning, working 1:1 (under the direction of the teacher) and with small groups (under the direction of the SENCO)

- be flexible and able to cope with change

- be able to communicate clearly and co-operate positively with staff and parents as well as the pupils.

Children are at the heart of everything we do, this was recognised by OFSTED in our most recent inspection, “Pupils appreciate the way that their teachers help them to understand new content in lessons. Pupils are proud of their work. Teachers encourage pupils to aim for academic, sporting and personal success. Pupils appreciate the opportunities they have to celebrate the own and others’ successes.”

We can offer you:

- friendly and enthusiastic children

- fantastic colleagues

- a school committed to staff well-being

- supportive senior leaders

- a commitment to on-going professional development

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged, please contact the school office on (01733) 554457 or email office@oldfletton.peterborough.sch.uk to arrange to come and see us or to discuss the post further. For more information please visit our Staff Vacancies page on our website at www.oldfletton.org.uk

Salary: Level 1 starting on Grade 4 or Level 2 starting on Grade 6, depending on experience and skills

Old Fletton Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

An enhanced DBS check will be required as the post will involve regulated activity. The appointment will also be subject to satisfactory medical checks and two references. References and online searches will, usually, be taken up for short-listed candidates prior to interview.

This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

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.

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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 Old Fletton Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, Does not apply, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 438 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Old Fletton Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/old-fletton-primary-school

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