38 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    Start date: January 2026

  • Closing date

    19 January 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    12 December 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1

Working pattern

Part time: 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£24,796 to £25,185

What skills and experience we're looking for

-Ability to relate well to children and adults and to build positive relationships

-Ability to use a range of strategies to support positive behaviour and self-regulation

-Ability to work constructively as part of a team, understanding school roles and responsibilities and your own position within these

-Ability to deliver pre-planned programmes of work to children using personalised strategies to support reluctant learners to engage and achieve learning goals/objectives

-Ability to respond calmly and use initiative, responding effectively to unexpected or unplanned situations or reactions throughout the school day

-Ability to use correct English in spoken and written communication

-Ability in the use of IT

-Efficiency with the administration and maintenance of pupil records

-Flexible and able to adapt to change. Ability to support colleagues as and when required.

-A pleasant disposition and ability to stay calm under pressure

-Demonstrate a positive team approach to work

-To have a willingness to participate in the whole school approach to mentoring students and play an active role as directed by line manager

What the school offers its staff

Dear Candidate,

Thanks for your interest in the post of Teaching Assistant at Woodthorpe Primary.

We are proud to be part of the Minerva Learning Trust, and proud of all our amazing children. Working together we aim for the highest possible standards and support each other to ensure they are achieved.

At the heart of our offer is a commitment to staff development. We believe that through investing in our staff, we can support all our children in excelling across the curriculum.

At Woodthorpe Primary it is our mission to provide a curriculum which is engaging, exciting, relevant and fun for all learners in the 21st century. We teach a curriculum based on the knowledge and skills that children need to acquire in order to be successful in each subject. Alongside this children are given opportunities to develop learning attributes that will support them throughout their lives.

If you believe you have the commitment, determination and drive to contribute to our vision, achieving the very best for all our pupils, then we look forward to receiving your application.

Dave Smith

Woodthorpe Primary School Headteacher

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 Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment, further information can be found in our child protection and safeguarding policy on our statutory information page on our website Minerva Learning Trust. The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Woodthorpe Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
419 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
0114 239 9167

Woodthorpe joined Minerva in September 2021 and is the first primary school in the trust. Working collaboratively with our secondary colleagues the school has already benefited from their expertise. Exciting times lie ahead as the Trust continues to grow, partnerships are strengthened and the offer for all our children is enhanced.

Arranging a visit to Woodthorpe Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@woodthorpe-mlt.co.uk.

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