Teaching Assistant Level 2

Higher Lane Primary School, Manchester, M45 7EX

16 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  30 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  14 January 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: 18186
• Additional allowances:

  18186

Teaching Assistant Level 2 job summary

General duties

Work with children in all year groups.

Assist the teacher to prepare classrooms for lessons and activities with a specific focus on supporting

pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by teaching staff.

Supervise pupils’ work and offer support where necessary.

Provide administrative and clerical support to teaching staff and other TAs regarding lesson and

resources.

Monitor the needs and behaviour of pupils, and report these to teaching staff where appropriate.

Undertake pupil record keeping as requested, e.g. logging safeguarding concerns as appropriate.

Assist teaching staff and other TAs with creating and maintaining displays throughout the school.

Establish and maintain constructive relationships with pupils’ parents.

Be a good role model to pupils in terms of behaviour and attitude.

Be proactive in managing pupil behaviour.

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 Higher Lane Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 512 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Higher Lane Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/higher-lane-primary-school-manchester

Vision Multi Academy Trust is a community of schools in which our children come first; we are proud of each and every one of them and want them to thrive, flourish and achieve their full potential within a supportive, caring inclusive environment. The schools in our trust have come together to recruit, retain and develop the highest quality staff in order to deliver the best educational outcomes – and be the employer of choice.

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