Teaching Assistant Level 3

St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, NE28 6PY

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  5 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 5 £26,403 - £27,254 per annum pro rata (Actual salary £22,610 - £23,339)

What skills and experience we're looking for

St Peter's Primary School is seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant Level 3 to join their team in Early Years. You will be applying your knowledge and expertise to encourage high standards in our setting, playing a key role in the learning and development of our children, and working alongside others to set high expectations for learning.

We are looking for a colleague who has:

• Level 3 Early Years qualification, approved as full and relevant by the DfE.
• Experience of working in a school environment or Early Years setting.
• An ability to develop good relationships with children and to work with them to help promote high standards of behaviour and co-operation.
• The ability to work with minimal supervision and use their own initiative, whilst also working well as part of a team.

Applicants must hold a qualification that meets the approved ‘full and relevant’ criteria for Early Years qualifications and inclusion in staffing ratios. You can find out more about whether your qualifications meets the Department for Education requirements here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-qualifications-achieved-in-england

What the school offers its staff

At St Peter's Primary School, we strive to provide the best possible education catering for every child's individual needs. We celebrate the individual talents of our pupils and it is our job to build upon these and encourage new opportunities by providing a broad, well balanced and creative curriculum.

Our school is one of eight primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.

In return we offer:

• Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across our trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
• National living Wage, meaning everyone at NEAT Academy Trust receives a minimum hourly wage of £12.60 per hour.
• Cycle to work scheme offering savings on a range of bikes and safety equipment via salary sacrifice.
• Access to free eyes tests for DSE users.
• Opportunities for flexible working. Discounts for large national retailers and local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, insurance and much more.
• Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
• Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
• Family friendly schemes such as maternity, paternity, shared parental and emergency dependent leave.

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.

Interested in applying? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Job Description and Person Specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Wednesday 5th November 2025.

NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.

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.

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Teaching Assistant Job Description.pdf - 522 KB (opens in new tab)

Teaching Assistant Level 3 Person Specification.pdf - 181 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Peter's Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 194 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Email address: stpeters.admin@neatat.org.uk
• Phone number: 0191 605 3407
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wallsend-st-peter-s-cofe-aided-primary-school-wallsend

Arranging a visit to St Peter's Church of England Primary School

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