Teaching Assistant

Marlfields Primary School, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 4BT

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  26 September 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  12 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 4 term time plus insets pro rated

Teaching Assistant job summary

You must be experienced in working with primary aged children in a school setting and would ideally hold a level 3 qualification or equivalent.

You will need to demonstrate:

Your ability to work as part of a very enthusiastic team

Commitment, flexibility and energy

Excellent behavioral management skills

A knowledge of the national curriculum and assessment

To be willing to undertake suitable training for your own professional development.

Your responsibilities will include:

supporting the teacher in the development and implementation of intervention programs

assisting in maintaining classroom discipline through the implementation of the schools behavior management strategies

providing support to pupils to achieve learning goals e.g. leading guided reading and other small group work.

supervising pupils for a particular curriculum activity under the guidance of a qualified teacher

assisting the teacher with the planning of learning activities

assisting with the day to day routines of a classroom

assisting the teacher in monitoring pupils’ responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed.

The ability to planning and lead curriculum lessons to cover PPA sessions.

The closing date for this post will be 9am Friday 26th September 2025 and interviews will take place during the week beginning Monday 6th October 2025.

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

Marlfields Primary Academy takes the safeguarding and welfare of children extremely seriously. Everyone who comes into contact with our children, their families and carers has a role to play in safeguarding. To fulfil this responsibility effectively, all practitioners ensure their approach within the academy is child centred. We recognise that we form part of the wider safeguarding system for children. This responsibility also ensures we are aware of the behaviour of all in the school community and we maintain an attitude of ‘it could happen here’.

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 Marlfields Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 182 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Marlfields Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/marlfields-primary-school

At Marlfields Primary Academy we strive for excellence in all we do in school and in the wider community. We provide a place where all can achieve their potential, develop their mind, be creative and cultivate their interests.

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