Teaching Assistant / MSA - KS1&2 pupil specific

Stoke Holy Cross Primary School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR14 8LY

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  15 July 2025 at 1am

• Date listed

  1 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: MSA £12.26 and TA £12.84-£13.05 per hour

Teaching Assistant / MSA - KS1&2 pupil specific job summary

Tel: 01508 493132

Email: office@stokeholycross.norfolk.sch.uk

Website: www.stokeholycross.norfolk.sch.uk

Headteacher: Miss Jeannette Chaney

NOR: 190

Age range: 4-11 years

• Salary – Scale A £12.26 MSA and Scale D £12.84 - £13.05 TA per hour
• Fixed-term to 31 August 2026, with the possibility of extending
• Part Time
• TA - 27.5 hours/wk, Term time plus 1 week
• MSA - 5 hours/wk, Term time only
• Required for September 2025

Are you a champion for children’s learning and development of pupils? 

Perhaps you are ready for your next step in your career development or a graduate looking to go into teaching?

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant who will support 1:1 in KS1 and KS2. You will be especially passionate about supporting pupils with additional needs/SEND in a mainstream setting but also about supporting all children’s learning. Experience of working with SEMH needs, an understanding of de-escalation strategies and/or an understanding of ASD/social communication difficulties would be advantageous. 

We are a supportive teaching team with high standards and a child-centred approach to all that we do. Our staff are enabled to succeed in their roles through professional development, TA meetings, for example, and we have staff who often progress onto teacher training, HLTA or Early Help positions.

Hours of work – 08:15-15:15 Monday to Friday and 5 hours MSA duty.

Do you have (also see Job Description):

• a “can do”, flexible approach, as we use our TAs flexibly
• a desire to make a difference for our pupils
• good organisational skills
• good standards of written and oral English and Mathematics skills
• positive behaviour strategies and will be on board with our behaviour policy
• the ability to work as part of a team, on your own with 1:1 pupils and small groups
• high expectations of yourself and others
• a high level of professionalism 
• a commitment to the important role of assisting pupils’ learning
• a positive attitude and sense of humour

If you can say ‘yes’ to all of the above, you could be the ideal candidate to contribute to the continuous improvement of our happy, friendly and successful school.

We can offer: 

• regular opportunities for ongoing professional development
• an active well-being culture, social events and family-friendly policies
• a very supportive and friendly team
• a happy learning environment
• a child-centred approach
• polite, enthusiastic children
• a chance to make a difference
• supportive governors

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children. Appointments are made subject to DBS check and verification of two suitable references.

We welcome visits from prospective candidates. Please contact Lisa, Anna or Charlie, in the school office, to discuss the role or arrange a visit.

How to apply

Job description/person specifications are available from ‘Attachments’.

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Completed forms should either be returned by email to – office@stokeholycross.norfolk.sch.uk or by post to the school.

Applications will be considered upon receipt.

Closing date:        15 July 2025, 4pm

Interview date:       18 July 2025 (provisionally)

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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 Stoke Holy Cross Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 188 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Stoke Holy Cross Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stoke-holy-cross-primary-school

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