Teaching Assistant - Mulberry Baird Primary

Mulberry Baird Primary, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3TH

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  9 November 2026

• Closing date

  21 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday-Friday 8.30am-3.30pm
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: ES 3.7

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Support teaching and learning (i.e. whole class, small groups, one to one), ensuring the safeguarding of pupils and promoting achievement, personal development and wellbeing.
• Monitor and evaluate pupils’ responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement against pre-determined learning objectives. Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement.
• Build highly effective, positive and nurturing relationships with pupils, communicating effectively and sensitively and adapting to individual needs to support learning.
• Create and maintain a purposeful, stimulating and safe learning environment by organising and managing physical learning environments and resources for groups of pupils or individuals.
• Demonstrate a level of subject and curriculum knowledge relevant to the role and apply this effectively in supporting teachers and pupils.
• Implement behaviour management strategies consistently in line with academy policy and procedures.
• Demonstrate understanding of the needs of all pupils and how to support them.
• Work collaboratively with classroom teachers and other colleagues to effectively support the learning of all pupils including those with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and/or Behaviour Support Plan.
• Undertake planned supervision of pupils during break and mealtimes in school, on visits and school trips and other out of school activities as required.
• Work 1:1 and in small groups with pupils to deliver a range of scaffolded learning activities, as well as interventions.
• Support key pupils by providing additional scaffolding and resources, adapting language as required.

What the school offers its staff

At the heart of our school is a clear and unwavering purpose: to motivate and inspire every child to thrive, through rich opportunities which challenge educational and social disadvantage. We are committed to striving for excellence in all that we do, and to being a community that is courageous and innovative.

We believe in working together to create a strong sense of belonging, where every child feels valued and nurtured. Through positive relationships and an inclusive approach, we remove barriers and limits to learning, helping children to believe in themselves, seize opportunities and recognise the value of education.

We foster creativity in everything we do and nurture curious learners who are eager to explore, question and grow. We want our pupils to become confident self-advocates, equipped not only for the next stage of their education, but for the wider world beyond primary school.

Our vision is to develop citizens of the future: young people who are compassionate, resilient and ambitious, and who have the desire and confidence to make a positive difference in their communities and beyond.

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 commitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013, 2020 and 2023. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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About Mulberry Baird Primary

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 276 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Mulberry Baird Primary website
• Email address: contact@mulberrybaird.org
• Phone number: 01424 425670
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-baird-primary-academy

At the heart of our school is a clear and unwavering purpose: to motivate and inspire every child to thrive, through rich opportunities which challenge educational and social disadvantage. We are committed to striving for excellence in all that we do, and to being a community that is courageous and innovative. We believe in working together to create a strong sense of belonging, where every child feels valued and nurtured. Through positive relationships and an inclusive approach, we remove barriers and limits to learning, helping children to believe in themselves, seize opportunities and recognise the value of education. We foster creativity in everything we do and nurture curious learners who are eager to explore, question and grow. We want our pupils to become confident self-advocates, equipped not only for the next stage of their education, but for the wider world beyond primary school.

Arranging a visit to Mulberry Baird Primary

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email contact@mulberrybaird.org.

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