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Teaching Assistant Opportunities (Classroom & 1:1 Support)

Stoke Climsland School, CALLINGTON, Cornwall, PL17 8ND

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  3 September 2026

• Closing date

  15 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  1 July 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time (Can be done as a job share): General Teaching Assistant 9:00am until 3.00pm – 4 days per week (Tuesday to Friday) term time only 1 : 1 Teaching Assistants 9:00am until 3.00pm – 5 days per week (Monday to Friday) term time only
• Contract type: Fixed term - until 31 August 2027
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,947

What skills and experience we're looking for

What We Are Looking For

• Experience: Ideally, experience working on a 1:1 basis with pupils who have additional needs (for the 1:1 role).
• Core Qualities: Sensitivity, patience, and the ability to use your own initiative.
• Teamwork: A desire to be a proactive part of a caring team, with a flexible approach to changing situations.
• Growth Mindset: Commitment to further professional training and skill acquisition.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills to effectively liaise with staff, parents, and external agencies.

What the school offers its staff

Happy, welcoming environment where children and staff enjoy coming to school.

Supportive governing body and staff team.

Excellent opportunities to further develop your skills and expertise.

Competative salary.

Pension scheme.

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.

Stoke Climsland School is looking to recruit caring, committed, and flexible individuals to join our effective and dedicated team. We are currently seeking candidates for three fulfilling roles:

One KS1 Classroom Teaching Assistant: Working Tuesday to Friday to support young learners in a classroom setting.

Two 1:1 Support Teaching Assistant: Working Monday to Friday on a full-time basis to provide interactive support for children with additional needs, facilitating their inclusion, safety, and learning.

All three roles offer an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in children's lives. These positions also include helping to supervise pupils during lunchtime, assisting with their meals, and leading playground activities or games.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Teaching Assistant Job Spec.doc - 56.5 KB (opens in new tab)

Equal-Opps-Monitoring-Form.docx - 21.7 KB (opens in new tab)

About Stoke Climsland School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 185 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Stoke Climsland School website
• Email address: sbm@stoke-climsland.cornwall.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01579370457
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stoke-climsland-school

In the heart of the village, Stoke Climsland School is a place where we strive to make all feel welcome, included and valued.

We are hugely proud of our school and all that we achieve together: as staff, as parents and as members of the wider community, we work hard to provide exceptional care and support alongside excellence in teaching and learning.

Arranging a visit to Stoke Climsland School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbm@stoke-climsland.cornwall.sch.uk.

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