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  • Start date details

    Wednesday 3 January 2024 or sooner

  • Closing date

    15 December 2023 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    8 November 2023

Job details

Visa sponsorship

No, visa sponsorship not available

Working pattern

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£23,114.00 - £23,893.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant (preferably with HLTA qualification or equivalent) job summary

Initially for one year in the first instance

28. 75 hours per week Monday to Friday 8.45am – 12.30pm 1.30pm – 3.30pm, term time plus 1 week

Lunchtime duty – 30 minutes SCP 1 £11.50 per hour pro rata (claimed as additional hours)

We are seeking to recruit a caring, creative, experienced and outstanding teaching assistant to join our KS1 or KS2 team. Under the guidance of teaching staff, the successful candidate will be responsible for groups of pupils and will be expected to plan small group activities as well as be responsible for assessing pupil’s progress and achievement throughout the year. Experience of the KS1 or KS2 curriculum would be advantageous.

We would be particularly interested in hearing from applicants who have the HLTA qualification or equivalent or who have experience of covering whole classes for PPA cover or staff absences throughout the week, either morning or afternoon. This will be at the HLTA rate of pay £14.41 per hour.


You will join a friendly and committed staff team in a good teaching and learning environment who encourage children to reach their full potential.You will need to be able to work as part of a team and have a commitment to working in partnership with our parents. There will be opportunities throughout the year for Professional Development Training.

For further details, or to arrange an initial discussion with the Headteacher, please contact:

Helen Fuller, Office Manager, Edgar Sewter Community Primary School , 01986 873194 hfuller@edgarsewterprimary.co.uk

Please also see our website – www.edgarsewterprimary.co.uk

ASSET Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the job description and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and children's barred list check, health check, online search and satisfactory references.

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About Edgar Sewter Community Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
View all Primaryjobs
School size
322 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11

School location

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