Teaching Assistant - Primary
Cromwell Community College, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, PE16 6UU33 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
28 August 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,796.00 - £25,185.00 Annually (FTE) ALT Grade C - £18,650.78 to £18,943.38 Annually (Actual)
Teaching Assistant - Primary job summary
Job title: Teaching Assistant - Primary
Location: Cromwell Community College
Contract: Permanent, 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term-time plus 5 training days)
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 08:30 – 15:30, to include lunch supervision
Salary (FTE): ALT Grade C - £24,796.00 to £25,185.00
Actual Salary: ALT Grade C - £18,650.78 to £18,943.38
Closing Date: Thursday 28th August 2025, Midday
We are looking for an excellent Teaching Assistant to work alongside our Primary Team.
Cromwell Community College is an established Academy and the development of the primary phase has created the first all through school in Cambridge. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside teachers in the classroom, support all pupils and be instrumental in working with the wider team to develop the ethos and culture of the primary phase.
About us:
We have a vibrant learning community enabling students to flourish academically and socially. Our central ethos of care, respect for the needs of others, courtesy and a warm community feel provides an atmosphere where our students can make the very best of their talents to achieve success and are inspired to fulfil their potential.
We are a popular, oversubscribed and successful school, currently undergoing a large expansion of the secondary phase by 1FE, but we are also the first all-through (4-18) school in Cambridgeshire. It is imperative that we ensure our pupils access a curriculum, which is relevant and ambitious throughout their journey at Cromwell.
Cromwell Community College offers the chance to join a strong and experienced team and for you to develop your skills and enhance your career development through a wealth of CPD opportunities.
The Ideal Candidate:
You will need to be well organised, able to work in a team and also able to work on your own initiative. Experience of working with school aged students, in a professional setting, is desirable.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide support for pupils by assisting with learning activities, implementing support plans, and supervising groups or individuals, including those with special educational needs.
- Assist the class teacher with planning, preparing the classroom, maintaining records, and contributing to the development of behaviour management strategies.
- Promote a safe and supportive learning environment by ensuring pupils' physical, emotional, and social needs are met, and encouraging independent learning.
- Ensure safeguarding and child protection by following all relevant procedures, reporting concerns, and promoting a safe environment for all children.
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of students and to work in a forward-thinking academy with a commitment to inclusion and development. You will be part of a supportive and collaborative team, with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Vivup Benefit System
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Access to Local Government Pensions Scheme
We encourage you to visit us to find out more about the school and this exciting opportunity. Please contact the Recruitment Team for more information, or to arrange a visit.
The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.
The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment (except for Early Career Teachers who are subject to a Statutory Induction Period). This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.
We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Cromwell Community College
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 18
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1524 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Cromwell Community College website
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