Teaching Assistant - pupil specific 1:1

Swanton Abbott Community Primary School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 5DZ

24 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  29 June 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  5 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Scale D, £13.47 - £13.68 per hour

Teaching Assistant - pupil specific 1:1 job summary

Part of AIM Federation of Schools 

Tel: 01692 538246 

Email: s.wilkinson@aimfederation.org 

Website: www.aimfederation.org 

• Salary: Scale D, £13.47 - £13.68 per hour 
• Fixed Term Contract - 31st August 2027 based on SEN Funding 
• 32.50 hours a week  
• Term Time + 1 week 
• Starting date: 1 September 2026  

 

Just over 30 minutes of picturesque driving from Norwich and Great Yarmouth (travelling in the opposite direction to most cars!) is The AIM Federation - an established federation of six schools and an SEMH Base located along the beautiful North Norfolk Coast and the Norfolk Broads.  We have a good mixture of levels of teaching experience across the Federation of schools who work closely together to improve outcomes for our young people.   

 

Not only will you be joining a dedicated and hardworking team at Swanton Abbott Primary School, you’ll be collaborating with a wider team of around 130 staff in total, across the six schools, working together and striving to deliver the very best education for our local communities. 

 

Working pattern: 

Monday to Friday 8.30am - 3.30pm 

 

We are looking for candidates who; 

• Have experience working with children on a 1-2-1 basis  
• Able to support children with significant medical needs 
• Good Numeracy and Literacy skills 
• Can form positive relationships with children, parents and staff 
• Are able to support the children within the class and during break times including on a 1-2-1 basis. 
• Have a calm, patient approach to supporting the needs of children 
• Able to use their initiative to support learning & behaviour 
• Be adaptable to situations and willing to work as part of a team 
• Are willing to undertake training as necessary 

We can offer you: 

• An amazing team of supportive staff 
• Happy, smiley well behaved children 
• Opportunities for training and professional development 

How to apply 

To download an application form, please click the ‘Apply for job’ button. 

Completed application forms, should be returned electronically to Sam Wilkinson (Operations Manager) at s.wilkinson@aimfederation.org  

We have the right to close the application window and interview suitably qualified candidates before the closing date. 

 

Closing Date: 29 June 2026 

Interview Date: tbc  

 

AIM Federation are committed to safeguarding children and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service. 

This post will 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.

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 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 Swanton Abbott Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, Does not apply, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 56 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Swanton Abbott Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/swanton-abbott-community-primary-school

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