Teaching Assistant

Rydon Primary School, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 3LP

29 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  8 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Job Title:

1 x Permanent teaching assistant

1 x FTC Teaching Assistant

Reports to: Class Teacher / Phase Leader / SENCo

Responsible for: Supporting teaching, learning, and pupil welfare

Starting Grade: Support C Scale point 05

Hours: 26.25 hours / 39 weeks per year

Purpose of the Job

To support the professional work of teachers by contributing to high-quality teaching and learning across the school.

To promote the development, progress, and wellbeing of pupils through targeted support, both within and outside the classroom.

To assist in preparing, maintaining, and organising learning environments and resources that facilitate effective learning.

To foster positive attitudes towards learning, encouraging pupils to develop independence and resilience.

To contribute to the safeguarding, inclusion, and pastoral development of all pupils.

Education South West is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post. This includes checks with past employers, an online check of publicly available information, including social media, and an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service

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 Rydon Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 393 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Rydon Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rydon-primary-school

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