Teaching Assistant

Saxmundham Primary School, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1XQ

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 December 2025

• Closing date

  3 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  17 October 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: Actual Salary £16,701.71 (£24,796 FTE)
• Additional allowances:

  Actual Salary £16,701.71 (£24,796 FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Saxmundham Primary School

East Anglian Schools Trust

Part-Time Teaching Assistant - 30hrs per week - 38 weeks per year

Monday - Friday 8.45am - 3.15pm

Temporary in the first instance to 31st August 2026

Commencing December 2025

Saxmundham Primary is a busy and exciting school (Ofsted rated Good in all areas). We are a thriving 3-11 years primary school with an in-school Nursery and a PAN of 45. We provide a nurturing and stimulating environment for our pupils, with some mixed-aged classes to support their individual learning needs. We are committed to delivering an exceptional education that prepares our young learners for the next stage of their academic journey.

All children at our school have a wide range of opportunities available to them to be involved in school life. The school council, eco council, sports teams, choir and annual performances provide a wealth of activities beyond everyday lessons.

From December 2025 we are looking to recruit a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated team at Saxmundham Primary School. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our young learners.

We are proud to be part of East Anglian Schools Trust (EAST) alongside Farlingaye High School, Kesgrave High School, Bungay High School, Castle East School, Holbrook High School, EAST SCITT and five other primary schools Wickham Market, Easton, Aldeburgh, Leiston and Kyson with whom we work closely with.

The 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.

We are a Teaching School Hub partner, which allows us to improve teaching and learning on a continuous basis. We are committed to providing excellent staff opportunities through developing and promoting our staff and offering an excellent CPD and support programme for new staff. We are also extremely pleased to have launched our own teacher training provider: EAST SCITT. This allows us to award QTS and also QTS + PGCE Programmes within both Primary and Secondary schools.

East Anglian Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share and adhere to this commitment. Please note that all applicants will be subject to online searches. The successful candidate will be also be required to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

For more information please email sax.finance@eastmat.org

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 Saxmundham Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 254 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Saxmundham Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/saxmundham-primary-school-saxmundham

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