Teaching Assistant

St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN26 7AP

23 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  1 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 October 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: £24,926.00 - £26,422.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

General and 1:1 Teaching Assistant

The role will involve supporting the class teacher and groups of children during the morning, providing general classroom support and helping children with their learning.

During lunchtime and in the afternoon, the role will then provide dedicated 1:1 support for a specific child, helping them to access learning and participate safely and successfully in school routines and activities.

Full time - temporary contract to 31.08.27

Starting grade for pay

38 weeks a year

Monday - Thursday: 8:20am - 3:30pm

Friday: 9:20am - 1:50pm

Lunch 30 minutes

We wish to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join us here at St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our team and provide excellent care and education for our pupils.

The successful candidate will have a passion and enthusiasm for working with children, be creative, dedicated and have a positive attitude to joining a forward-thinking school.

You must be able to demonstrate that you can build excellent relationships, want to make a difference to all children and have excellent communication and organisational skills.

Your role will include contributing to the delivery and monitoring of interventions for individuals and small groups, supporting assessments and evidencing learning, working with the teacher to create stimulating classroom displays and learning resources plus building positive relationships with the children by being an approachable, caring and supportive role model.

For further details about the role please contact us using the details below.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

We are part of the Blue Kite Academy Trust, a growing family of primary schools based in Swindon and Wiltshire, who offer excellent CPD and career opportunities, a competitive salary with scope for progression, a commitment to nationally agreed pay and terms, an excellent pension scheme and free staff health and well-being support.

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 St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 140 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-leonard-s-church-of-england-primary-academy

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