Teaching Assistant - Teaching and Learning

St John's Church School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 5SP

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  1 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 August 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,403.00 Annually (FTE) Term time only - 8.30 to 3.30 every day, 8.30 to 5.00 on Wednesday

Teaching Assistant - Teaching and Learning job summary

Teaching Assistant (Teaching and Learning - Level 2)

Location: St John’s Church School

Grade / Hours: Grade 6, (8.30am - 3.30pm plus Wednesday until 5pm, ½ hr break)

RESPONSIBLE TO: Head of School

Start date As soon as possible

Are you passionate about helping children thrive both academically and personally?
Do you enjoy working as part of a supportive and dedicated team?

We are seeking to appoint a caring, enthusiastic and skilled Teaching & Learning Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated staff team. This rewarding role will involve working predominantly within a year group, supporting high-quality teaching through classroom support, leading small-group learning and delivering targeted interventions to help every child flourish.

The successful candidate will:

• Lead planned intervention programmes to accelerate pupils' progress.

• Work across a year group, supporting teaching and learning within classrooms.

• Deliver small-group learning activities under the direction of teachers.

• Support individual pupils to overcome barriers to learning.

• Assist with phonics, reading, writing and mathematics interventions.

• Contribute to assessment by providing feedback on pupils' progress.

• Build positive relationships with pupils, families and colleagues.

• Support pupils' wellbeing and promote high expectations for learning.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience working within a primary school.

• Is confident leading learning with small groups of pupils.

• Can build positive relationships quickly.

• Has excellent literacy and numeracy skills.

• Can use initiative while working as part of a team.

• Has high expectations for every child.

• Is committed to inclusion and safeguarding.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and supportive school where staff work collaboratively to ensure every child succeeds. We are committed to developing our staff and creating a positive environment where both children and adults can flourish.

In return, we can offer:

• A genuinely supportive and welcoming staff team

• Happy, enthusiastic children who enjoy learning

• High-quality professional development and training

• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing

• The opportunity to make a real difference every day

St John’s Church School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

For further information or to arrange a visit, please contact: Claire Barnes, office@stjohnschurchschool.net

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 John's Church School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 433 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St John's Church School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-john-s-church-school

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