Teaching Assistant - Upper KS2

Trowse Primary School, Trowse, Norfolk, NR14 8TU

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  4 July 2025 at 1am

• Date listed

  18 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12.84 - £13.05 per hour

Teaching Assistant - Upper KS2 job summary

Tel: 01603 622485

Email: office@trowse.norfolk.sch.uk

            

Headteacher: Mr Stuart Odell

NOR: 210  Age Range: 4-11 years

• Salary - Scale D, Points 5-6 £12.84 - £13.05 per hour
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 2 days per week (Thu/Fri)
• 11.5 hours per week
• Term Time plus 1 week
• Required 1 September 2025

      

We are looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant to work with our Upper KS2 children.

We are seeking to appoint a creative, committed and enthusiastic person to work as part of our team here at Trowse School. This is a very exciting opportunity to join an outstanding school, in a new purpose-built building. Hours of work, 11.5 hours per week (2 days per week, Thursday/Friday), 8.30am–12.15pm and 1.15pm – 3.15pm.

We are looking to appoint someone who:

• genuinely enjoys working with children, showing them respect and fostering their all-round development;
• has experience of working with children in schools;
• has a good understanding of the National Curriculum
• knows the expectations of the Upper Key Stage 2 curriculum
• possesses good personal literacy, numeracy and ICT skills;
• is flexible, calm and enjoys working as part of a strong team;
• has the interpersonal skills to develop positive and supportive relationships with children, staff and Parents;
• has the ability to use their own initiative to support learning needs of children;
• has a sense of humour and lots of energy!

Applicants are welcome to visit the school for a tour and to discuss things further. Please call the office for an appointment; we would be delighted to hear from you!

How to apply

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

Completed forms should be returned to - office@trowse.norfolk.sch.uk 

Closing date:    4 July 2025

Interview date:   w/c  7 July 2025, or earlier for an exceptional candidate

We welcome applications from members of ethnic minority communities and people with disabilities.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks. 

This post comes under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 regulations. The successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This includes obtaining references and all employees are required to undertake a full DBS check. We are an equal opportunities employer.

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.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Trowse Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 182 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Trowse Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/trowse-primary-school

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