Teaching Assistant

Valley Primary Academy, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 8XZ

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  19 September 2025 at 1am

• Date listed

  5 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £17,415 - £17,689 actual pa

Teaching Assistant job summary

Part of the Unity Schools Partnership

Email: head@valleyprimary.org.uk 

Website: https://www.unitysp-careers.co.uk/job-search/  

•  Salary - NJC Scale 2, SP 3-4, £17,415 - £17,689 actual pa (£24,795 - £25,185 FTE)
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 31.08 hours per week
• Term Time only
• Required for November 2025 (or sooner)

Valley Primary Academy are looking for an enthusiastic teaching assistant to join our strong team.

You will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the curriculum and have experience of working with small groups to support learning.

We offer a warm and welcoming environment with a dedicated staff team who are supportive of one another. 

Valley Primary Academy is part of Unity Schools Partnership, which brings opportunities to work with colleagues from across the wider Trust and CPD opportunities.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact the headteacher, Sara Bush - head@valleyprimary.org.uk 

How to apply

A job description and information pack are available from ‘Attachments’.

For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our website to apply using our online application form. 

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.

In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.

Closing date:    19 September 2025, 9am *

Interview date:   29 September 2025

*Please be advised that this vacancy will close on 26 September 2025 at 09:00am for internal applicants. For internal applicants, please apply by clicking here.

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks. We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.

We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We’re keen to ensure we’re designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups.

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 Valley Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 162 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/valley-primary-academy-norwich

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