6 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    11 July 2025 at 11:59am

  • Date listed

    3 July 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£20,277.95

Teaching Assistant job summary

Hours: 30 hours per week 8.30-3.30 

Interview date 16 July 2025

A primary teaching assistant (TA) role is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference in children’s education, drawing on your commitment to developing pupil learning ability and knowledge accessibility. TAs have two main roles: supporting children’s learning, and supporting the main class teacher.

Working closely with class teachers, you will be helping children to expand their knowledge and play a positive role in school life. You will utilise your knowledge, creativity and listening and communication skills to help children understand the information presented. You will be able to provide varying levels of individual attention, reassurance and support with learning tasks as appropriate to children’s individual needs.

As a TA, every day is different and you will enjoy variety and a challenge. As a TA, you will be:

• Setting up equipment and helping to prepare the classroom for lessons, tidying up afterwards and helping with displays.

• Providing support to children who need additional help with their work. This can be one to one and in groups.

• Providing targeted interventions to help children make rapid progress

• Helping pupils develop independent learning skills, manage their own learning and prioritise their time.

• Helping the teacher with their marking and record-keeping.

• Covering the class when the teacher is absent (planned and reactive)

• Looking after children’s pastoral needs, including dealing with playground accidents and caring for children who are upset.

• Helping with school trips, events and outings.

You will need to have relevant experience and/or qualifications in working with primary-aged children as you will be working under the supervision of the class teacher and/or SENDCo to support whole class learning, small targeted groups and/or individuals.

NVQ/VRQ Level 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification.

Have some knowledge of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Additional Learning Needs (ALN)

Have a good level of understanding of the emotional needs of children with autism, ADHD and attachment issue

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.

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About Walliscote Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
309 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
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School location

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