EXPIRED

Teaching Assistant

Walsingham CE VA Primary School, WALSINGHAM, Norfolk, NR22 6DU

This job expired on 19 December 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  January 2026 or ASAP

• Closing date

  19 December 2025 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  5 December 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: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.26-£13.47 per hour

Teaching Assistant job summary

Part of The Pilgrim Federation

Tel: 01328 820265

Email: head@blakeney.norfolk.sch.uk

Website: http://www.walsingham.norfolk.sch.uk

Executive Headteacher: Tom Snowdon

NOR: 30

• Salary – Scale D, £13.26-£13.47 per hour
• Temporary until 17 July 2026
• Part Time
• 19.5 hours per week (Wed-Fri)
• Term Time plus 1 week
• Required for January 2026 or ASAP

Walsingham is a small but growing School of just 30 pupils in two classes. It is part of The Pilgrim Federation along with Blakeney, Hindringham and Kelling Schools. The schools work closely together, broadening the learning and development opportunities for both children and staff.

We require, as soon as possible from January 2026, an experienced, high quality Teaching Assistant to work with both a mixed-age EYFS / KS1 class and a KS2 class and provide tailored interventions and support for specific pupils.

Please see the job description attached. 

The role is available in a part time capacity – initially this would be for Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, but with a view to making the contract full time and permanent for the right candidate. 

All applicants will be considered equally regardless of their faith or of having no faith.

Visits to the school are most welcome. Please make an appointment with the Executive Headteacher, Tom Snowdon, through his email address - head@blakeney.norfolk.sch.uk .

How to apply

A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.

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

Completed forms should be returned to – head@blakeney.norfolk.sch.uk

Closing date:  19 December 2025

Shortlisting date:  w/c 5 January 2026

Interview date:   TBC w/c 12 January 2026

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 is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

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.

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.

This job post has expired.

About Walsingham CE VA Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 26 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Walsingham CE VA Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/walsingham-ce-va-primary-school

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