TWL Learning Assistant

Discovery Primary Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 6HX

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  23rd February 2026 subject to relevant checks

• Closing date

  19 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £17,862.59 Annually (Actual) Grade 6 Point 7

TWL Learning Assistant job summary

We are requiring a Learning Assistant, to cover a maternity leave, enabling us to continue to deliver this program to our younger children.

The academy will provide full training on Tutoring With Lightning with support from the academy’s Reading Lead however, an awareness of phonics would be beneficial. If you would like to talk about the program before visiting the academy or applying, then please contact the academy office.

If you have the following skills, then this may be the position for you:

Good communication skills with the ability to work as part of a team

An awareness of phonics taught to children when they learn to read

The ability to liaise with class teachers and other support staff to support the children using this program

Someone who can follow instructions and is able to learn new skills and gain new knowledge

You will need to be:

Positive and enthusiastic

Someone who enjoys working with children

Calm with lots of patience

Flexible

Reliable and hard working

Discovery Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure. Discovery Primary Academy is part of the Four Cs Academy Trust.

We reserve the right to close the job advert early should we receive a high number of applications. If you have previously applied for this role in the past 6 months, please do not reapply.

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 Discovery Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 456 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Discovery Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/discovery-primary-academy

Discovery Primary Academy with currently 500 children on roll, is on an exciting journey of school improvement and continues to strive to make a real difference to the lives of our children. The successful candidate will join our growing team at Discovery which is an Academy within the Four C’s Multi Academy Trust. The Four C’s vision is to ensure that every student succeeds; build on what learners already know; make learning vivid and real; make learning an enjoyable experience; and enrich the learning experience that we offer.

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