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Y5 Teaching Assistant

Broadfields Primary School, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 8JP

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• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  28 August 2025 at 3pm

• Date listed

  20 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: Contracted Hours: 31 per week, term-time only
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year
• Actual salary: circa £22K

What skills and experience we're looking for

Job Title: Year Group Teaching Assistant – Year 5

Responsible to: Year Group Leader

Contract: 31 hours

Job Purpose

To support the learning and development of pupils in Year 5, working under the direction of the class teacher and year group leader. The postholder will help to ensure that all pupils make progress academically, socially, and emotionally.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the teaching and learning of individuals, small groups, and whole class activities under the direction of the class teacher.

• Deliver targeted interventions in literacy, numeracy, and other curriculum areas to raise attainment.

• Provide feedback to teachers and contribute to the assessment of pupils’ progress.

• Support pupils with additional needs (including SEND, EAL, or emotional/social needs) to access the curriculum effectively.

• Promote positive behaviour and support the school’s behaviour policy.

• Prepare and organise resources to support learning activities.

• Supervise pupils during playtimes, lunchtimes, trips, and other activities as required.

• Establish positive, supportive relationships with children, colleagues, and parents/carers.

• Contribute to the wider life of the school and year group team.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Previous experience of working with children in a school or educational setting.

• Experience of delivering small group or 1:1 interventions (e.g. reading, phonics, maths support).

• Ability to build positive relationships with pupils and support them in achieving their potential.

• Good literacy and numeracy skills.

• Strong communication and organisational skills.

• Ability to work effectively and efficiently as part of a team.

• Understanding of safeguarding and the responsibility to promote the welfare of children.

• Excellent IT skills

Desirable:

• A degree or equivalent qualification.

• Experience of supporting children in Key Stage 2, particularly Year 5.

• Knowledge of effective strategies for supporting children with More Able, SEND or EAL.

• First Aid training.

• Ability to lead a class for short-term cover.

• Familiarity with assessment tools and progress tracking systems.

The post will be temporary for one year.

What the school offers its staff

Broadfields is a successful, popular, diverse and happy three form entry school housed in a new state of the art building. The school is committed to inclusion, achievement and high standards of behaviour with a team of highly committed staff who are determined to get the best from our children.

We are committed to the protection of children. All applicants will be interviewed in line with our safer recruitment policy and the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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

Broadfields Primary School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children.

Our staff and volunteers will at all times show respect and understanding for the rights, safety and welfare of everyone within our community and conduct themselves in a way that reflects the principles of our organisation.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced DBS.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Broadfields Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 704 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Broadfields Primary School website
• Email address: rarchibald@broadfields.net
• Phone number: 02083595430
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/broadfields-primary-school

At Broadfields, we aim to provide a foundation for life in a happy, high achieving school, where all individuals have high expectations of themselves, respect each other and fulfil their true potential.

We are a school to which our whole school community, children, staff, parents and governors are proud to belong.

Arranging a visit to Broadfields Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email rarchibald@broadfields.net.

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