Teaching Assistants
- Leiston Primary School, Leiston, Suffolk IP16 4LQ
- £15,315 per annum actual (pending pay award)
- 2 x 30 hours per week*
- Post 1: Temporary until 31 August 2025
- Post 2: Maternity / Paternity Cover until 31 August 2025
- Reference: 6266
- Required from 4 November 2024
*8.45am - 3.15pm, Monday - Friday.
We have two exciting opportunities for teaching assistants at Leiston Primary School to support our school.
Leiston is a 420-place school with a busy nursery. Currently judged by Ofsted as ‘Good’. We offer our children a wide range of opportunities. Leiston Primary School is a supportive and thriving environment working with pupils from a range of backgrounds. We constantly look at ways to develop and extend our practice to support our role as part of the community. We uphold a safeguarding ethos at the very heart of what we do, and it forms our decisions on a day by day basis with the child’s voice being a key part of this.
We are looking for Teaching Assistant who:
- are you passionate about the development of children?
- have you got a Growth Mindset to help children grow and succeed?
- do you have high aspirations for all children?
- are you dedicated to listening to the child’s voice and helping to keep them safe?
We will offer you:
- motivated pupils who engage readily in fun, inspiring lessons
- continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities within the school and the trust as well as with external providers
- a welcoming team who works collaboratively to meet the needs of all our pupils
- the opportunity to be part of a growing trust that thrives on creatively meeting the challenges faced by schools.
Please read the Job Description (docx) and Privacy Notice (pdf)
For an informal conversation please call the school office on 01728 830745 and ask for the head of school, Lucy Melton or email [email protected]
To apply for the position please complete the Application Form (docx) and email to [email protected]
The trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
We are proud to be part of East Anglian Schools Trust (EAST) alongside Farlingaye High School, Kesgrave High School, Bungay High School, Castle East School, EAST SCITT and four other primary schools Wickham Market, Easton, Leiston and Saxmundham.
We are a Teaching School Hub partner, which allows us to improve teaching and learning on a continuous basis. We are committed to providing excellent staff opportunities through developing and promoting our staff and offering an excellent CPD and support programme for new staff. We are also extremely pleased to have launched our own teacher training provider: EAST SCITT. This allows us to award QTS and also QTS + PGCE Programmes within both Primary and Secondary schools.
East Anglian Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share and adhere to this commitment. Please note that all applicants will be subject to online searches. The successful candidate will also be required to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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