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Teaching and Learning Assistant
- Location
- Whitwell Primary School
- Reference
- JOB/26/02738
- Salary details
- Grade 7 Actual Salary £18,133.68 - £19,455.00 per annum (£27,982 - £30,021 FTE)
- Job term
- Part Time
- Appointment type
- Permanent until August 2028
- Hours
- 28 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
- Closing Date
- 27 September 2026
The Governors wish to appoint a Teaching & Learning Assistant with professionalism, enthusiasm and compassion to join our friendly and hard-working school team.
This post is to work 28 hours per week. This will be 25.5 hours in the classroom and 2.5 hours during recreation time. The post is a fixed term contract from October 2026 to August 2028 subject to funding and pupil numbers.
You will need to have excellent knowledge, experience and understanding of primary education, and ideally experience of supporting the inclusion of pupils with special educational needs through strong inclusive values.
We are looking for a highly capable, experienced candidate, who can work within the Key Stage 2 curriculum and who has particular experience of, or interest in working with pupils with SEND.
We will offer you:
- A happy, thriving school environment
- Committed, supportive, caring and friendly staff.
- Commitment to support staff wellbeing and work life balance.
- A leadership team supportive of training & development opportunities.
- The opportunity to work as part of a supportive and experienced team.
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. Please contact Mrs Sandra Froggatt, School Business Officer or Mrs Sarah Tomlinson, Headteacher, on 01909 720251 for further information.
Provisional Interview Date: 6th October 2026
The start date for this appointment will be as soon as the successful candidate is available.
Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.