Teaching Assistant and Midday Supervisor - Northstowe Primary School

TEACHING ASSISTANT AND MIDDAY SUPERVISOR - PRIMARY

Based at Northstowe Primary School

Salary:
Grade 4, Points 3-5 (£24,796 - £25,583 FTE)

Hours of work:
Applicants must be able to work from 8:15am to 3:30pm, Monday to Friday with a later finish of 4pm one day per week. The role is 29.25 hours per week as a Teaching Assistant, plus an additional 5 hours per week as a midday (lunchtime) supervisor which equates to an overall working pattern of 34.25 hours.

Weeks per year: 39 weeks per year, (term time only plus training days)

We have an exciting opportunity for a kind, curious and hardworking teaching assistant to join our Primary SEND team. This is a unique opportunity to join a new and growing school as our primary phase enters its third year. Ideally candidates will be experienced teaching assistants looking for a new challenge and experience of Early Years and Key Stage 1 is advantageous.

You will be part of creating an inclusive learning environment for all pupils, working in Reception, Year 1 or Year
2. Working within a small team in a brand-new school, we all have to go the extra mile however, we promote and support a good work life balance, and we are a kind and supportive team.

Northstowe Learning Community brings together:

• An 11-16 secondary school (NSC)
• Northstowe Sixth Form (NSF)
• Northstowe Primary School (NPS)

Situated on the Northstowe Education Campus, NLC is co-located with the Trust’s Martin Bacon Academy. This specialist provision provides an innovative experience for its sixth form students through full integration with the Northstowe Sixth Form. This creates a vibrant educational hub where inclusion, collaboration, and excellence are central to the student experience.

From September 2025, the school contains:

• One Reception and one Year 1 class (as the primary builds to its full 3FE (630 capacity)
• Approximately 760 students in Years 7-11 (as the secondary builds to its eventual 12FE 1800 PAN)
• Around 112 sixth form students (45 students in Year 13 and 67 students in Year 12). The Sixth Form will grow over time to reach its capacity of 400.

NLC continues to grow rapidly in step with the new town of Northstowe, which will eventually be home to around 30,000 residents accommodated in up to 10,000 homes. The school is deliberately designed to play a key role in the provision of community facilities to reflect the Cambridgeshire Village College ethos.

Northstowe Secondary College opened in 2019 with its first Year 7 cohort of just 71 students. In September 2024, the addition of both primary and sixth form phases marked a major milestone in our development and the school was renamed Northstowe Learning Community to reflect its expanded and unified identity.

With the recent completion of Phase 2 of our building programme, NLC now features:

• An additional new specialist block for 11-16 education
• A state-of-the-art primary school building
• A purpose-built sixth form centre

Phase 3 will commence once further housing development is confirmed. Once complete, Northstowe Learning Community will be one of the largest schools in the East of England, with capacity for approximately 2,800 students from Reception through to Year 13. The campus aims to serve all ages and abilities, taking a lead role in bringing people together to create a sustainable and empowered local community.

At NLC, we are committed to providing outstanding teaching and pastoral care, creating a culture where students work hard, enjoy learning, and thrive. Our dedicated staff are warm, approachable, and determined to give every child the best possible start in life.

Make a real difference to the positive experience of our pupils and their families.

Work with teaching colleagues on practices which maximise your impact in the classroom.

Set high expectations which contribute to pupils being inspired, motivated and challenged to achieve their best.

To join our motivated, friendly staff and pupils in a highly-regarded multi-academy Trust with a strong community presence.

To collaborate within the Trust, sharing good practice and benefiting from the support and guidance of an experienced network of colleagues.

Access to informal and formal professional development.

To contribute to the culture where pupils experience a positive and enriching education.

An interest in and evidence of continuous improvement and professional development.

Experience working in a similar role or within a primary school/ early years environment.

Outstanding interpersonal skills to communicate effectively and professionally with staff, students, parents and others.

A thorough understanding of child protection and safeguarding matters.

The school’s core values of kind, curious and hardworking at the heart of everything they do.

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