Primary Teaching Assistant

About The Role

We are seeking a committed primary teaching assistant to join our fantastic primary team.

Start date: 5th January 2026 or sooner

Hours: 36 hours per week, term‑time only

• Support pupil learning through the delivery of specific learning programmes, setting high expectations whilst encouraging their independence and building their confidence.
• Work with the SENCO and other teachers to assess the needs of individual children, contribute to and implement Individual Education Plans.
• Assist with whole class teaching.
• Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher to assist in behaviour management and to support pupils in their learning objectives.
• Observe, record and feedback information of pupil performance.
• Supervise pupils in the nursery setting, playgrounds, lunchrooms etc and assist with generalpersonal and pastoral care.

• Early years experience desirable.
• Experience of the role of a teaching assistant including; classroom organisation and management, supporting the planning and delivery of the curriculum, implementing behaviour and learning strategies.
• Good working knowledge of the national curriculum, numeracy and literacy skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with children and adults.
• Able to deal with minor incidents, first aid, and pupil’s personal health and hygiene.

• Maths and English GCSE or equivalent at grade C or above (or equivalent).
• Right to work in the UK.
• This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

• We take CPD seriously, which is why we offer twice the number of training days as standard
• Our school’s ‘Wellbeing Wednesdays’ are a great hit – get in touch to find out more
• Our staff can take advantage of our on-site fitness suite
• Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering up to £1,000 a year in savings from over 3,000 major retailers
• Interest‑free loans of up to £5,000 available for season tickets or a bicycles
• Gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym

Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark /careers/why-work-with-us/

Ark Victoria Academy provides pupils with an excellent education through an ambitious curriculum, personal development and character programme, and an extensive student experience and extra‑curricular offer. Although we are a large school, we are able to retain a family feel, to nurture our pupils through their schooling and ensure that they flourish and leave us with the skills and qualifications necessary to continue their journey of life‑long learning in a university or career of their choice.

Our school values and virtue pathways are crucial to our culture and ethos, they are also part of the way we work and learn together and have been instrumental to us on our school improvement journey. Our values of Ambition, Resilience and Kindness permeate our curriculum, our culture, school and our learning community.

It is for these reasons that Ark Victoria Academy was judged to be significantly improved in all areas from the 2019 ‘Good’ inspection, by Ofsted, in October 2024: ‘This is a school which lives out its values in full for the benefit of children in Nursery to the pupils in Year 11…pupils thrive at all stages of Ark Victoria Academy…as the school knows its pupils very well, they are very well supported to engage with the school’s ambitious curriculum’.

The full report (September 2024) can be found here:

We prioritise staff development with a strong emphasis on securing expert subject knowledge from our teachers, strong teaching and leadership and a focus on excellence for our pupils and staff.

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

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