Lead Teaching Assistant

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Are you ready to make a real difference in children’s lives? Join Cornerstone Academy Trust as a Lead Teaching Assistant and help shape confident, capable learners in a future‑ready environment.

This is an exciting time to join Cornerstone Academy Trust, with schools located in Exeter, East Devon, and the coastal town of Barnstaple in North Devon. Our Trust is nationally and internationally recognised for outstanding and innovative education. We lead several Department for Education ‘centres of excellence’ and support schools across the country with professional development and school improvement strategies.

As a Lead Teaching Assistant, you will be involved in organising and leading staff to ensure that all areas of the curriculum are coordinated and implemented effectively to enable the smooth operation of a school day.

• You will report to the relevant Head of School, and work closely with the wider leadership team on a day-to‑day basis.
• You will act as a role model to other Teaching Assistants who you will lead through the organisation of staff meetings and by carrying out appraisals as part of our appraisal process, which is designed to empower staff through a coaching model.
• You will support and collaborate with the other Lead Teaching Assistants across the schools in our Trust ensuring as a team that the provision of our wider services e.g., breakfast and after school clubs, holiday club and bus service operate smoothly.
• You will be required to maintain pupil records and carry out a range of administrative tasks to support the teaching staff.

• Experience working with children
• A nurturing, tech‑savvy, and proactive mindset
• A passion for education and a commitment to pupil success
• Applicant will need NVQ level 3

Hours:

8:30am – 3:30pm, five days per week, 40 weeks per year (Term time + 10 days).

Actual salary starting from £19,266 (full time equivalent salary £25,081).

• Generous pension scheme
• Health and cycle‑to‑work schemes
• Subsidised meals from in‑house chefs
• State‑of‑the‑art IT equipment
• Extensive training and development

Be bold. Be inspiring. Be part of something bigger.

Interviews may be held as applications are received.

Please complete the online application form.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for all our posts. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please note online searches may be done as part of pre‑recruitment checks.

We look forward to receiving your application and hopefully meeting you as part of the recruitment process.

Cornerstone Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under‑represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

Closing Date: 14th December 2025