About the role
We are seeking enthusiastic and dedicated Teaching Assistants to join our Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 teams. As a Teaching Assistant, you will:
Provide whole-class support, working closely with the class teacher to deliver engaging lessons and ensure smooth daily routines.
Offer targeted support for pupils with Special Educational Needs, including those in our specialist Rainbow Room provision (autism-focused).
Assist with small group interventions in reading, phonics, maths and social skills.
Help deliver a calm, inclusive learning environment that reflects our school values of Respect, Responsibility, Honesty, Kindness and Courage.
Use daily formative assessment and feedback to support pupil progress.
Participate in planning, preparation and evaluation alongside the class teacher.
Support behaviour for learning, adapting approaches to meet the needs of a diverse pupil population.
About the School
Proud recipient of the Flagship School for Inclusion Quality Mark, one of only 100 in the UK sudb
Part of a vibrant multi‑academy trust, offering a rich curriculum packed with trips, workshops, events and extracurricular activities .
Highly diverse community, with over 40 languages spoken and strong home‑school partnerships
We celebrate core values—Respect, Responsibility, Honesty, Kindness & Courage—embedded throughout school life and reflected in pupil and staff behaviour
We offer specialist SEND provision
Strong staff wellbeing ethos—we invest in your progression, work-life balance, coaching and development .
If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Davie at davie@zesteducation.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.
Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.
Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.
The role advertised is for temporary supply work.
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