Teaching Assistant

Jessop Primary School; City Of London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A primary school in London is seeking a full-time Teaching Assistant to support student learning and assist the teacher in the classroom. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic about child development and capable of tailoring support to meet diverse needs. This is a one-year fixed-term position starting in October 2025 offering a competitive salary scale of £31,086 - £31,530 prorated based on hours worked.

Qualifications

• Desire to support, stimulate, nurture, and enable the development of all children.
• Ability to tailor teaching to remove barriers for child access to curriculum.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare.

Responsibilities

• Support access to learning for pupils in the classroom.
• Provide general support to the teacher in classroom management.
• Monitor progress to ensure all children achieve.

Skills

Enthusiasm for teaching

Ability to support child development

Adaptability

Teamwork

Job description

Job Details

• Salary: Scale 3 (£31,086 - £31,530) pro-rata
• Hours: 35 hours per week 08:30am – 4:30pm (including a break)
• Year Round? No - 39 Weeks Per Year
• Permanent? No - 1 Year Fixed Term
• To Start: October 2025
• Applications Close: Tuesday 7th October 2025
• Shortlisting: Tbc
• Interviews: Tbc

Job Description

Do you enjoy enabling children to be the best they can be? Would you like to be part of a team committed to developing staff to improve outcomes for children?

We are seeking a full-time teaching assistant, required at Jessop Primary School, 1 Year Fixed Term.

Starting date: October 2025
Working Hours: 35hrs per week 08:30am – 4:30pm (including a break).
Scale 3 (£31,086 – £31,530) pro-rata

Having recently confirmed our OUTSTANDING Status with Ofsted, the Senior Leadership of the school are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our learning community. Having established a collaborative way of working, across our Federation, we are seeking to harness the talents of driven, aspirational, and dedicated professionals, willing to develop and enhance their existing expertise to create memorable learning experiences for children.

Purpose of Job

To work under the direct instruction of teaching/senior staff, usually in the classroom with the teacher, to support access to learning for pupils and provide general support to the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom.

About you

We would like to hear from enthusiastic individuals with a desire to support, stimulate, nurture and enable the development of all children. You will be ready to tailor teaching to remove barriers, so all of our children have access to the curriculum, and monitoring progress so that every child achieves. We value candidates who show enthusiasm in the training needs required by the role.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check

How to apply:

Please ask Jade Bryan for a recruitment pack via email [e-mail]. Once complete please return to Jade Bryan at the above email address.

Tagged as: Teaching

Application Documents

• Lambeth-Application-form.pdf
• Teaching-Assistant-Scale-3.pdf