Teaching Assistant

Education Job Finder; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

The Bishop's CofE Primary Academy is seeking a caring and proactive Teaching Assistant to join our team. You will support teachers and pupils, helping to create a positive and engaging learning environment across our primary phase.

You’ll be patient and approachable, able to assist with a range of classroom activities, ensuring all children feel supported and encouraged to do their best. The role is part time, 32.5 hours per week, term time plus one week, with start in November 2026.

Qualifications

• Caring, proactive and reliable Teaching Assistant.
• Support both teachers and pupils to create a positive learning environment.
• Patient and approachable, able to assist with classroom activities and help all children feel supported.

Responsibilities

• Support teachers and pupils in the classroom.
• Assist with a range of classroom activities.
• Help ensure children feel supported and encouraged to do their best.

Skills

Caring

Proactive

Reliable

Job description

Location: The Bishop's CofE Primary Academy

Job Hours: 32.5 hours per week

Phase: Primary

Job Type: Permanent

Job Weeks: Term time + 1 week

Job Time: Part Time

Start Date: November 2026

Attachments

Recruitment Pack

Teaching Assistant

The Bishop's CofE Primary Academy

Canterbury Way

Thetford

IP24 1EB

Part of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust (DNEAT)

• Permanent
• Part Time
• 32.5 hours per week
• Term Time + 1 week
• Required November 2026 (or ASAP thereafter)

We are looking for a caring, proactive and reliable Teaching Assistant to join our team. You will support both teachers and pupils, helping to create a positive and engaging learning environment.

You’ll be patient, approachable, and able to assist with a range of classroom activities, ensuring all children feel supported and encouraged to do their best.

Working Hours

The exact working pattern will be agreed with the successful candidate at interview but will fall within our academy hours of 08:15 –15:45.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to book an appointment by phoning 01842 754902.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received.

Within the Trust we use AI to help review applications. If we spot that AI has been used in a misleading way, such as copying unedited AI created answers, exaggerating previous job experience, or pretending to be someone else, we may choose to reject the application without feedback.

References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form. Please contact us to discuss this further if you have any queries.

Closing Date: 13 November 2026, 9am

Interview Date:16 November 2026

The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references.

The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.