Teaching Assistant


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Cambridge, CB25 9DL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	16 Sept 2026
Closing date:	6 Oct 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Role overview:

We are seeking a Teaching Assistant to join The Shade Primary School, part of Anglian Learning. You will work alongside the class teachers to enhance pupil learning and attainment while promoting independence, self-esteem, and social inclusion. It includes providing support to pupils both individually and in groups, to help them access the curriculum, engage in learning, and experience a sense of achievement.

Duties and responsibilities:

In conjunction with the classroom teachers, adapt Learning to meet the needs of individual children and small groups.

• Take responsibility for delivering learning activities with small groups who would benefit from a different learning approach as agreed.

• Support children with significant development needs, e.g. cognitive ability, SEMH, learning skills, etc. as directed Read and understand Learning plans shared prior to lessons, if available and prepare the classroom for Learning.

• Support teaching by maintaining records, tracking pupil progress, assisting in planning and assessment, organising resources, preparing materials, and helping manage behaviour.

• Deliver interventions for pupils with SEND and SEMH needs, recording assessments and pupil progress and sharing outcomes with the class teacher to inform next steps in learning and support

• Engage in ongoing professional development by reflecting on practice, liaising with school leaders, building relevant skills, and participating in appraisal procedures.

• Work in line with statutory safeguarding guidance (e.g. Keeping Children Safe in Education, Prevent) and our safeguarding and child protection policies and promote the safeguarding of all pupils in the school. Requirements:

• Experience working in a school environment or other educational setting

• Experience working with children/ young people

• Good literacy, numeracy and organisational skills

• Knowledge of guidance and requirements around safeguarding children

• A commitment to getting the best outcomes for all pupils, and promoting the ethos and values of the school

• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and to safeguarding pupil’s wellbeing and equality at all times

What the school offers its staff

As an employee of AnglianLearningyou wouldbenefitfrom access to a range of employee benefits and Trust-wide initiatives. For an overview of the benefits on offer please refer to the Recruitment Information Pack.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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