Teaching Assistant at The Deepings School, Peterborough, Lincolnshire

Teaching Assistant at The Deepings School

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Job Reference #

EDV/2026/DS/99445

Location

Park Road, Deeping St James, Peterborough, Lincolnshire, PE6 8NF

Contract Type

Permanent

Contract Term

Part-Time

Salary

£27,254.00 Annually (FTE)

Hours Per Week

32.5

Weeks Per Year

Closing Date

Midnight, Fri 19th Jun, 2026

Start Date

1 September 2026

Positions Available

Positions Available 2

Interview Date(s)

25 June 2026

Interview Date(s) 25 June 2026

About this Role

Job purpose

• To work with children and young people as directed, providing support to the headteacher and teacher across a range of child centred activities which promote child development and learning.

Main responsibilities

• Act in accordance with school policies and procedures and relevant legislation, particularly in relation to child protection and behaviour management.

• Be responsible for particular learning areas, including planning and preparation of activities and meeting appropriate deadlines.

• Assist with planning for school visits

• Contribute to the development of Individual Education Plans

• Be responsible for specialist equipment

• Help organise and participate in meetings with parents\carers.

• Assess identified pupils in and out of the classroom

• Prepare work programmes for groups of pupils for example literacy, numeracy.

• Note: tasks listed below in italics are those from a TA1 Job Description, which a person employed as a TA2 post may be expected to carry out.

• School Related - Assist with the planning and preparation of activities and preparation of the classroom, and in the delivery of local and national initiatives for example literacy and numeracy.

• Monitor children’s needs reporting these to a designated person. Keep records as required by the school. Have familiarity with all relevant statements of special educational needs specific to the child.

• Promote development and learning (physical, emotional, educational, social), foster growth, self-esteem and independence. Observe and record development. Support those children with special needs.

• Carry out reasonable personal care and hygiene duties and administer basic first aid. Assist with the movement of children in a around the school.

• Required to act in accordance with school policies and procedures and relevant legislation, particularly in relation to child protection and behaviour management.