Teaching Assistant

Job Advert Teaching Assistant Contract type: Fixed Term, 12 months initially, 32.5 hours per week term time only Location: Gatley Primary School Required from: September 2026 Salary: Scale 3 Point 5-6 £25.583 – £25,989 Pro rata Actual salary: £19,220.82 - £19,525.75 Closing date : Wednesday 8th July 2026 Interview date : Monday 13th July 2026 Are you passionate about supporting the delivery of a rich curriculum that consists of a wide range of activities and experiences across and beyond the classroom? Do you enjoy making a positive difference in children's lives, including supporting pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) to achieve their full potential? Do you want to work in an outstanding school, with an outstanding staff team, where the voice of the child is paramount to our learning? Do you want to be part of an organisation which focuses strongly the professional development and empowerment of staff? At Gatley Primary, we are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our team. Our Teaching Assistants work closely with groups of children as well as individual children, including those with EHCPs, to deliver personalised learning programmes and interventions. We provide a learning environment that aims to create a warm, friendly atmosphere in which children can grow and develop both academically and personally. We take pride in our achievements and have high expectations for each child in every aspect of their work – captured by our underlying school mission statement – ‘Enjoying Learning and Achieving Together’. We recognise that positive mental health and well-being, along with personal growth, are essential to the development of thriving and successful pupils and staff. The successful candidate will demonstrate necessary skills in order to enhance school life in order to maximise opportunities for pupils. They will have high expectations of themselves and others, and this will reflect the Trust’s approach of collaboration and empowermen