Job Description

Are you passionate about supporting young learners and helping them thrive in their early educational journey? Do you have a strong background in delivering Read Write Inc. phonics and experience working with Key Stage 1 pupils?

Salary: Grade 4 - SCP 13 - SCP 16 - 24,405 - 25,183 FTE (Pay Award Pending)

Actual Salary: 18,685 - 19,280 (Pay Award Pending)

Working hours: Monday to Friday - 32.5 hours - 38 Weeks plus 5 Inset Days

Contract type: FTC until 31st August 2026

Start date: ASAP

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic

Teaching Assistant

to join our friendly and supportive team at Redhill Primary School, a vibrant primary school committed to nurturing confident, curious, and capable learners.

Key Responsibilities:

Deliver high-quality Read Write Inc. phonics sessions in small groups and one-to-one settings. Provide tailored support to KS1 children, helping to raise attainment in reading, writing, and early numeracy. Work collaboratively with class teachers to create an inclusive and engaging learning environment. Assist in tracking pupil progress and adapting support strategies accordingly. Foster a positive, nurturing atmosphere that promotes resilience and a love of learning.

We're looking for someone who:

Has a proven track record of delivering Read Write Inc. phonics effectively. Brings experience supporting KS1 children, especially those with varying learning needs. Is a team player with excellent communication and organisational skills. Is proactive, patient, and passionate about making a difference.
Redhill is a newly built one form entry primary school on the edge of Cannock Chase in Staffordshire and has a culture of ambition, high expectation and aspiration academically and in social behaviours of both staff and students.

Redhill is a cooperative school which has values and an inclusive culture woven throughout its curriculum and daily routines. This culture embraces safeguarding, personal development and welfare along with an engagement and commitment from all the school staff to do the very best it can for individuals.

All candidates are required to provide a supporting statement on the formal application forms which states clearly your reasons for applying, skills and experience for this position.

Shaw Education Trust

are a thriving mix of diverse and growing schools including Primary, Secondary and Special Schools all working together to improve the lives of young people in our communities. We are sponsored by Shaw Trust a charity organisation that focuses on transforming lives. We're a growing group of dynamically awesome academies providing education to children of all ages and abilities. Staff across our team of schools are dedicated to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to be successful, whatever their starting point in life.

We believe that everyone has the potential to be extraordinary!

To this end, our growing number of

Primary schools

within the trust tirelessly pursue excellence through research-based collaboration and innovation. Our developing, Trust-wide, 3D Primary curriculum and pioneering Digital Strategy is designed to create inspirational, energetic and immersive learning experiences. These enable every child to flourish within a caring, stimulating and purposeful atmosphere; fully prepared for their next stage of life and learning.

We know that at primary school, the quality of teaching affects both children's social behaviour and intellectual development. This age and stage of learning has a more powerful impact on children's academic progress than any other educational sector. Home too has a vital part to play! - Recognised through extensive research, it is the importance of early experiences and the powerful combination of home, pre-school and primary school partnerships that set the foundations enabling our amazing children and pupils to succeed.

Unlike other MATs, we don't enforce a curriculum for all our schools to follow. Instead, we support each individual school to offer a programme that enables our students to deepen their knowledge, develop their skills, sparks their imagination and fires their curiosity.

Our schools span from Birmingham to Bury, meaning that we can support students from all walks of life, no matter their background or socioeconomic status. In doing this, we can help ensure all children are able to access a high standard of education, with all being treated equally.

Please visit our Careers site for more information on Moorhill Primary School on Redhill Primary School Career Site (schoolrecruiter.com)

You can also scan this QR code to explore our wonderful school and meet the passionate children who bring it to life.

Shaw Education Trust offer the following employee benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:

An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)

Support Staff only

based on working

full time, all year

- Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (

37 days holiday

rising to 39 days

after 5 years' service including Bank Holidays) Electric Car Scheme: Environmentally friendly vehicles with our electric car scheme. Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy health services designed to support your well-being. Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands. Free Eye Tests Cycle to work scheme Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you

grow, contribute

and

flourish

in your role and in the Trust.
We know

our people

are the key to our success and so we're committed to ensuring the

employment experience

at

Shaw Education Trust

is a

rewarding

one.

Redhill Primary

is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, click here to review Safeguarding and Pupil Protection Policy https://www.shaw-education.org.uk/our-trust/key-information

This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including an online checks and criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions.

All shortlisted candidates will undergo an online search as part of Trust safer recruitment checks.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

In accordance with our safer recruitment policy CVs alone will not be accepted.

Application deadline: Thursday, 17th July 2025 at 9am

Interview date: Monday, 21st July 2025

We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date as we review applications on an on-going basis and interviews may be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, therefore, we encourage early applications.

Successful candidates will be subject to a fully Enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks.

Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Benefits:

Cycle to work scheme Referral programme
Schedule:

Monday to Friday No weekends
Work Location: In person