Job Description

KS1 Teaching Assistants - Term Time and All Year Round option | Exeter | Start September 2025

Are you ready to make a real difference in children's lives? Join Cornerstone Academy Trust as a KS1 Teaching Assistant and help shape confident, capable learners in a future-ready environment.

This is an exciting time to join Cornerstone Academy Trust, with schools located in Exeter, East Devon, and the coastal town of Barnstaple in North Devon. Our Trust is nationally and internationally recognised for outstanding and innovative education. We lead several Department for Education 'centres of excellence' and support schools across the country with professional development and school improvement strategies.

Your Role

Support teachers in delivering a rich, project-based curriculum Assist with classroom setup, pupil records, and admin tasks Lead reading groups, PE sessions, and accompany school trips Mentor and tutor pupils to help them thrive academically and personally Embrace digital learning and help prepare pupils for the 21st-century world

What You'll Bring

Experience working with children in Key Stage 1 A nurturing, tech-savvy, and proactive mindset A passion for education and a commitment to pupil success

Positions available

Option 1 - 8:30am to 3:30pm, 40 weeks per year (term time + 10 days) Option 2 - 8:30am to 3:30pm term time PLUS working in our holiday club 8:00am to 5:00pm during school holidays. This post comes with a holiday entitlement of 28 days per annum, including bank holidays, PLUS Christmas school holidays

What We Offer

Salary Option 1:

Actual salary starting from 17,800 for 32.5 hours per week, 40 weeks a year (based on 23,600 for 37 hours a week, all year)

Salary Option 2:

Actual salary starting from 22,200 for 32.5 hours per week for 40 weeks a year PLUS 8:00am to 5:00pm during the holidays (based on 23,600 for 37 hours a week, all year)

Perks

Generous pension scheme Health and cycle-to-work schemes Subsidised meals from in-house chefs State-of-the-art IT equipment Extensive training and development

Apply Today

Be bold. Be inspiring. Be part of something bigger.

Closing Date: 31st August 2025

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Interviews may be held as applications are received?. ?

www.tcat.education/vacancies

Please complete the online application form.?

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).? This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered 'protected' and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.? Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:?

www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for all our posts. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.?Please note online searches may be done as part of pre-recruitment checks.

We look forward to receiving your application and hopefully meeting you as part of the recruitment process.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: From 23,600.00 per year

Expected hours: 32.5 per week

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: KS1 TA Sept25
Expected start date: 02/09/2025