Job Description

Teaching Assistant

St Kew Academy, St Kew, Nr Wadebridge

Contract type: Fixed term contract until July 2026

Available hours: Variable hours contract with initial hours of 13 hpw

Salary: Grade C 12.56 p/hour (24,225 per annum pro rata)

Start date: As soon as possible

Closing date: 26th November 2025

Interview date: w/c 1st December 2025 How to apply: Apply online at www.kernowlearning.co.uk/vacancies

We are seeking a Teaching Assistant to join our skilled TA team. Experience of working in a primary school classroom is desirable and the ideal candidate for this role will have good communication skills and a real enthusiasm and enjoyment of working with children to support them to be their very best. Experience of working with children with SEND would be an advantage.

This is a fixed term, variable hours contract until July 2026, with initial hours of 13 hours per week, term time only.

The successful candidate will be:

A caring and warm individual who is able to work effectively as part of a team

Committed to their own professional development and continual self-review

Committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of all children

Able to build a strong rapport with children and having a developing understanding of the national curriculum

An excellent classroom support with behaviour management skills

Able to lead learning with individuals or groups of pupils

Kernow Learning is a multi-academy trust of 21 primary schools in Cornwall. We believe that our trust is at the precipice of something great; through a mix of collective synchronicity and autonomy, our schools are working together to provide strength so that they can stretch their offer beyond expectations in their drive for excellence. Our trust is not insular; we embrace collaboration, innovation, and development. Our English Hub supports schools across Cornwall to secure children's early reading, whilst our Teaching School Hub, as a

partner in OneCornwall, provides services to schools across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in relation to areas such as the Early Career Framework and National Professional Qualifications.

We are very proud of our small school; our pupils, our staff, and our wider community. Our Pre-School offers our very youngest children a safe and nurturing, outdoor based, initial experience of St Kew Academy, before pupils join our school at aged 4. When our pupils leave us at 11 years old, they do so equipped with the knowledge and skills for their next phase of education and for life beyond. This curriculum has been developed for pupils to follow with their specific learning needs in mind and we work together to nurture and challenge each individual child through our tailored provision. Children take responsibility for their learning and behaviour, developing independence and questioning and decision-making skills. This is reflective of our Trust's Core Shared Values and our Trust Philosophy of 'work hard, be honest & help others'. Working in partnership with our parents and, staff and the local community we achieve an effective balance of achievement and progress for all whilst ensuring our pupils are cared for, safe and happy and this balance helps to make our school the special place that it is today. The St Kew family looks after one another.

As well as offering great schools to work in, wonderful children to work with, and fantastic colleagues to work alongside, our Trust is committed to providing colleagues with other benefits that make your employment with Kernow Learning the best it can be. We offer:

A competitive salary and membership of Local Government Pension Scheme;

A real commitment to wellbeing, including access to 24/7 wellbeing services and employee assistance programme;

Access to discounts with national and local retailers and service providers;

A range of CPD and training opportunities, both internally and externally, learning from local and national speakers and specialists to support your professional growth;

The support and skills of our networks of colleagues both within our schools and our Shared Services teams.

If you would like the opportunity to contribute to the success of our trust, then we would love to hear from you. You can apply for this position online by visiting www.kernowlearning.co.uk/vacancies.

Kernow Learning is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and follows the Safer Recruitment process. The successful candidate will be expected to share this commitment and will be required to undertake checks including an enhanced disclosure through the DBS process, as well as prohibition, S128, and Social Media/online presence checks.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all.

Unfortunately, Kernow Learning is not a sponsoring organisation for overseas candidates. This means that the successful candidate will need to possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently.

For further information, or for support with the application process, please contact our HR Team on 01637 303106 or email hr@kernowlearning.co.uk.

Apply now at www.kernowlearning.co.uk/vacancies.

St Kew Academy

St Kew

Nr Wadebridge

Cornwall

PL30 3ER

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: 12.56 per hour

Expected hours: 13 per week

Benefits:

Canteen Casual dress Company pension Cycle to work scheme Discounted or free food Free flu jabs Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Sick pay
Work Location: In person