Job Description

Hugo Meynell Primary School are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Teaching Assistant to join our successful and truly inclusive school.

We are looking for someone,

who is passionate about making a difference to the lives of children. The successful candidate will hold pupil well-being at the centre of all they do; have good inter-personal skills; high standards and expectations, as well as an understanding of the challenges that can be faced by young pupils.

You will be working alongside a dedicated and skilled team, to support children's learning.

We are looking for someone who wants to be part of a friendly and motivated team who has:

Consistently high expectations of all children

Positive relationships with children, parents and colleagues

Creative and flexible approaches to helping and supporting children learn, believing every child can achieve

Excellent behaviour management strategies

A high regard for inclusion and equality

The ability to make a positive contribution to the school as a whole

Energy and enthusiasm and is caring and dedicated

The ability to work from their own initiative

Good organisational skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

A commitment to continuous professional development

In return, we can offer you:

An exciting opportunity to develop your own career with professional development opportunities

Happy, well behaved children, who are enthusiastic and eager to learn

A hardworking, friendly and supportive team of staff and governors to work alongside

Safeguarding information

Hugo Meynell Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The person appointed will be engaging in regulated activity with children. This is because they will either:

- be responsible on a regular basis in a school for teaching, instructing, caring for or supervising children,

- be working on a regular basis in a school, where the work gives opportunity for unsupervised contact with children,

OR

- engage in intimate or personal care, even if this happens only once.

It is an offence to apply for this vacancy if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. A policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders can be found on the school website https://www.hugomeynell.co.uk/vacancies/

The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS, Prohibition List, Barred List, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable professional references.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, and as part of our pre-employment checks, publicly available social media profiles of shortlisted candidates will be reviewed before interview.

Hugo Meynell Primary School's Safeguarding Policy and Child Protection arrangements are available on the school website at the following page:

https://www.hugomeynell.co.uk/safeguarding/

Application Details

The full job description is attached to this advert, but for more information or if you would like to arrange a visit to look around Hugo Meynell, please contact the school office.

All applications must be submitted on an application form. We are unable to accept CV applications.

We will be happy to consider an application for our Midday Supervisor vacancy in conjunction with this role.

Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 5th January 2026

Interviews will take place on Monday 12th January 2026

Hugo Meynell Primary School, Eccleshall Road, Loggerheads,

Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 4NU

01630 672287

office@hugomeynell.staffs.sch.uk

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

Pay: 11,222.00-11,400.00 per year

Expected hours: 16.5 per week

Benefits:

Company pension Free parking On-site parking
Education:

GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Work Location: In person