Job Description

Teaching Assistant

Upton Cross Academy, Liskeard

Contract type: Fixed term contract

Available hours: Variable hours contract with initial hours of 30 hpw, term time only

Salary: Grade C 12.21 per hour

Start date: September 2025

Closing date: 9am on Wednesday 9th July 2025

Interview date: w/c 14th July 2025 How to apply: Apply online at www.kernowlearning.co.uk/vacancies

We are seeking a Teaching Assistant to join our skilled TA team to start in September 2025. 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 linked to SEND funding, with initial hours of 30 hours per week, term time only.

Closing date: 9am on Wednesday 9th July 2025.

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 have 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.

Our small school is positioned in the heart of Upton Cross village, on the edge of Bodmin Moor. We are surrounded by a wealth of mining history, farming and glorious countryside including the historic Hurlers Stone Circles.

Learning outdoors is what our children thrive on, and we have an amazing 'Forest School' and beautiful grounds where our children can flourish in their learning both in and through the environment. Our curriculum is rigorous but exciting, ensuring that all our children are equipped with the skills and knowledge they need to be successful at secondary school and beyond, and living up to our school motto of 'inspiring and achieving success for all'.

At Upton Cross Academy we aim to create a safe, happy and stimulating environment, whereby all members of the school community are enabled and encouraged to meet their full potential. Our Trust Core Shared Values and our Trust's Philosophy of 'work hard, be honest & help other' help us remain focussed on this and set out the guiding principles for life at our school.

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.

Upton Cross Academy

Upton Cross

Liskeard

Cornwall

PL14 5AX

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

Pay: 12.21 per hour

Expected hours: 30 per week

Benefits:

Bereavement leave Canteen Casual dress Company pension Cycle to work scheme Discounted or free food Enhanced maternity leave Free flu jabs Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Sick pay
Schedule:

Day shift Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 08/07/2025
Expected start date: 04/09/2025