Early Years Teaching Assistant

Sandringham Primary School – Exceed Learning Partnership Trust

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, Term Time Only

Start Date: September 2026

The Directors of Exceed Learning Partnership and Governors of Sandringham Primary School are looking to appoint an Early Years Teaching Assistant to contribute to the academy’s further development in the year ahead.

• Inspire & Engage: Create a welcoming, safe, and stimulating environment where children feel confident to explore and learn.
• Support Development: Deliver high-quality EYFS curriculum support, focusing on prime and specific areas of development.
• Observe & Record: Observe children’s progress and contribute to their learning journeys/profiles (using Tapestry).
• Team Collaboration: Work closely with the Early Years Teacher to plan and implement creative indoor and outdoor activities.

We are looking for multi-tasking educational superstars who live to inspire and love to encourage. Selfless providers of knowledge and skills for our children who will make the difference in their lives. We foster a positive climate and strive for all staff to develop a successful career. In order to achieve this, we put the maximum effort into creating the very best professional development opportunities.

At Sandringham Primary School, our aim is to foster a love of learning and develop enquiring minds to enable all our children to overcome barriers to learning and reach their full potential. Education is a partnership between home and school and we place a great deal of emphasis on our partnership with parents and the community. We believe that children learn best when home and school work together.

We strive to ensure that our children value themselves as unique individuals, celebrating diversity and respecting differences. We work together as a community to enable all our children to grow to be responsible citizens and successful learners with high aspirations who know how to make a positive contribution to their community and the wider society. Our Values permeate through everything we do and we expect our pupils to be ambitious to achieve their very best through being positive, self-motivated, engaged in their learning and independent in their decisions. There is a high focus on developing children’s moral, spiritual, social and cultural understanding.

Benefits:

• Excellent career development
• Talented and hard-working professional colleagues who are committed to children’s success across the curriculum
• The support of being part of a successful Multi Academy Trust
• Access to the most up-to-date training and development for Teaching Assistants
• Wonderful pupils and parents who support the school in all its aspirations
• A highly committed and supportive Academy Governing Board and Trust Board of Directors
• An inclusive ethos in which everyone is valued and respected
• An ethos where we promote and support the importance of physical, emotional and mental wellbeing
• Access to our health and wellbeing services through our partnership with Schools Advisory service which gives employees access to physiotherapy, exercise programmes, wellbeing support and 24-hour access to GP appointments for you and your family
• Free flu jabs annually

At Exceed Learning Partnership, we have a strong culture of school improvement, and professional development is at the heart of the Trust and all its academies. As a Trust, we are passionate about meeting the needs of all our learners, ensuring their happiness and making the most of their individual talents. The focus on developing a lifelong love of learning is underpinned by rigorous attention to the development of essential skills and tools. We are committed to providing the very best educational opportunities for the pupils of Sandringham Primary School and this is an exciting opportunity for you to join this team and ‘make a difference.’

Informal Communication and Visit: We advise a visit to the academy and would be happy for you to come and see our academy in action. To arrange a visit please contact the Academy office on 01302 361880 or by email to l.clark@elp.org.uk.

Application Details:

Closing date for applications: 8th June 2026

Shortlisting: 9th June 2026

Interview date: 15th June 2026

Exceed Learning Partnership is an inclusive, diverse, supportive organisation. We care deeply about inclusive working practice and diverse teams. We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suitable to the job and welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, sexuality, belief and disability.

The Directors and Governors of Exceed Learning Partnership are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants will undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers. The role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS certificate, the role is engaged in regulated activity and will therefore require a Children’s Barred List Check. Shortlisted Applicants will be required to complete a self-disclosure.