KS2 Teaching Assistant

Bucklesham Primary School, Ipswich, Suffolk IP10 0AX

£24,790 pro rata

30 hours per week, term time only

Fixed Term 3-year Contract until July 2028. Required from September 2025.

This is a 3-year contract attached to supporting pupil needs. It is for 3 years as then those children will move to High School.

We are seeking a motivated and caring Teaching Assistant who will join our dedicated and friendly team in our “small, caring school which has a big vision for children’s lives” (Ofsted, July 2024).

We are looking for a teaching assistant to support the medical and learning needs in our Year 5 and 6 mixed age class, 5 days a week, 8:30am-3:30pm (lunch 12pm – 1pm). This will ideally be one person for consistency, but we could consider a job share.

You would have KS2 experience and knowledge of adapting the curriculum for SEND children. Knowledge of delivering interventions would be an advantage and knowledge of the KS2 curriculum.

Located in a small village just outside of Ipswich, the school is driven by a strong, nurturing ethos which supports the development of the whole child. The school has four mixed age classes, and we are keen to appoint a dedicated and highly motivated teaching assistant who can contribute to the delivery of a creative, engaging and challenging curriculum. We are looking for a positive practitioner who is passionate about supporting the development of children.

You will be committed, motivated and enjoy interaction with children, setting good examples and building confidence. You will have good inter-personal skills including the ability to use judgement and common sense and be able to work on your own, using your initiative. You will ideally have experience of working in mixed age classes and with SEND pupils.

You will carry out a range of teaching assistant tasks as a member of a friendly and supportive team.

You will need to:

• be flexible and adaptable
• be calm and patient
• be cheerful and friendly
• have great interpersonal and communication skills
• be able to use own initiative as well as being able to work as part of a team
• have a good understanding of the Key Stage you are working in
• have the ability to take the initiative and adapt work to the child or situation
• value our children in their richness and diversity
• be committed to our school vision for all adults and children to be ‘working hard, aiming high’
• be committed to safeguarding children
• have the ability to work both in the classroom and out of the classroom

You will be:

• working in our school and supporting an individual child, or group of children as the teacher directs
• working under the direction of a teacher following class planning and supporting children
• feeding back to the teacher and commenting on progress towards the set targets
• supporting individual children within the class and on the playground
• preparing work such as group games, one-to-one or two-to-one directed work, or interventions using a variety of methods

We will offer you:

• a ‘good’ school (Ofsted, July 2024)
• “pupils who are calm and respectful” (Ofsted, 2024)
• a supportive Governing Body, parents and community
• a nurturing and caring place to work
• a commitment to your professional development and wellbeing
• enthusiastic, friendly, committed and supportive staff
• rigorous processes to promote the safety and wellbeing of all children and staff

Number on Roll 92.

To find out more, please read the Job Description and Application Guidance.

For further information please call Rachael Rudge, headteacher on 01473 659389 or email rachael.rudge@bucklesham.suffolk.sch.uk.

Please visit our website (Bucklesham Primary School) to find out more about us.

You are warmly encouraged to visit the school or call for an informal discussion. Visits can be arranged by contacting the school office via email on admin@bucklesham.suffolk.sch.uk.

How To Apply:

Please complete the Application Form. Completed applications should be returned to the head teacher, Rachael Rudge via email on rachael.rudge@bucklesham.suffolk.sch.uk.

Closing date: 9am, 7 July 2025.

Interview date: 11 July 2025.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. It is also subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and children’s barred list check. Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the school.