- Bucklesham Primary School
- Address: Bucklesham, Ipswich, Suffolk IP10 0AX
- Salary: £24,790 per annum pro rata, Grade 3, Point 5
- Hours: 30 hours per week, term time only, 38 weeks per year
- Contract: Permanent, required from November 2025
- Reference: 7896
Bucklesham Primary School are seeking a passionate 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).
You will support the needs of our mixed age classes, 5 days a week, 8.30am -3.30 pm with an hour for lunch between 12 – 1pm. This will ideally be one person for consistency, but we could consider a job share. You will have KS1 experience and knowledge of adapting the curriculum for SEND children. Knowledge of delivering interventions would be an advantage.
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 an enthusiastic 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 with additional needs.
As our Teaching Assistant, you will:
- be committed, motivated and enjoy interaction with children, setting good examples and building confidence
- 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
- ideally have experience of working in mixed age classes and with SEND pupils
- carry out a range of teaching assistant tasks as a member of a friendly and supportive team
- 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, 1:1 directed work, or interventions using a variety of methods.
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
- be able 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
- be able to work both in the classroom and out of the classroom.
We can offer:
- 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
For more information
Please read the Job Description (Word) and the Application Guidance (Word).
To find out more about us, please visit our website.
You are warmly encouraged to visit the school or arrange an informal chat, please contact the school Office by emailing [email protected].
For further information please contact Rachael Rudge, Headteacher by either calling 01473 659389 or by emailing [email protected].
How to apply
Please submit your completed Application Form (Word) by email to Rachael Rudge, Headteacher by emailing at [email protected].
Closing date: 3 November 2025.
Interview date: 7 November 2025.
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