Teaching Assistant - Full-time

Leigh Academy Paddock Wood, Tonbridge

• Ref:KCC886-2127-146S
• Posted:11/09/2025
• Pay:Actual salary £18,788 per annum (£25,136 full time
• Start Date:November 2025
• App Close Date:22/09/2025 at 23:45
• Interviews:TBC

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Are you passionate about helping young people reach their full potential? We're looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our team at Leigh Academy Paddock Wood. This is a chance to work in a supportive, dynamic, and forward-thinking environment where you'll make a real difference in the lives of our students every single day.

At Leigh Academy Paddock Wood, we believe every student deserves the chance to succeed, and our Teaching Assistants play a pivotal role in ensuring they achieve their full potential. You’ll be part of a warm, inclusive, and collaborative community where your contribution is valued and celebrated.

We pride ourselves on our innovative approach to education and our commitment to nurturing the whole child. Whether you're experienced in education or looking to start your journey in this rewarding field, we’ll provide you with the tools, training, and encouragement to thrive.

While previous experience as a Teaching Assistant is advantageous, it’s not essential—we value enthusiasm, dedication, and a genuine desire to support our students above all else.

If you’re ready to join a school that values your skills and celebrates your success, we’d love to hear from you! Apply today and become part of a team where your work truly matters.

This is a permanent role which offers an actual salary £18,788 per annum (£25,136 full time equivalent) based on 35 hours per week (8:30am – 15:30pm Monday to Friday, 8am start on Thursday), Term Time only.

Information about the school

We are a large three form entry Primary School situated in Paddock Wood. We pride ourselves on being at the heart of the community. As the Interim Principal of Paddock Wood Primary Academy, I am honoured to serve a community with so much tradition, culture, ambition and love for their children.

We deliver a broad and balanced curriculum, enriched through our after school clubs and co-curricular activities which are made accessible to all. As an IB World School, our curriculum provision is enhanced further through the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP). It is an aspirational high quality inquiry-led learning framework, where the National Curriculum is delivered through in-context experiences. Through the IB PYP curriculum framework, children are encouraged to be risk-takers, life-long learners and global citizens.

We believe that there are no limits to what we can achieve when we work together. Our values of ‘aspire, respect and persevere’ permeate through everything we say and do. Our academy is dedicated to creating a safe and inclusive learning environment where every child can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. We believe in nurturing the whole child and encouraging our children to explore their interests and passions and achieving excellence.

Our recent Ofsted report from November 2023 confirms that our pupils at Leigh Academy Paddock Wood are excited to learn and that the school is a safe and stimulating place which offers a myriad of opportunities to develop pupils’ interests and talents. Each day there is a hive of happy activity and pupils enjoy the wide range of leadership opportunities available, such as play leaders, language or well-being ambassadors. Pupils receive training that helps them confidently and diligently perform these roles.

Our highly ambitious community builds thinking learners who act with agency and create lasting memories.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Talent Team, Leigh Academies Trust
• Address:Carnation Road, Strood, Kent, ME2 2SX
• Telephone: 01634 412 258
• Email: Joinus@LATrust.org.uk

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