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Teaching Assistant - Fixed Term

Skinners’ Academies Trust

  • Ref:KCC-F32-39-T
  • Posted:13/10/2025
  • Pay:SAT Pay Range C £25,252 - £26,262 pa for full time
  • Start Date:Immediate
  • App Close Date:05/11/2025 at 12:00
  • Interviews:w/c 10 November 2025

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TEACHING ASSISTANT 

(Initially fixed term to 17 July 2026 may become permanent.  working hours 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (Term time plus INSETS).

We are looking for a vibrant and energetic Teaching Assistant to join our primary school team – someone who brings enthusiasm, creativity, and a genuine passion for working with children every single day. The ideal candidate will put pupils at the heart of everything they do, supporting their learning, well-being, and personal development in a nurturing and engaging environment. Whether it's assisting in the classroom, leading small group activities, or providing one-on-one support, you’ll be a positive role model who inspires, motivates, and helps every child to thrive. If you’re dedicated, dynamic, and ready to make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you!
This role is initially fixed term to 17 July 2025, 32.5 hours per week, term time only plus insets (39 weeks per year).


Role purpose: To support the teaching staff in securing high quality learning, raising standards and having a positive impact on pupils’ learning experience. To work under the guidance of the teaching staff to support pupils on a 1-1 basis, support learning activities, maintain pupil records and promote pupils’ social and emotional development.

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.
 
The Skinners’ Kent Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants are subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check and satisfactory employment references.
 

 

Information about the trust

The Trust comprises of Skinners’ Kent Academy and Skinners’ Kent Primary School.

The Academy opened on September 1st 2009. It is an independent, non fee-paying, mixed, all ability school, funded by the DfE and supported fully by its lead sponsor The Skinners’ School, a grammar school for boys and the Skinners’ Company. The Skinners’ Kent Academy Trust is founded on the principles of a culture of high standards and high aspirations, a culture of active participation, an emotionally rich learning environment and an inclusive environment where every child is known and every learner supported.

The main aim of the Academy Trust is to provide the highest quality of education for students, from Reception to Year 11 and the Sixth Form. The Academy Trust aims to raise and reflect aspirations within the local community and provide education, social and economic benefits for all.

We aim to find and develop everything that is exceptional in each child and let it flourish within a framework of high expectations. We intend to motivate and inspire our students to achieve of their very best, to fly high, and to set course on the brightest of futures.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Gemma Wyatt
  • Address:The Skinners' Kent Primary School,
    The Avenue,
    Tunbridge Wells,
    Kent,
    TN2 3GS
  • Telephone: 01892 553060
  • Email: info@skps.org.uk

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.