Job Title: Teaching Assistant x 1 (23.75 hours per week. Permanent) Location: Thomas Telford Primary Free School, George Lees Avenue, Priorslee, TF2 5AB Required: September 2026 Days/Hours of work: Monday to Friday 8.45am to 1.30pm Salary: £13,513.27pa (actual) Job Title: Nursery Teaching Assistants x 2 (32.50 hours per week. Permanent) Location: Thomas Telford Primary Free School, George Lees Avenue, Priorslee, TF2 5AB Required: September 2026 Days/Hours of work: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 3.30pm 32.50 hours per week, term time only Salary: £18,491.85pa (actual) Please stipulate which TA position you are applying for. Closing date: 13 th April 2026 Interview date: 24 th April 2026 We are seeking to appoint highly motivated Teaching Assistants who are passionate about teaching and learning and who have high expectations of attainment and behaviour. We can offer you a great working environment, freedom to express and implement ideas, a supportive and friendly team, plus great professional development opportunities. This post is suitable for both experienced and qualified Level 2/3 Teaching Assistants, and is an exciting opportunity for dynamic, ambitious, and energetic individuals to work with our skilful team of teachers. If you feel that you have the skills, abilities, and experience that we are looking for, and are interested in working in an environment committed to improving the learning outcomes for children, we would be very pleased to hear from you. This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as stated in the person specification. Thomas Telford Primary Free School is a new primary school, which has joined the Thomas Telford Multi Academy Trust in September 2025. The TTMAT has a proven track record of excellence and is at the forefront on educational developments nationally. In June 2024, our sister school Redhill Primary Academy was awarded Ofsted’s highest accolade, after being rated Outstanding in all areas of the inspection framework, stating that all pupils thrive both academically as well as personally and socially. Our commitment is to achieve the same outcome at the Free School. To learn more about either Thomas Telford Primary Free School or Redhill Primary Academy, visit our website pages at https://ttprimaryschool.co.uk or Home - Redhill Primary Academy The school is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All successful candidates are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check with barred list (for regulated activity posts) as well as other pre-appointment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2024), such as an online check, suitable references, ID checks, and proof of qualifications (where appropriate). This post also requires checks under the Childcare Disqualification Regulations and Childcare Act 2006, which includes a criminal record self-disclosure form to be completed and returned prior to interview. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act as amended. Please see safeguarding policies on our website: Key Information | Thomas Telford Primary Free School Please complete the application form carefully and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. These will be discussed at interview along with any disclosures. For information on privacy notices for job applicants, please visit our schools website on the following link: Privacy-Notice-Job-Applicants.pdf If you would like more information please contact 01952 446525 and ask for the Office Manager, Mrs Fay Hurford. Please email completed application forms to Mrs Fay Hurford fay.hurford@ttprimaryschool.co.uk (sorry, but CV’s will not be accepted). Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted, otherwise they may assume that, on this occasion, their application has been unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest in this vacancy.