Package Description:
THE ROLE
We're looking for a dedicated Junior School Classroom Assistant to join our team in our new Kindergarten Class supporting 4-5 year olds. You'll be instrumental in supporting the whole child, ensuring both their academic progress and their pastoral care and wellbeing. You will work closely with all teachers and colleagues to provide a nurturing and stimulating environment where every pupil can thrive. The Kindergarten class will provide education for up to sixteen 4-5 year olds and will be taught by a fully qualified GTCS registered teacher, as well as specialist teachers in some areas including swimming, PE and music. The classroom assistant will support the pupils in their learning and teachers across the curriculum as well as pupils in Y1-6 during break and lunchtimes. Experience of an Early Years setting or working with younger children is desirable but not essential.
The post will commence on Monday, 18 August 2026.
Closing Date for Applications is Monday 23 June. Interviews will take place shortly thereafter.
About St Leonards
St Leonards is a friendly and forward-looking independent, coeducational, boarding and day school situated on an historic campus at the heart of the university town of St Andrews. The school enjoys an unrivalled location - there are sandy beaches, world-class Links golf courses, and historic sites on its doorstep.
St Leonards delivers the inspiring, globally-recognised International Baccalaureate curriculum (which has been praised by university admissions officers for its focus on deepening learning learning, offering wider subject options, and enriching minds) for pupils aged five to 18, and was the first school to be accredited as an all-through IB school in Scotland. It is one of just two schools in the UK to actively offer all four IB programmes, ensuring a seamless learner journey. The youngest pupils follow the Primary Years Programme, which goes hand-in-hand with the vibrant Outdoor Learning programme at St Leonards. This is followed by the Middle Years Programme and (I)GCSEs. In the Sixth Form, pupils choose between the Career-related Programme and the Diploma Programme.
St Leonards enjoys a rich sporting heritage, and continues to boast a strong record of achievement with pupils representing the school nationally in golf, rugby, lacrosse, hockey, horse riding, and small-bore rifle shooting. The leading five-tier Golf Programme continues to go from strength to strength, the Duke of Edinburgh Award is the fastest growing of all Scottish independent schools, and an exciting calendar of trips and activities ensures pupils leave St Leonards equipped with the skills required to succeed in today’s ever-changing world. Truly an education ‘Ad Vitam’ (for life).