Overview
Job Title: Teaching Assistant
Location: Harpfield Primary Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Salary: Dependent on experience and qualifications
Grade 4 point 4 – 6: £24,404 - £25,183 per annum (£13,245.33 - £13,668.13 actual salary)
Start Date: September/October 2025
Contract Type: 23.35 hours. This position is attached to EHCP funding which we envisage to be extended. Fixed term until 17th July 2026 in the first instance.
Working Pattern: 8:30 – 13:10 Monday to Friday, term-time + 1 week (39 weeks total)
Application Closing Date: Monday 1st September 2025
Interview Date: Monday 8th September 2025
About You: Harpfield Primary Academy is looking for a caring Teaching Assistant to help create a space where every child can do their best. You’ll support students and teachers in the classroom and with pastoral care, working with small groups, helping lessons run smoothly, and building strong relationships with children, staff, and families. We’re looking for someone who’s organised, a good communicator, works well in a team, and is genuinely passionate about helping children succeed.
Our ideal candidate will have:
* Relevant qualifications: minimum GCSE grade C/4 or higher (or equivalent) and relevant qualifications (e.g. Level 2.3 Teaching Assistant, SENT Training).
* Strong experience: experience working with children, particularly those with SEND.
* SEND knowledge: confident understanding of a range of special educational needs (e.g. autism, ADHD, speech and language difficulties, SEMH).
* Confident communication: strong ability to communicate and build strong relationships with children, parents and staff.
About the Success for SEND Team
The Success for SEND team at Harpfield Primary Academy is a positive and experienced group of professionals who are passionate about supporting students with special educational needs. With a wide range of backgrounds and skills, the team provides both classroom and pastoral support to help every student feel included, understood, and able to succeed. They embrace new challenges with enthusiasm and work closely together to create a nurturing and inclusive school environment. Ongoing training and development opportunities are a key part of the team’s culture, making it a supportive and rewarding place to grow professionally.
About Our School
Interested in what sets Harpfield Primary Academy apart? We invite you to learn more about our ethos and experience the spirit of our community by visiting our website.
Ready to Join Us?
Submit your application directly through our website. We warmly welcome visits to our school, and if you’d like to arrange a visit or confidential conversation with the Line Manager, our friendly HR/Recruitment team is here to help. Reach out to us at recruitment@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk, and we’ll be delighted to assist you.
Essential Information
Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe; we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility. All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview. The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, References and, where appropriate, a Prohibition from teaching search. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.
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