Description Teaching Assistant The Bishops’ C of E Learning Academy, Newquay Contract type: Permanent Contract Available hours: Variable hours contract with initial hours of 30 hpw, term time only Salary: Grade C £12.21 per hour Start date: September 2025 Closing date: Thursday 10th July 2025 Interview date: Monday 14th July 2025 How to apply: Apply online at www.kernowlearning.co.uk/vacancies We are seeking a Teaching Assistant to join our skilled TA team to start in September 2025. Experience of working in a primary school classroom is desirable and the ideal candidate for this role will have good communication skills and a real enthusiasm and enjoyment of working with children to support them to be their very best. Experience of working with children with SEND would be an advantage. This is a permanent, variable hours contract, with initial hours of 30 hours per week, term time only. The successful candidate will be: • A caring and warm individual who is able to work effectively as part of a team • Committed to their own professional development and continual self-review • Committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of all children • Able to build a strong rapport with children and have a developing understanding of the national curriculum • An excellent classroom support with behaviour management skills • Able to lead learning with individuals or groups of pupils • Uphold the school’s Christian values Our mantra is for our school community to, ‘Have faith to Belong, Believe, Aspire and Achieve’ in everything we do. Our foundation is in the church and we strive for all our children to flourish: "If you have faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, move from here to there, and it would move. Nothing is impossible". Matthew 17:20. We are committed to ensuring that our children thrive during their time at The Bishops' and that they are instilled with our Christian values of perseverance, compassion, respect, forgiveness, trust and courage to be ready for whatever challenges come their way. These values echo our Trust Core Shared Values and our Trust Philosophy of ‘work hard, be honest & help others’. Kernow Learning is a multi-academy trust of 21 primary schools in Cornwall. We believe that our trust is at the precipice of something great; through a mix of collective synchronicity and autonomy, our schools are working together to provide strength so that they can stretch their offer beyond expectations in their drive for excellence. Our trust is not insular; we embrace collaboration, innovation, and development. Our English Hub supports schools across Cornwall to secure children’s early reading, whilst our Teaching School Hub, as a partner in OneCornwall, provides services to schools across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in relation to areas such as the Early Career Framework and National Professional Qualifications. As well as offering great schools to work in, wonderful children to work with, and fantastic colleagues to work alongside, our Trust is committed to providing colleagues with other benefits that make your employment with Kernow Learning the best it can be. We offer: • A competitive salary and membership of Local Government Pension Scheme; • A real commitment to wellbeing, including access to 24/7 wellbeing services and employee assistance programme; • Access to discounts with national and local retailers and service providers; • A range of CPD and training opportunities, both internally and externally, learning from local and national speakers and specialists to support your professional growth; • The support and skills of our networks of colleagues both within our schools and our Shared Services teams. If you would like the opportunity to contribute to the success of our trust, then we would love to hear from you. You can apply for this position online by visiting www.kernowlearning.co.uk/vacancies. Kernow Learning is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and follows the Safer Recruitment process. The successful candidate will be expected to share this commitment and will be required to undertake checks including an enhanced disclosure through the DBS process, as well as prohibition, S128, and Social Media/online presence checks. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all. Unfortunately, Kernow Learning is not a sponsoring organisation for overseas candidates. This means that the successful candidate will need to possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently. For further information, or for support with the application process, please contact our HR Team on 01637 303106 or email hr@kernowlearning.co.uk. Apply now at www.kernowlearning.co.uk/vacancies. The Bishops’ C of E Learning Academy Treninnick Hill Newquay TR7 2SR We are committed to safeguarding children and the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and will be assessed against the Childcare Disqualification Regulations. This is not a Cornwall Council vacancy therefore please contact the organisation direct for further information. Organisation address: Kernow Learning, The Old Cricket Pavilion, Treninnick Hill, Newquay, T7 2JU Contact detail: Kernow Learning Email: hr@kernowlearning.co.uk Website: www.kernowlearning.co.uk