About the role
Role: Teaching Assistant.
Location: Tameside, Hyde.
Start Date: April after Easter.
Contract: Long-term with Daily Opportunities available.
Salary: £450 – £500 per week (dependent on experience and scale point).
The School and Role
Vision for Education is recruiting a Primary Teaching Assistant to support welcoming primary schools across the Tameside borough. This is an excellent opportunity for a passionate and reliable Teaching Assistant (TA) who enjoys helping children succeed both academically and personally.
Working alongside the class teacher, you will provide classroom support, one-to-one assistance, and small-group interventions to help pupils build confidence, improve learning outcomes, and stay engaged in lessons. You will play an important role in creating a positive, inclusive, and supportive learning environment where every child feels encouraged to reach their potential.
This position is ideal for candidates looking for a long-term Teaching Assistant role starting April 2026, with opportunities to work across a range of supportive primary schools.
Requirements
To be considered for this Primary Teaching Assistant role in Tameside, you should have:
1. Previous experience working as a Teaching Assistant in a primary school or a relevant qualification such as a Level 2 or Level 3 Teaching Assistant certificate.
2. A genuine passion for supporting children’s learning and development.
3. Strong communication and teamwork skills to work effectively with teachers, pupils, and school staff.
4. The ability to provide 1:1 support and small-group interventions, including supporting pupils with varying learning needs.
5. A proactive, flexible, and reliable approach to classroom support.
Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.
What Vision for Education offer
6. As a valued employee of Vision for Education, you will receive:
7. Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
8. Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
9. Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
10. Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
11. FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
12. Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
13. Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.
About Vision for Education
Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.
Vision for Education do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.