Teaching Assistant

Are you a passionate professional ready to build your future?

Do you want to work in a supportive environment where your skills and contributions are valued?

Join us!

At Futura Learning Partnership, we are committed to creating an environment where every employee - whether in teaching, support, or leadership - can flourish. We strive to attract, develop, and retain the very best talent by creating a culture that values professional development, wellbeing, and inclusion.

Your Role in Building Brighter Futures

As a Teaching Assistant at WILLOWDOWN Primary School you will play a key role in contributing to the delivery of Futura’s mission statement of “Building the brightest future for all, enabling every individual to flourish”. We are looking for an individual who is passionate about living our values and making a positive impact on all the young people in our Trust.

As Teaching Assistant, you will be responsible for:

Working under the direction of the Head Teacher but also use your own initiative to make things happen, be creative and problem solve.

Develop rigorous methods of promoting/reinforcing pupil’s self-esteem and independence resilience, confidence and social skills through outdoor learning and track impact over time.

Have good literacy and numeracy skills.

Willing to work on a one to one basis with individual children and integrate them into the school setting; this includes helping them manage the strategies that are in place to access learning.

Willing to work within class and our nurture provision.

Post Holder will be expected to support behaviour across the school through a positive, inclusive ethos.

What You’ll Bring to Futura

We are looking for an inspiring, innovative, dynamic Teaching Assistant who:

Qualifications: Grade C/4 in English and Maths at GCSE.

Experience: Previous teaching assistant experience.

Skills: Excellent communication, problem-solving, ability to engage students.

Demonstrates a passion for creating a supportive and inclusive environment for all members of our school community.

Aligns with our trust-wide values by bringing a positive, collaborative approach to their work and a willingness to continuously develop professionally.

What We Offer to Support Your Growth

Professional Growth: Continuous Professional Development (CPD), inset days, rotation and secondment opportunities, and leadership succession programmes.

Wellbeing Support: Initiatives like ‘Wellbeing Moments,’ flexible working arrangements, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for mental health support.

Comprehensive Benefits: Generous defined pension schemes, Health Cash-back Plan (covering dentist, physiotherapy appointments etc.), and multiple retail discount schemes.

Sustainability Commitment: Reducing our carbon footprint through our Climate and Nature initiatives across all schools.

Inclusive Culture: A collaborative environment where diversity is celebrated, helping staff bring their best selves to work and thrive in their roles.

Key Information:

Application Deadline: Sunday 19th October  Interviews are likely to be held on Wednesday 22nd October

 Start date – 1st November 2025, Work Pattern – Monday – Friday 8.30am – 3.30pm 30 mins for lunch

 Contract Type – Permanent  

PLEASE NOTE: Early applications are encouraged.  We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement.

Futura Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Futura Learning Partnership will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, one of which must be from your existing/most recent employer and completed by a Headteacher/appropriate senior manager/HR Lead, satisfactory pre-employment health screening, online searches and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006.

Equal Opportunities:

At Futura Learning Partnership, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated, and everyone is treated fairly. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and are dedicated to supporting our staff to achieve