L2 Teaching Assistant (x2)
North Mead Primary Academy Part of The Mead Educational Trust (TMET)
Salary: Grade 3, Point 5-6
Contract Type: Part Time, Term Time Only
Contract Term: Fixed Term (January 2026- August 2026)
Start Date: January 2026
Closing Date: Thursday 11th December 2025
Interview Date: Monday 15th December 2025 or Tuesday 16th December 2025
HOURS: 30 hours, 39 weeks, Monday to Friday, 8.45 am to 3.15 pm (30-minute lunch beak)
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🌟 About the Role
We are seeking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated and forward-thinking team at North Mead Primary Academy, part of The Mead Educational Trust (TMET).
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a culture of excellence, ambition, and inclusion. The successful candidate will have a commitment to securing the best outcomes for all learners and play an active role in shaping a safe and positive school environment.
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At North Mead Primary Academy, we need a passionate Level 2 Teaching Assistant to deliver high quality lessons while successfully nurturing and inspiring our children. As part of our energetic and welcoming team, you will enthuse and motivate children to strive for success while maintaining a healthy learning environment for all children within the school.
Quotes about North Mead
• “The school has created an ambitious curriculum that reflects the diversity of the school community.”
• “The school has high expectations for all pupils to reach their individual potential and achieve well.”
• “Pupils speak about their learning with confidence, enthusiasm, excitement and pride.”
• “Pupils engage well in lessons and show high levels of focus towards their studies. “
• “Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary. Staff have consistently high expectations.”
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✅ What We’re Looking For
We welcome applicants who can demonstrate:
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
• A professional, caring, and flexible approach
• A caring practitioner who has the communication and interpersonal skills to put the children’s needs first and actively support them and their families.
• A skilled practitioner who believes in continuous professional development and is open to sharing and developing their practice alongside others.
• A team player who is committed to our motto of “together we make a positive difference.”
• A knowledgeable practitioner who is committed to developing the character and learning behaviours of a child alongside teaching a broad and balanced curriculum.
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🌱 Why Join Us?
The Mead Educational Trust (TMET) is a growing family of schools united by a shared commitment to delivering exceptional education and improving life chances for all our pupils. Serving a diverse range of communities across Leicester and Leicestershire, TMET is built on strong values of collaboration, inclusion, integrity, and excellence.
We are passionate about creating opportunities for staff to thrive. As part of TMET, you will benefit from:
• Access to high-quality professional development, coaching, and career progression
• Trust-wide collaboration across a network of passionate, like-minded professionals
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing and work-life balance, including access to the Vivup Employee Assistance Programme
• Clear, values-led leadership and a shared drive to make a meaningful difference in education
TMET is an inclusive employer, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds and levels of experience. We believe that every child deserves an outstanding education – and that every adult in our organisation deserves to feel supported, valued, and inspired.
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🔐 Safer Recruitment & Safeguarding Statement
The Mead Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
An enhanced DBS check with a check of the barred lists is required for all roles working with children. As part of our safer recruitment process and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025, we will also carry out:
• Online searches for all shortlisted candidates, to help identify any issues or concerns that are publicly available online
• Checks on employment history, references, and eligibility to work in the UK
We are an equal opportunities employer.
This post will involve contact with vulnerable groups (children, young people and/or adults) and is therefore, exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure check. This exemption means that shortlisted applicants for this post will be required to declare all criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, and bind- overs both spent and unspent in their application, before interview and regardless of the passage of time.