Teaching Assistant

CHOPPINGTON PRIMARY SCHOOL

• Teaching Assistant to start as soon as possible
• Fixed Term Contract until 31st August 2027
• Band 3 Point 5 - £25,583 FTE
• £19,328 pro rata (based on 32.5 hours)

Variable hours contract – 20 – 32.5 hours. Initially 32.5 hours per week.

Term time + 5 days

Choppington Primary School is a small, inclusive school, with enthusiastic and friendly children; dedicated and hardworking staff, governing body and parents. Further information about the school can be found on our website.

We require an able and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant who will support children across school to assist with a?temporary increase in workload and funding. Applicants should have experience of working with or caring for children aged 3-11 years. We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills who can communicate positively with children and responding to their needs developing their personal, social and emotional development. The successful candidate should be qualified at NVQ2 for Teaching Assistant.

We are strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are invited for interview, you will be required to disclose convictions that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. Certain spent convictions and cautions will be ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed. Full details on protected convictions and information about which convictions must be declared during job applications can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. You will be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed. This role will include Regulated Activities and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure is required for this post.

Our Child Protection Policy and Employment of Ex-Offenders Policy can be found here

An online search will be carried out on shortlisted candidates, prior to interview.

Informal discussions or visits to the school prior to interview are encouraged. Please contact Donna Stephenson, Business Manager to arrange a visit. Tel: 01670 823197

Application forms can be downloaded from this website and are also available from the school by telephoning the school office. A curriculum vitae will only be accepted alongside an application form.

Completed applications should be returned directly to the school either by post to Richard Smith, Choppington Primary School, Eastgate, Choppington, NE62 5RR, or by email to admin@choppington.northumberland.sch.uk.

• Closing Date: 12:00pm on 25th September 2026
• Interview Date: Week Commencing 5th October 2026
• Headteacher: Mr Richard Smith, Choppington Primary School, Eastgate, Choppington, NE62 5RR
• e-mail: admin@choppington.northumberland.sch.uk
• website: www.choppington.northumberland.sch.uk