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KS2 Learning Support Assistant
Job Description
The Beeches Community Primary School
Address: Shakespeare Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 4DG
Salary: £25,185-£25,989 per annum, pro rata
Hours: 8.40am – 3.15pm, Monday – Friday, 39 weeks a year
Contract: Fixed term initially linked to SEND Higher Needs Funding.
Reference: 5263
The Beeches Community Primary School is a friendly and happy school. If you join our team, you can be assured that you will be part of a caring community of staff who put children at the heart of everything we do. We are part of a thriving multi-academy trust, ASSET Education. We are looking for an experienced and talented Teaching Assistant, who has experience in Key Stage 2 (ages 8 - 11).
This is a varied role which includes delivering personalized Special Educational Needs support to individuals and small groups of children as well as providing high quality classroom support. This position is fixed term based on Higher Needs Funding to support children with SEND needs in Years 4 and 5.
The person that we are looking for needs to:
- Relish the challenge of supporting learning in an ambitious and diverse school
- Work with dynamic, forward-thinking staff with high aspirations for our children
- Be a teaching assistant who exemplifies outstanding classroom practice, behaviour, management, and high expectations
- Be committed to life-long learning and open to excellent CPD opportunities
- Have good levels of English and Maths competence - GCSE C or equivalent and a Level 3 Early Years qualification would be preferable
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Our aim is to attract people from diverse backgrounds to build on our inclusive culture and represent the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy, maternity, and paternity. We are committed to inclusivity and will consider requests for flexible working including part-time and job share arrangements, where the role allows.
We are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of all our staff, developing skills, training, further qualification, and accreditation. The Beeches CP School offers a caring, friendly, and welcoming environment. Visits are strongly recommended; please contact Jo Mapplebeck, Business Manager to arrange one.
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- Please contact us on 01473 741225
- Email: office@beechescps.org.uk
- Website: www.beechescps.org.uk
How To Apply
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Closing date: 12pm, 13 July 2026.
Interview date: 15 July 2026.
ASSET Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013, and 2020.
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the job description and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and children's barred list check, health check, online search, and satisfactory references. Copies of our safeguarding and safer recruitment policies are available on request.
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