Teaching Assistant @ Morpeth All Saints @CofE First School

Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School, 3-9 years First School, Part of the Cheviot Learning Trust.

Headteacher: Mrs Danielle Brett

Fixed Term Band 3 Teaching Assistant
33.75 hours per week, term time only
Band 3, £24,790 – £25,183 FTE, £18,951 – £19,251

Starting 3rd November 2025, or as soon after this date as possible.

Applications from enthusiastic teaching assistants are invited for the above post. This is an exciting opportunity to join the dedicated and supportive Morpeth All Saints team who, as part of the Cheviot Learning Trust, strive to enable all pupils to flourish personally and academically.

The successful candidate will:

• Work under the direct supervision of teaching/senior staff, usually in a classroom with a teacher, to support access to learning for pupils and provide general support to the teacher in the management of pupils in the classroom
• Show energy, enthusiasm and a good sense of humour
• Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Have the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and to liaise with parents

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we 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.

This policy outlines the Trust’s approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders. An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates.

Closing date: Friday 17th October 2025 @ 12 noon
Interviews: w/c 20th October 2025

Completed applications should be returned via email directly to s.mungall@sfs.cheviotlt.co.uk by 12 noon on 17th October 2025.

01670 512803

info@mafs.cheviotlt.co.uk 

www.mafs.cheviotlt.co.uk

Job Description

Post Title:

Teaching Assistant (Band 3)

Job Purpose:

To work under the guidance of teaching/senior staff to support access to learning for pupils and provide general support to the teacher in the management of pupils. Work may be carried out in the classroom or outside the normal teaching area.

Duties and Key Result Areas:

Support for Pupils

• Attend to the personal needs of pupils, including the implementation of personal learning programmes that may include social, health, physical, hygiene and welfare objectives.
• Supervise and support children in their access to learning.
• Establish good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and responding to the needs of each individual child.
• To actively promote inclusive practice within the classroom setting to ensure acceptance of all children.
• Encourage children to play and interact with one another.
• Encourage children to engage in and participate in learning activities led by the class teacher.
• To have challenging expectations that encourage children to act independently and build self-esteem.
• Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under the guidance of the class teacher.

Support for the Teacher

• Create and maintain a purposeful and orderly learning environment in line with lesson planning as provided by the supervising teacher.
• Assist the supervising teacher with the planning of learning activities.
• As directed by the class teacher:
  • Prepare the classroom prior to a lesson
  • Clear up after a lesson
  • Assist with the display of pupils’ work
• Report to the classroom teacher, as agreed, on:
  • Pupil problems
  • Pupil progress
  • Pupil achievements
• Undertake the maintenance of pupils’ records as directed by the class teacher.
• Support the teacher in the management of pupil behaviour.
• Gather information from parents and carers as directed by the class teacher
• Establish constructive relationships with parents and carers.
• Administer routine tests..
• Undertake the routine marking of pupils’ work, e.g. routine spelling tests, routine maths tests, etc.
• Provide the classroom teacher with clerical and admin support, particularly:
  • Undertaking bulk photocopying
  • Word processing
  • Filing
  • Collecting money
  • Administer course

Support for the Curriculum

• Undertake structured and agreed teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses.
• Help pupils to understand instructions,
• Support pupil learning with respect to all of the local and national learning strategies
• Support pupils in their use of ICT as directed by the class teacher
• Prepare and maintain equipment and resources required to meet learning activities and assist pupils in their use.

Support for the School

• Comply with all school policies relating to:
  • Health and Safety
  • Equal Opportunities
  • Child Protection
  • Confidentiality and data protection.

• Work in such a way as to promote the ethos and vision of the school.
• Participate in training and development, and activities that contribute to the management of performance.
• Assist with the management of pupils outside the classroom, e.g. lunch times and outside the school, e.g. school trips, as directed by the class teacher anda  member of the school’s management.
• To undertake other duties and responsibilities as required, commensurate with the grade of the post.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You are therefore under a duty to use the school’s procedures to report any concerns you may have regarding the safety or well-being of any child or young person.

The duties and responsibilities highlighted in this Job Description are indicative and may vary over time. Post holders are expected to undertake other duties and responsibilities relevant to the nature, level and extent of the post and the grade has been established on this basis.