Teaching Assistant (s) - Ladypool Primary School, Birmingham

We are seeking to appoint three talented, experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated Teaching Assistants to join our hard-working team to start on 1st September 2026.

L3 Teaching Assistant x 2 and L3 SEND Teaching Assistant

Fixed Term for 1 year.

34.5 hours per week. 39 weeks per year.

Salary: £28,598 – £34,434

Ladypool is a small, happy, vibrant and diverse primary school with a nursery.

We’re looking for dedicated individuals to provide tailored support to our pupils. You will be committed to making a positive difference to young people’s lives and in supporting and developing their learning. Your intervention will help enable an outstanding learning environment for our young people, providing the support they need to succeed.

• A dedicated, experienced and welcoming staff team
• A governing body who is passionate about school improvement
• Polite and well-behaved children who love learning and are proud of their school
• Excellent CPD opportunities
• A commitment to your career development

• NVQ Level 3 Teaching Assistant or equivalent.
• Working with children in a school setting.
• Contributing to development, monitoring and review of IEPs.
• The ability to maintain positive relationships with students and other adults.
• The ability to contribute effectively to teachers’ planning and preparation for lessons.
• Inspire, challenge and motivate children to achieve.
• Have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Be committed to fostering excellent relationships between parents, carers and the community.
• Embrace the principles of equality and inclusion.

Ladypool Primary School positively welcomes applications from all sections of the community. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check; childcare disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work checks.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for the role.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.