KS2 Teaching Assistant – All Year Round | Exeter | Start September 2025
Are you ready to make a real difference in children’s lives? Join Cornerstone Academy Trust as a KS2 Teaching Assistant and help shape confident, capable learners in a future-ready environment.
This is an exciting time to join Cornerstone Academy Trust, with schools located in Exeter, East Devon, and the coastal town of Barnstaple in North Devon. Our Trust is nationally and internationally recognised for outstanding and innovative education. We lead several Department for Education ‘centres of excellence’ and support schools across the country with professional development and school improvement strategies.
Your Role
- Support teachers in delivering a rich, project-based curriculum
- Assist with classroom setup, pupil records, and admin tasks
- Lead reading groups, PE sessions, and accompany school trips
- Mentor and tutor pupils to help them thrive academically and personally
- Embrace digital learning and help prepare pupils for the 21st-century world
What You'll Bring
- Experience working with children in Key Stage 2
- A nurturing, tech-savvy, and proactive mindset
- A passion for education and a commitment to pupil success
What We Offer
- Salary: Actual salary starting from £28,200 (based on £23,600 for 37 hours a week, all year)
- Hours: 7.30am to 5.00pm in term time. 8:00am to 5.00pm in school holidays. Both with a 30 minute lunch break
- Holiday entitlement: 28 days per annum, including bank holidays, PLUS Christmas school holidays
Perks
- Generous pension scheme
- Health and cycle-to-work schemes
- Subsidised meals from in-house chefs
- State-of-the-art IT equipment
- Extensive training and development
Apply Today
Be bold. Be inspiring. Be part of something bigger
Closing Date: 31st August 2025
Interviews may be held as applications are received.
www.tcat.education/vacancies
Please complete the online application form.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for all our posts. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please note online searches may be done as part of pre-recruitment checks.
We look forward to receiving your application and hopefully meeting you as part of the recruitment process.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £28,200.00 per year
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: KS2 TA Sept25
Expected start date: 02/09/2025
