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Our Current Vacancies
Job Title: Teaching Assistant
Grade: Grade 2 point 2 £24,881 pro-rata (£14,792 actual salary)
Hours Per Week: 27 hours per week – morning 9am – 2pm Monday, Tuesdays and Wednesday and 9am -3pm Thursday and Friday (Weeks Per Year: 38 weeks (term time only)
Required from 1st September 2026. This is a fixed term contract initially for 1 year with the possibility of extending.
Introduction
Rougham Primary School is a small friendly village school close to Bury St.Edmunds. We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, kind and caring individual to work as a Teaching assistant primarily in KS2. The applicant will need to have a natural aptitude for behaviour management and good interpersonal skills, as well as a positive and enthusiastic manner.
You will be able:
To assist and support teaching staff colleagues to deliver and sustain educational excellence to pupils of all abilities.
To inspire the trust and confidence of pupils and staff colleagues.
- To actively engage with staff colleagues to share best practice and build team commitment across the school.
- To work in support of teaching staff colleagues to improve the quality of pupils’ learning and outcomes.
- To engage positively with the school’s Performance Management process to advance pupil learning and enhance professional practice in line with the school’s aspirations and priorities.
- To help promote the wider aspirations of the school.
We can offer you:
- fantastic, well-behaved, kind caring children who love to learn.
- a warm and welcoming school environment
- supportive staff, parents and governors
- training and support
For an informal discussion and further information please contact Mrs Caroline Gray 01359 270288.
Completed application to be emailed to school@roughamprimary.net
Closing date: 29th July 2026
Interviews: Friday 7th August 2026