KS1 Teaching Assistant

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 24 April 2026
LOCATION
Warwickshire
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
SALARY
£26,000 / year
CATEGORY
Education
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SKILLS

Phonics Early Reading KS1 Classroom Management Child Development Safeguarding 1:1 Support

FULL DESCRIPTION

You’ll support pupils across KS1 lessons, helping them understand tasks, follow routines, and build early learning skills. You’ll deliver small-group phonics and reading activities, prepare simple resources, and offer 1:1 guidance where needed. Working closely with the class teacher, you’ll help create a predictable, nurturing learning environment where young children feel secure, listened to, and ready to learn.

Job Description

You’ll support pupils across KS1 lessons, helping them understand tasks, follow routines, and build early learning skills. You’ll deliver small-group phonics and reading activities, prepare simple resources, and offer 1:1 guidance where needed. Working closely with the class teacher, you’ll help create a predictable, nurturing learning environment where young children feel secure, listened to, and ready to learn.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Support KS1 pupils with reading, phonics, and early learning tasks. Provide 1:1 and small-group interventions. Reinforce routines and model positive behaviour. Assist teachers with resource preparation and classroom organisation.

Desired Experience + Qualifications

- Experience supporting children in KS1 or early primary. - Confident delivering phonics and early reading activities. - Warm communication style and patient classroom presence. - Strong safeguarding awareness and commitment to development.

About the School

This Primary school in Warwickshire CV31 is rated Good by Ofsted and known for its nurturing ethos and high-quality early reading provision. It offers bright, well-resourced KS1 classrooms, strong phonics outcomes, and a curriculum that prioritises curiosity and independence. Staff value its supportive leadership and community feel, making it an appealing setting for candidates passionate about early learning foundations.

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