Job Summary

Contract Type: Term-time only (Temporary)

Working Pattern: Full time - term time plus specified days

Advert Start Date: 16/06/2025

Advert End Date: 02/07/2025 09:00

Salary: £7.55 per hour

Job Category: Apprenticeships

Vacancy ID: 282274

Employment Location: Shotton Primary School, Grange Terrace, Shotton Colliery, County Durham, DH6 2JP

Number of posts: 1

Closing date: 2 July 2025

Further Information

Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship (24 months) 
Apprentice Wage: £7.55 per hour
37 hours per week, Term Time Only + 2 weeks
Temporary – required from 1st September 2025 until 31st August 2027

Shotton Primary School is a happy, safe environment for all children and staff, where everyone is respected and valued.  
We treat each other with honesty, fairness and compassion, through effective communication and positive, trusting relationships with all of our community. 

The Governors of Shotton Primary School are keen to develop a pro-active apprentice with a ‘can do’ mature approach to work and training. Your key role will be to provide support to teachers and qualified teaching assistants in classes across the school. This work will significantly involve supporting the learning, social and developmental needs of some of our most vulnerable pupils.

The Governors of Shotton Primary School are seeking to appoint a patient, enthusiastic, hardworking individual, with effective organisational, communication and interpersonal skills, who can work effectively as part of a team, but who is also able to work under their own initiative. 

The successful candidate will:
• Have experience of working with children in a primary school, ideally working with vulnerable children.
• Be self-motivated, hard-working and have sufficient resilience to meet the challenges of this exciting professional development opportunity.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly professional individual to join our hardworking and passionate team, within our friendly, supportive and successful school.

All completed application forms are to be returned by email to  shotton.primary@durhamlearning.net
no later than 9am on Wednesday 2nd July 2025.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by telephone.

It is anticipated that interviews will be held during the week beginning Monday 7th July 2025.

The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.  

Calculation of term time only plus two weeks’ pay

Term time only plus two additional weeks’ pay is calculated on the basis of the following:
• Number of ‘teaching’ weeks – 38 weeks; plus
• Public (bank) holidays – 1.6 weeks (8 days); plus
• Two additional weeks, inclusive of CPD – 2 weeks; plus
• Individual leave entitlement - 5.4 weeks (27 days) or 6.4 weeks (32 days)
Individual leave entitlement is calculated on the length of continuous service. Employees with less than 5 years’ service will receive 27 days annual leave. Employees with more than 5 years’ service will receive 32 days annual leave.
For example:
Calculation for employees with less than 5 years’ service:
40 weeks (term time plus 2) + 27 days (annual leave) + 8 days (public holidays) = 47 weeks’ pay, to be paid in 12 equal monthly instalments
Calculation for employees with more than 5 years’ service:
40 weeks (term time plus 2) + 32 days (annual leave) + 8 days (public holidays) = 48 weeks’ pay, to be paid in 12 equal monthly instalments

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and, if successful, you will need to apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure.

As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.

Shotton Primary School
Grange Terrace, 
Shotton Colliery, 
County Durham, 
DH6 2JP

Tel: 0191 526 2006
Email: shotton.primary@durhamlearning.net
Website: https://www.shottonprimary.durham.sch.uk/