Connex - West Yorkshire
Primary School Teaching Assistant
Location: Sheffield
Start Date: September 2026
Contract: Full-Time
Pay: Competitive daily rate via Connex Education Partnership- Subject to experience and Qualification.
Eligibility: Applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK
About the role:
Connex Education is proud to be working exclusively with a respected Multi Academy Trust, supporting a number of their primary schools across Sheffield towards the north of the city. We are seeking Primary Teaching Assistants to join one of the multi academy schools stating from September 2026.
This rewarding role will involve working across Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, providing general classroom support alongside targeted 1:1 and small group interventions depending on the needs of each school.
This is an excellent opportunity for individuals who are passionate about supporting children’s learning, development, and confidence within a positive school environment.
About the School:
We are working exclusively with a Multi-Academy Trust who are values-led, and committed to Innovation, Collaboration, and Excellence.
You will join a forward-thinking community that values your ideas, invests in your development, and work together to make a real difference for children and young people.
Assignment Details:
As a Primary School Teaching Assistant, you will work closely with the class teacher to support the delivery of engaging and inclusive lessons, helping to create a positive learning environment where all pupils can thrive.
Your role will involve providing one-to-one and small group support, assisting pupils with their academic, social, and emotional development, and encouraging positive behaviour throughout the school day.
You will be required to build positive relationships with pupils and staff, promote pupil engagement and independence, and support the overall learning and wellbeing of children within the school.
Benefits of working with Connex Education:
- Competitive daily rate.
- PAYE paid weekly.
- Free access to our accredited CPD platform, Academize!
- Career progression opportunities via our conversion courses.
- Wellbeing programme and refresher training for life in a 21st century classroom.
- Trainee teacher apprenticeship opportunities
Person Specification:
- Builds positive, supportive relationships with pupils and staff to support teaching & learning.
- Committed to maintaining consistency in learning and behaviour expectations.
- Works collaboratively within classroom routines, showing initiative and professionalism.
- Adapts to pupils’ varying needs and supports inclusion.
- Demonstrates patience, empathy, and consistency when supporting pupils of varying needs.
- Observant and reflective, able to recognise and respond to changes in behaviour or wellbeing.
- Awareness of safeguarding, confidentiality, and professional boundaries in a school setting.
- Have a current DBS on the update service or willing to provide a new one.
Protected Characteristics Statement
All offers are subject to satisfactory background checks, including an Enhanced DBS check. Connex Education Partnership is committed to equal opportunities. We value cultural and religious diversity and assess all applicants solely on merit.
Connex Education Partnership is an employment agency and employment business.
Connex Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and candidates to share this commitment. We adhere to Safer Recruitment practices in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023, and other relevant legislation. All appointments are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks, including references and an enhanced DBS check.
Connex Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and candidates to share this commitment. We adhere to Safer Recruitment practices in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023, and other relevant legislation. All appointments are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks, including references and an enhanced DBS check.