Job Description

Key Stage 2 Teaching Assistant (KS2 TA) - Full Time | Long-Term | Shrewsbury 🌟

📍 Shrewsbury

📅 Starting September 2026

💼 Full-Time, Long-Term Role

🎓 ECTs and Experienced TAs Welcome

Aspire People are delighted to be recruiting for a fantastic Key Stage 2 Teaching Assistant opportunity at a welcoming and highly supportive primary school in Shrewsbury. This is a full-time, long-term position starting in September, with the potential for a permanent role for the right candidate.

This lovely school is well known for its inclusive ethos, supportive leadership team, and strong sense of community. Staff work closely together across the school, creating a positive and collaborative environment where both pupils and staff are encouraged to thrive.

The KS2 team is experienced, friendly, and dedicated to providing engaging, high-quality learning experiences for all children. You will be supporting teaching and learning across Key Stage 2, helping pupils build confidence, independence, and resilience as they progress through their primary education.

The pupils are enthusiastic, curious, and keen to learn, with a strong focus on preparing for the transition into secondary school. The school takes pride in delivering a broad and balanced curriculum that inspires and challenges learners of all abilities.

✨ What the role involves:

* Supporting teaching and learning within KS2 (Year 3-Year 6)

* Providing 1:1 and small group intervention support

* Assisting with literacy, numeracy, and wider curriculum activities

* Supporting positive behaviour and classroom engagement

* Helping to create a structured and supportive learning environment

* Working closely with class teachers and the KS2 team

✨ What the school can offer:

* A welcoming and supportive KS2 team

* Strong leadership and clear guidance

* A positive and inclusive school culture

* Ongoing training and professional development opportunities

* Engaged and motivated pupils

* Long-term stability with potential for permanent opportunities

✨ The ideal candidate will:

* Have experience working with children in an educational setting

* Be enthusiastic, reliable, and proactive

* Be passionate about supporting primary-aged children

* Have strong communication and teamwork skills

* Be committed to helping pupils achieve their full potential

This role is suitable for experienced Teaching Assistants as well as those with relevant school-based experience looking to further develop their career in education.

If you are looking for a supportive school where you can make a real difference every day, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

📩 Apply today with Aspire People to find out more about this exciting KS2 Teaching Assistant opportunity in Shrewsbury.

Aspire People Limited provides services as an Education Agency and an Education Employment Business. Aspire People is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects every candidate to share this commitment. Placements are subject, to appropriate Child Protection screening, including checks with former employers and the Disclosure and Barring Checks