Year 5 Teaching Assistant

Year 5 Teaching Assistant – Launch Your Educational Career in Southwark!

Are you an ambitious graduate looking to shape young minds and accelerate your pathway into teaching, educational psychology, or SEN? This is your chance to become an influential Year 5 Teaching Assistant at a dynamic, high-performing Southwark primary – where your energy, ideas, and commitment will have a direct impact on pupils’ futures. Join a forward-thinking team that seeks high-potential individuals ready to transform aspiration into action.

As a Year 5 Teaching Assistant, you’ll play an integral role in a vibrant, values-driven environment where nurturing talent is a top priority. Immerse yourself in a richly resourced classroom, guided by Outstanding educators, and gain the crucial classroom insight, pupil engagement skills, and behaviour management strategies top schools demand. Launch your career surrounded by best-in-class CPD, mentoring, and real opportunities for progression in one of Southwark’s most inclusive and innovative settings.

Key Highlights:
• Year 5 Teaching Assistant – pivotal classroom support for Key Stage 2
• Circa £30,000 Pro-rata – outstanding earning potential for support staff
• Located in vibrant Southwark: excellent transport, buzzing community culture
• Ofsted-rated Good – on a trajectory towards Outstanding
• Tailored CPD, exclusive classroom shadowing, and progression paths into teaching
• Specifically designed for high-achieving graduates and ambitious career starters
• Modern facilities: specialist intervention rooms, interactive learning spaces, digital resources

What You’ll Be Doing:
• Delivering targeted academic and emotional support to Year 5 pupils, both 1:1 and in groups
• Collaborating with the Year 5 Teacher to craft engaging and differentiated lessons
• Supporting children with additional needs, helping every learner thrive
• Implementing behaviour strategies and positive classroom culture initiatives
• Fostering confidence, resilience, and curiosity in every pupil you support
• Engaging in whole-school events, clubs, enrichment, and extra-curricular activities

Ideal Year 5 Teaching Assistant for this Southwark School:
• First-class graduate with a 2:1 or above – all subject specialisms considered
• Exceptional communicator; hungry for feedback and professional growth
• Future teacher, aspiring psychologist, or SEN specialist with clear ambitions
• Enthusiastic, proactive, and always ready to champion every child
• Empathetic, resilient, and motivated by measurable impact

Why Join This Southwark School?:
• Phenomenal senior leadership: deeply invested in unlocking graduate potential
• Award-winning CPD programmes and direct teacher training routes
• Welcoming, diverse, and ambitious staff culture with genuine collaboration
• Pupils eager to learn, with exemplary behaviour and high aspirations
• Creative teaching approaches, innovative curriculum, and inspiring role models
• Rapid, merit-based internal progression for support staff

Elevate your future as a Year 5 Teaching Assistant at a trailblazing Southwark school where you’ll inspire success, build lifelong skills, and gain unbeatable classroom experience. Early applications are encouraged for this sought-after post – take the leap and be part of something exceptional.