Teaching Assistant
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Teaching Assistant
Huddersfield Primary Schools
Full-time | Term-time only | £92–£110 per day
Teaching Personnel are recruiting a reliable and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to work in primary schools across Huddersfield. This role is ideal for individuals looking to gain classroom experience or move into education — no formal qualifications are required.
We’re looking for the right attitude and a genuine interest in working with children. Previous experience in schools, childcare, sports coaching, youth work, or care settings is highly valued.
The Role
You’ll support pupils’ learning and engagement across the school day, working one-to-one and in small groups, and assisting teachers in creating a positive learning environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide 1:1 and small-group learning support
- Assist teachers with lesson delivery and classroom routines
- Support pupils to stay focused and engaged
- Supervise pupils during break and lunchtimes
- Build positive relationships with staff, pupils, and parents/carers
Experience & Skills
- Experience working with children or young people is desirable
- Qualifications in childcare or education are a bonus, not essential
- A positive attitude, reliability, and willingness to learn
If you’re ready to start or grow your career in education, click Apply and submit your CV today.
Teaching Assistant
Halifax Primary Schools
Full-time | Term-time only | £90–£100 per day
Teaching Personnel are recruiting a reliable and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to work in primary schools across Halifax. This role is ideal for individuals looking to gain classroom experience or move into education — no formal qualifications are required.
We’re looking for the right attitude and a genuine interest in working with children. Previous experience in schools, childcare, sports coaching, youth work, or care settings is highly valued.
The Role
You’ll support pupils’ learning and engagement across the school day, working one-to-one and in small groups, and assisting teachers in creating a positive learning environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide 1:1 and small-group learning support
- Assist teachers with lesson delivery and classroom routines
- Support pupils to stay focused and engaged
- Supervise pupils during break and lunchtimes
- Build positive relationships with staff, pupils, and parents/carers
Experience & Skills
- Experience working with children or young people is desirable
- Qualifications in childcare or education are a bonus, not essential
- A positive attitude, reliability, and willingness to learn
If you’re ready to start or grow your career in education, click Apply and submit your CV today.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website.
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⭐ Highlight any experience working with children in your CV, whether in schools, childcare, sports coaching, youth work, or care settings — the advert explicitly values this.
📊 Quantify your impact: "Supported 12 pupils in Year 3 literacy intervention groups, improving phonics scores by 23% over one term."
🎯 Emphasise your reliability and positive attitude in your Personal Statement — the advert names these twice as core requirements.
🌐 Include any safeguarding or child protection training (even online courses) — essential for school roles but not always obvious in a CV.
🤝 Add examples of building relationships with pupils, parents, and staff — the advert lists this as a key responsibility.
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- •Supported 18 Year 2 pupils in daily phonics and numeracy interventions, helping 14 pupils progress to the next reading level within one academic year.
- •Supervised 60+ pupils across break and lunchtimes, maintaining a safe and positive environment with zero safeguarding incidents reported.
- •Assisted teacher with classroom routines for 28 pupils, reducing transition time between lessons by 4 minutes per day through consistent behaviour management.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
I am writing to apply for the Teaching Assistant position at Teaching Personnel in Huddersfield primary schools. I am drawn to this role because it offers the opportunity to provide 1:1 and small-group learning support whilst assisting teachers with lesson delivery and classroom routines — areas where I am keen to develop my skills.
My background in working with children has given me a strong foundation in building positive relationships with pupils, parents, and carers. I am reliable, enthusiastic, and genuinely interested in supporting young people's learning and engagement throughout the school day.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Can you describe your experience supporting pupils in 1:1 and small group learning settings?
- ›How have you helped pupils stay focused and engaged during lessons?
- ›What strategies do you use to support pupils with different learning needs in a classroom?
- ›Tell us about your experience with classroom routines and how you've assisted teachers in maintaining them.
- ›How would you approach supervising pupils during break and lunchtimes to ensure their safety and wellbeing?
Behavioural
- ›Tell us about a time when you had to build a positive relationship with a challenging pupil. What did you do?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to work closely with a teacher to support a pupil's learning. What was the outcome?
- ›Give an example of when your reliability made a difference in a school or childcare setting.
- ›Tell us about a time when you had to adapt your approach to help a pupil who was struggling to engage.
- ›Describe your experience working with parents or carers. How did you communicate effectively with them?
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell us about a time when you had to build a positive relationship with a challenging pupil. What did you do?
Describe a situation where you had to work closely with a teacher to support a pupil's learning. What was the outcome?