Primary – Teaching Assistant 3

Hours of work: 35
Working pattern: Part-time, term-time only
(As the position is part-time/term-time only, the above salary will be pro rata)

Closing date: 10am Tuesday 9th December 2025

For more information and to apply for the above post, please contact:
Hailsham Academy
Battle Road
Hailsham
East Sussex 
BN27 1DT

Phone:
Email:     
Website:  www.hailsham-

Please note, we do not accept CVs.

This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations

The school will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2018 Regulations in connection with relevant childcare provision.  Accordingly, the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate to the school, by completing a self-declaration form as part of the pre-employment checks process, that they have not been disqualified under the 2018 Regulations.  

If the preferred candidate is found to be disqualified under the 2018 Regulations, the offer of employment will be subject to the application by the preferred candidate to Ofsted for a waiver and the receipt of a waiver from Ofsted.

Teaching Assistant Level 3  

Start date: As soon as possible 

Grade / Salary: Single Status Grade 4 Point 9, currently £25,185 per annum, full time equivalent. Actual salary £19,165 

Contract: Permanent 

Hours: Full time, Term time only, 35 hours per week Monday – Friday 8.30am - 3.30pm, including a 30 minute unpaid break per day 

Are you passionate about supporting children's learning and development in a nurturing primary school environment? We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant Level 3 to join our wonderful primary school team.  This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of young learners, working closely with teachers to deliver high quality education and pastoral care.  We offer a welcoming and supportive setting where your skills will be valued and developed.  If you're committed to helping children thrive and eager to be part of a caring school community, we would like to hear from you.  

Hailsham Academy is a split site, all through school serving 1,500 students in the secondary phase and approximately 300 students in the primary phase. We are situated close to Eastbourne and the south coast, just minutes from a National Park and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Our staff travel to Hailsham from a variety of locations within the southeast, including Brighton, Uckfield, Seaford, Eastbourne, Bexhill and Tunbridge Wells.​  

In the early part of 2018, we were approached by the Local Authority to provide a new Primary and Pre-school provision within the town. In September 2019 we opened a brand-new school approximately a mile from the Secondary site, thus extending the designation of the Trust to a 2-19 all-through school. Since our last Ofsted inspection in March 2023, there have been some important changes that have taken place across the secondary phase of the college, including changes to our leadership structure, a revised pastoral structure to ensure we are providing effective support to our students, and a renewed focus on the quality of education and curriculum implementation.​​  

We joined MARK Education Trust in September 2025 as both Beacon Academy and Uplands Academy are based in East Sussex and, like us, the Trust believes in the importance of schools retaining their unique identity whilst working in partnership. There are many benefits that this will bring to Hailsham Academy, as these links will support us in building on excellent teaching and learning throughout the Academy and will enable us to provide further support for our students as we build capacity and make efficiencies. ​  

Our vision is to provide the best possible education for all of our students and to be an exceptional and high-performing school, locally and nationally. We do this by relentlessly sustaining our culture that is highly aspirational and ambitious for excellence in all we do.​  

Our strategy for the future is rightly ambitious. We are uncompromising in our ambition and pursuing excellence at every level. We have a rigorous focus on consistent improvement and work meticulously to secure our culture of unapologetically high standards. Underpinning this is our shared belief in, and ambition for, the students of Hailsham Academy, and the experienced, loyal, highly skilled and highly effective team of staff who teach them. ​  

For further details, please contact the Human Resources department on or email Please be advised that we do not accept curriculum vitae.  

MARK Education Trust (Beacon, Uplands and Hailsham Academies) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. 

NB: we advise applying promptly for this post as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received