📚 YEAR 6 TEACHING ASSISTANT | DURHAM

Ready for Your Next Classroom?

📍 Durham | DH1 1AA
📅 September 2026 Start
⏰ Full-Time | Long-Term
🏫 Mainstream Primary School

Year 6 is a big year. We need someone who can help pupils feel ready for what comes next.

Milk Education is looking for an experienced Teaching Assistant to join a welcoming mainstream primary school in Durham, supporting a Year 6 class throughout the school year.

You'll work closely with the class teacher to keep pupils engaged, confident and prepared for the transition to secondary school.

✏️ WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Supporting the Year 6 class throughout the school day
• Working with pupils 1:1 and in small groups
• Supporting English, maths and wider curriculum learning
• Helping with SATs preparation and targeted interventions
• Supporting reading, writing and comprehension
• Encouraging independent learning and good classroom routines
• Providing additional support where pupils need it
• Helping maintain a positive and focused classroom environment
• Working closely with the class teacher and wider school team

🎓 WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

We're particularly keen to hear from candidates with:

✅ Previous Year 6 or KS2 experience
✅ Level 2 or Level 3 Teaching Assistant / Supporting Teaching & Learning qualification
✅ Experience supporting English and maths
✅ Strong classroom management and communication skills
✅ Confidence working with groups and individual pupils
✅ A calm, reliable and positive approach

Experienced TAs, HLTAs, graduates and candidates with strong KS2 backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

🥛 WHY MILK EDUCATION?

💷 Competitive rates of pay
🏫 Access to a wide network of primary schools
⚡ FastTrack™ registration
📚 FREE CPD & Milk Academy training
📅 Long-term, short-term & day-to-day opportunities
📖 FREE lesson plans and teaching resources
💚 FREE educator wellbeing resources
👩‍💼 Dedicated personal consultant
🔄 Potential temp-to-perm opportunities

💷 PAY

This role is paid within the advertised pay scale. Your starting rate will be determined by your qualifications, relevant experience, and the requirements of the assignment.

🛡️ SAFEGUARDING

Milk Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We are proudly APSCo Compliance+ accredited, reflecting our dedication to the highest standards in safer recruitment. All applicants will be subject to thorough compliance checks in line with DfE, Keeping Children Safe in Education, and APSCo guidelines.

🤝 EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Milk Education is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. By applying, you agree to our Privacy Policy, available on our website. Milk Education is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.

📩 Interested? Apply today or contact Bethany at bethany.dowell@milk-education.co.uk