1:1 Teaching Assistant

Westoning Lower School, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 5JH

42 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  1 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £12.71 Hourly Level 1D Point 3

1:1 Teaching Assistant job summary

We would like to recruit a 1:1 Teaching Assistant to support a child who has an Education Health Care Plan. The post is a fixed term contract linked to a named child. The hours are 8.45 - 3.30pm with an unpaid hour for lunch.

Experience of working with special educational needs children is essential as is being able to involve children in physically active learning.

For further details and an application pack please contact Donna Debock on 01525 712994 or office@westoninglowerschool.co.uk.

Closing Date: 12 Noon on 1st September 2026. WLS reserve the right to close the application early if a suitable candidate is found.

Interviews: Tuesday 8th September 2026

Westoning Lower School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. An online search will also be completed as part of safer recruitment .

Information about the school

Westoning Lower School is 1 form entry school of around 120 pupils aged 3-9 years, situated in the village of Westoning. We have strong relationships with other schools in our local area through the Harlington Cluster and are part of the Pyramid Schools Trust.

Westoning Lower School, High Street, Westoning, Beds, MK45 5JH.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Westoning Lower School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 9
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 115 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Westoning Lower School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/westoning-lower-school-bedford

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