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Class Teaching Assistant

Blue Coat CofE Primary School, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 7BD

This job expired on 13 October 2025 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  3 November 2025

• Closing date

  13 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Part time (Can be done as a job share): 5 mornings per week 8:40 to 12:00
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,185 - £25,989
• Actual salary: £9,297- £9,593
• Pay scale: Grade 3 - SCP 4-6
• Hourly rate: £13.05 to £13.47

What skills and experience we're looking for

Essential

Working as part of a team

To be able to communicate effectively with allstakeholders

Good knowledge of the English and MathsCurriculum and its application

Knowledge of safeguarding and keeping children safe

A good understanding of how children learn

Experience in planning and implementing literacyand numeracy interventions programmes

Able to monitor and assess the pupils’ response tothe learning activities

Able to assist in feedback and assessment asrequired by the teacher

Able to provide an appropriate balance of challengeand support; having high expectations of pupils; anddeveloping their independent learning skills

Desirable

Experience across the primary age range

Record in providing effective intervention

Experience in planning literacy and numeracy interventions

Experience in modifying or adapting teaching and learning activities to achieve the intended learning outcomes

Experience in using Assessment for Learning practices

Working with children with Special Educational Needs and knowledge of code of practice for SEN

Up to date First Aid for children

What the school offers its staff

We are a thriving school set in the picturesque Cotswold town of Wotton under Edge. We pride ourselves on being a school in and of our community, where the children are placed firmly at the heart of everything that we do. Our vision is "future readiness", which means that we aim to empower children as learners and individuals to be prepared for their future lives.

Our children enjoy a rich and varied curriculum that is based around their individual needs. We are proud of the high standards that we set and of the fun and enthusiasm that children show each and every day. Our large and beautiful grounds enable us to extend the curriculum beyond the classroom making learning memorable.

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

Blue Coat CE VA Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
References will be required in support of candidates who are called for interview which must be from your current or last place of work.

This job post has expired.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Job Description Class TA March 2025.pdf - 845 KB (opens in new tab)

Person Specification - Class TA March 2025.pdf - 670 KB (opens in new tab)

About Blue Coat CofE Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 316 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Blue Coat CofE Primary School website
• Email address: sbm@bluecoat.gloucs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01453 525020
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/blue-coat-cofe-primary-school

Blue Coat School, founded in 1693, is a popular and successful Voluntary Aided school situated in the town of Wotton-under-Edge. Situated 10 minutes from the M5 and only a short drive from Stroud, Tetbury and Thornbury, our school is within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The school site is now 22 years old and is surrounded by the views the area is renowned for.

Our admissions number is 45 and we currently have 315 children on roll organised into ten classes comprising of:-

• 1 x Reception unit
• 3 x Mixed Year 1 & 2 classes
• 3 x Mixed Year 3 & 4 classes
• 1 x Year 5, 2 x Mixed Year 5 & 6

Arranging a visit to Blue Coat CofE Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbm@bluecoat.gloucs.sch.uk.

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