Classroom Teaching Assistant

Summerswood Primary School, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 2DW

47 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  13th April 2026

• Closing date

  24 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 - £25,583.00 Annually (FTE) H2

Classroom Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant - Summerswood Primary School

Are you committed to providing the very best education for children? Do you believe you can help pupils achieve their full potential?

Summerswood Primary School is a caring, inclusive community where we inspire respectful, confident and curious learners. Our ambitious curriculum brings the wider world into the classroom, and we are proud to be a school on a journey of improvement. We are looking for the right people to join our dedicated team and help us continue to grow.

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our staff. This role involves , working within a class-based TA capacity as well as supporting individual children with additional needs on a 1:1 basis and deliver targeted interventions.

The successful candidate will:

• Enjoy new challenges and work effectively as part of a team.

• Be able to use their own initiative and respond flexibly to changing needs.

• Be adaptable, understanding and consistent in their approach.

• Be committed to supporting children’s wellbeing, progress and independence.

• Have experience of working with children with special educational needs.

In return, we offer:

• A friendly, supportive and diverse school community.

• Opportunities for ongoing professional development.

• A welcoming environment where staff are valued and encouraged to grow.

Visits to the school are warmly encouraged and can be arranged by contacting Judith Flax, School Secretary, via the school office.

Summerswood Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to the appropriate safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check.

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 Summerswood Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 373 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Summerswood Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/summerswood-primary-school

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