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Early Years/Foundation Stage Teaching Assistant

Culworth Church of England Primary Academy, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 2BB

17 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  1 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  14 November 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): Monday, Tuesday & Friday 8.45 - 3.30 pm, Wednesday 12.30-3.30 pm and Thursdays 12 noon - 3.30 pm. Term time only. Job sharers would be considered as there may be other hours available.
• Contract type: Fixed term - to 31/08/2026 in the first instance
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185.00 FTE pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

Essential criteria :

• NVQ level 3 in Child Care
• GCSE grades A - C / 9 - 5 in English and maths
• Good communication skills, both oral and written
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Commitment to providing high quality support to meet all needs of the children
• A work ethic which is driven by a desire to make a positive difference
• The ability to use your own initiative
• A friendly and approachable manner

In accordance with our Safer Recruitment Policy, all applicants will be DBS checked.

Please see attached full job description and person specification.

What the school offers its staff

Company Pension scheme

A supportive career development pathway within the Trust

Wellbeing Support

A friendly and experienced team of staff to work with within a small rural primary academy setting

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.

Closing date 1/12/2025

Interviews to be held week of 8/12/2025

School visits are warmly welcomed. Please contact Mrs Jacqui Hayward on 01296 760610 who will arrange an appointment with our Acting Head of School Mrs Lisa Cuttell.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

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

EYFS TA Job Description CUL.docx - 232 KB (opens in new tab)

EYFS TA Person Spec 2024.docx - 98.1 KB (opens in new tab)

About Culworth Church of England Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 101 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Culworth Church of England Primary Academy website
• Email address: hking@evolvecat.org
• Phone number: 01295710500
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/culworth-church-of-england-primary-academy

Culworth Primary Academy is a small rural primary school with an established early years unit. The Academy takes children from 2 -11 years old.
Culworth Primary Academy aims to provide a caring environment for all pupils, with a wide range of learning opportunities to help pupils grow into independent and responsible people. We are proud of our pupils and their achievements and have high expectations of them.
The academy is part of Evolve Church Academy Trust who prides itself on the strong, values based experience that is provided for all of our children.
Evolve's mission is to enable all pupils across all four schools to achieve the best they can be by working together.

Arranging a visit to Culworth Church of England Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hking@evolvecat.org.

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