Early Years Teaching Assistant

Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 9EJ

8 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  10 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  1 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,656.00 - £27,074.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary £12100-£12290

Early Years Teaching Assistant job summary

Datchet St Mary’s C of E Primary Academy is a warm, welcoming one-form entry village primary school serving a close-knit community. With 194 pupils and 24 nursery children, we pride ourselves on nurturing every child in a supportive environment. Since joining the Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust (ODST) in 2012, we have benefitted from being part of a large, church-founded Multi-Academy Trust that champions high standards, strong leadership, and excellent professional development opportunities. Our school ethos is centred around care, respect, and providing the very best learning experiences for every pupil.

Your responsibilities will include:

Providing support to pupils to achieve learning goals e.g. guided reading and phonic sessions

Supervising pupils for a particular curriculum activity under the guidance of a qualified teacher

Assisting with the day to day routines of a classroom

Assisting the teacher in monitoring pupils’ responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed.

supporting the teacher in the development and implementation of intervention programs

Assisting in maintaining classroom discipline through the implementation of the schools behaviour management strategies

You will be able to show:

Your ability to work as part of a very enthusiastic team

Commitment, flexibility and energy

Excellent behavioural management skills

A knowledge of the EYFS curriculum and assessment (desirable, not essential)

To be willing to undertake suitable training for your own professional development.

Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to remain calm and patient

Be proactive, reliable, and a strong team player

Qualifications & Experience:

• Ideally, you will hold a Level 2 qualification in Early Years
• Experience working with young children is desirable but not essential
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

Why Join Us?

At Datchet St Mary’s, you will be part of a happy, motivated school community where children thrive. We offer:

• A calm and supportive working environment
• Friendly and dedicated colleagues and Governors who value your contribution
• Access to a wide range of professional development opportunities through the Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust
• The chance to make a real difference in the lives of young children at the very start of their educational journey

Datchet St Mary’s, as a member of the Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All postholders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check. Online checks may also be carried out to comply with KCSIE

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 Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 227 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/datchet-st-mary-s-cofe-primary-school

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