EYFS Teaching Assistant

Old Basford School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 0GF

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  13 April 2026

• Closing date

  4 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Casual
• Full-time equivalent salary: Actual salary £21,327 - £22,353

EYFS Teaching Assistant job summary

EYFS Teaching Assistant

Required from: 13th April 2026

Contract Term: 1-year temporary contract (with a view to be made permanent)

Full Time – 37 hours a week, term time only, 39 weeks of the year

Pay Scale: Level 1 TA NJC 3–6 (FTE £24,796 - £25,989), dependent on experience (Actual salary £21,327 - £22,353)

Old Basford School is seeking to appoint an inspiring teaching assistant to work within our EYFS team, initially within Nursery. We are excited to welcome a new member of staff to our committed whole school team, who all work hard for the pupils at OBS!

Old Basford School is a two-form entry primary school with a 40 place Nursery in Nottingham City with a fantastic reputation. We are an ambitious and aspirational school and pride ourselves on the additional opportunities we offer all our pupils. We aim for all children to leave our school educated, equipped, enriched and empowered with the skills and knowledge to find success in the next stage of their learning.

The ideal candidate will: ·

•  have experience of working within EYFS

•  hold the relevant qualifications for working within EYFS ratio- must be stated with Dfe guidance

•  be consistently good within their classroom practice

•  be able to improve and impact pupil progress and achievement through quality adult interactions and tailored interventions

•  be passionate about play within the Early Years

•  be flexible and able to use your own initiative

•  follow our reflective and restorative behaviour system with all pupils

•  be energetic, enthusiastic and creative

In return we offer:

•  A friendly school and community, with happy, motivated staff

•  Professional development opportunities

•  A supportive SLT, governors and staff who encourage collaborative thinking

•  A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school

•  Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed, please telephone our school office to arrange an appointment.

Visits: Monday 23rd February 2:00pm, Thursday 26th February 9:15am, Friday 27th February 11:00am

Closing date: 9.00am onWednesday 4th March 

Interviews: Friday 13th March

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 Old Basford School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 468 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Old Basford School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/old-basford-school

Old Basford School is a two-form entry primary and nursery school in Nottingham City with a fantastic reputation and a ‘good’ Ofsted outcome in December 2023. We are an ambitious and aspirational school and pride ourselves on a strong equality, diversity and inclusion focus. We aim for all children to leave our school educated, equipped, enriched and empowered with the skills and knowledge to find success in the next stage of their learning, in all subjects and as citizens of the future.

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