EYFS teaching assistant

Willand School, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 2QL

26 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  October 2025 or sooner if possible

• Closing date

  1 September 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Part time: 28.75 hours a week 38 weeks a year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade B

What skills and experience we're looking for

Willand school requires a EYFS teaching assistant to support our pupils to make an excellent start to school life.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• An aptitude for working with children.
• A commitment to setting high standards of pupil behaviour.
• An ability to motivate children through positive relationships.
• Effective communication with children and colleagues.
• The capacity to work in a team and learn from others.
• Initiative, enthusiasm, and commitment.
• Commitment and willingness for further professional development.
• Willingness to fulfill the duties as outlined in the Job Descriptions
• Previous Teaching assistant experience in Reception classes or Nursery provision and a first aid qualification would also be advantageous.

What the school offers its staff

Willand School

Willand School is a welcoming school with a strong ethos of care, respect, and purposeful learning. It is pleasantly situated in the village of Willand in the Culm Valley with a population of over 3,500 residents.

Willand School is a Group 3 Community School with 400 children on roll. The school has two form entry. We have a highly dedicated, professional team of staff. There are twenty-three teachers, including the Headteacher, together with twenty-four Teaching Assistants. The school has a Business Manager and three Administrative Officers.

The original building dates from 1948. The school has been extended in recent years. There are eleven classrooms in three extensions and three classrooms in the original building, all of which are interconnected. We are therefore fortunate to have modern, spacious accommodation to provide a stimulating learning environment for the children.

The school has a very hard-working and supportive Parents, Teachers and Friends Association (PTFA) who organise a range of events during the year. They have provided a number of items of equipment in school. There is also a tradition of parental involvement, and many parents help in the school in a variety of ways.

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

Willand School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employees are expected to undergo Disclosure and Barring and employment checks. Online checks may also be undertaken of shortlisted candidates.
A copy of the school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection policy can be found by following this link: Policies – Willand School

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to ntottle@willand.devon.sch.uk

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Willand School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 390 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Willand School website
• Email address: ntottle@willand.devon.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/willand-school

We are a large village primary school with nearly 400 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll, located a few miles north of Cullompton.
Our school site is modern, spacious and benefits from well-equipped classrooms; a hall used for PE, lunches and assemblies; two playgrounds; an environmental area; and a large level playing field.
Our team of dedicated and enthusiastic staff, who through their daily work demonstrate commitment to our school vision; ‘Learning for Life’. They offer a broad and balanced curriculum, offering a wide range of learning experiences both in and out of the classroom. We have high expectations and provide learning environments which are attractive, stimulating and fully demonstrate our commitment to providing the best we can for our pupils.
The staff seek to provide a safe, happy and caring atmosphere in which the children can enjoy their school life and develop into Successful Learners, Confident Individuals and Responsible Citizens who proudly go out into our local community.
We recognise the importance of each and every child, celebrating their unique talents and skills. We are honoured to be a part of their journey through life.

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