L3 Pre-School Teaching Assistant

Clipstone Brook Lower School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3PG

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  31 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  17 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £7,000.00 - £7,225.00 Annually (Actual) Pay rise pending Monday/ Tuesday only (term time only + INSET days) Salary point 3A

L3 Pre-School Teaching Assistant job summary

Hours: Monday/ Tuesday only 8.30am - 3.15pm (15 mins break and 30 mins lunch break)

We are seeking to recruit a passionate and caring Early Years teaching assistant with excellent communication, IT, literacy and numeracy skills to join a committed team of educational professionals. Early Years qualification is ESSENTIAL for this role.

You must be cheerful, caring and patient and passionate about the role that Early Years education plays in the all round development of children. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, a genuine team-player with the ability and willingness to use their initiative. You will have a professional attitude and have an excellent understanding of safeguarding; working with professional curiosity and vigilance.

Ofsted reported in March 2025 that we continue to be a good school. Our children feel safe and we are proud to be inclusive. We make every effort to ensure we create a caring, creative environment where pupil's needs are catered for in an individual way.

We are a great team and value and support each other...if you want to be part of this, we would love to hear from you!

The school is committed to stringent safeguarding procedures therefore, this position will include full adherence to safer recruitment guidelines. This will include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check prior to commencement of employment and we will also apply for references prior to interview from your current/ most recent employer.

For further details , please visit our website. For a tour of the school, please contact the headteacher, Sarah Orr head@clipstonebrooklower.co.uk

Tel: School office 01525 376085 (closed from 18 July 2025 for the summer break) - please email the headteacher.

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

The school is committed to stringent safeguarding procedures. This position will include full adherence to safer recruitment guidelines. The role will consist of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before the commencement of employment. We will also apply for references before the interview from your current/ most recent employer.

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 Clipstone Brook Lower School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 297 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Clipstone Brook Lower School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/clipstone-brook-lower-school

THIS IS A ‘GOOD’ SCHOOL under the new framework (Ofsted November 2019)

Clipstone Brook Lower School is a forward-thinking, friendly, and supportive place of work based in Leighton Buzzard, set on stunning grounds. We aim to give children the best start in education and strive to achieve academically and personally ambitious outcomes.

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