11 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    May 2023

  • Closing date

    2 April 2023 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    14 March 2023

Job details

Key stage

Key stage 2

Working pattern

Contract type

Permanent

Actual salary

£12,189 - £13,589

What skills and experience we're looking for

Starting May 2023 - Term-time only - Part-time: 25 per week, Monday to Friday - Permanent Contract

The Governors of the Federation of Moorlands and Park Lane Primary Schools wish to appoint a Teaching Assistant to be based at Park Lane Primary School.

The successful applicant may be required to work at other sites within the Federation.


We are looking for someone who:

  • has experience of working with children within a school setting
  • is passionate about children’s learning and every child achieving their full potential
  • has lots of energy, enthusiasm and patience
  • is flexible and can work well within a team
  • has a sense of humour
  • teaching assistant NVQ an advantage
  • has a good standard of literacy, numeracy and ICT skills to GCSE/NVQ standard


We can offer:

  • friendly and enthusiastic children who want to learn
  • a caring, happy school with a clear vision for our continued improvement
  • experienced, committed, friendly and supportive colleagues
  • high expectations of children's achievement and behaviour


The post holder will be required to work with individual children and groups of children, to support the class teacher and to contribute towards the evaluation and modification of work programmes as required. The successful candidate will be a good communicator.

What the school offers its staff

For an applicant pack please email bursar@parklane.reading.sch.uk or call 0118 937 5515. Please do not send a CV. For the purposes of Equal Opportunities, we can only accept Reading Borough Council application forms.

Please contact the school for further information. Visits to our school are welcomed. Please visit the school website for more details: https://parklaneprimary.school

Closing date for all applicants: Sunday 2nd April 2023

Interview date: Interview dates will be arranged as and when suitable candidates apply

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be sought from the successful candidate.

We will process personal data and sensitive personal data (also known as ‘special categories of personal data’)and criminal records data relating to you in accordance with our Data protection policy and in accordance with data protection laws.

As part of our due diligence and safeguarding procedures, pre-employment checks for shortlisted candidates will include online searches for data.

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About Park Lane Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
Education phase
View all Primaryjobs
School size
410 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 11

Arranging a visit to Park Lane Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email bursar@parklane.reading.sch.uk.

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