- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- School size
- 138 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Oak Wood Primary School website
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Level 3 Teaching Assistant
More than one location, Central England Academy Trust40 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
20 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
11 December 2025
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 (Can be done as a job share): 32.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28,598 - £31,022
Pay scale
- G11 - G14
What skills and experience we're looking for
Oak Wood Primary School is a successful specialist setting for children aged from 4 to 11 with a broad spectrum of special educational needs and learning disabilities. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated level 3 Teaching Assistant who will plan and lead opportunities for our pupils. Candidates are required to be skilled in using proactive behaviour management strategies to ensure best possible outcomes for all pupils.
We welcome applicants who either hold a Level 3 teaching assistant qualification or are currently working towards obtaining the qualification. Please see job description for full requirements of the role.
What the school offers its staff
As a Trust, we are committed to developing our work force and encourage all staff to participate in a range of professional development opportunities.
At Central England Academy Trust, our staff are our most precious resource. benefits available to staff include:
- Competitive remuneration package;
- A generous defined benefit pension scheme;
- Excellent continuous professional development;
- Bespoke training and support from the Trust team to meet your needs;
- We provide a supportive Employee Assistance Programme, providing practical and emotional support
- Employee benefits scheme, offering discount on everyday and lifestyle essentials.
- Free, onsite parking
- Subsidised eye care for extended users of VDU.
- Health Cash Plan
- Gym memberships scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
The successful applicants will also be expected to undergo core training.
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 and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and will be taken through the Trust's vetting procedure.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks:
Childcare disqualification
Enhanced DBS
Medical
Online and social media
Prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must let us know about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Central England Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- recruitment@oakwoodschools.co.uk
- Phone number
- 02476 740 901
Thank you for your interest in joining Central England Academy Trust. Our diverse Trust serves families in Nuneaton and the surrounding areas, and currently consists of 5 schools: a primary special school, a secondary special school, two mainstream secondary schools and a mainstream junior school. We are also delighted to be opening a brand-new mainstream primary school in September 2026.
Our Trust’s core values summarise what is important to us and what we actively promote:
Collaboration: To work closely and productively with others for the greater good of everyone involved. To be positive, thoughtful and supportive towards others through showing appreciation and respect of own and other cultures, values and beliefs. We want everyone in our Trust to feel as though they are an important part of a large family.
Equity: Recognising that we do not start from the same place equity is about providing others with what they need in order to provide an equal access to opportunities. We want our school communities to be happy, empowered and supported through democratic processes and robust systems and structures where the autonomy, strengths and the uniqueness of the individual is supported, promoted and celebrated.
Aspiration: To always be ambitious ensuring that pupils and staff in our schools have the knowledge and skills to progress towards their aspirations and beyond. To support pupils to take their place in society and achieve success in adulthood.
Trust: To feel safe knowing that the reactions of others are well meaning and that systems and structures to support are consistent and predicable. To be well-informed and kept up-to-date and empowered to communicate wishes, concerns and opinions without fear of retribution.
School Details
Oak Wood Primary School
Arranging a visit to Central England Academy Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@oakwoodschools.co.uk.
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