- 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 - Maternity Cover
More than one location, Central England Academy Trust22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
3 July 2026 at 9am
Date listed
22 May 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
- Part time: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 8.50am - 3.30pm and Wednesday 8.50am - 5pm
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
Actual salary
- £23,437 - £25,460
What skills and experience we're looking for
Central England Academy Trust provides excellent education to learners in Nuneaton and the surrounding areas. We have five schools: Oak Wood Primary School, Oak Wood Secondary School, Michael Drayton Junior School, Higham Lane School and Higham Lane North Academy. Together, we offer a comprehensive education to students aged 4 to 19 in both mainstream and SEND settings. We are a diverse Trust that celebrates individual learning needs, including profound, severe, and complex learning needs.
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.
As a growing Academy Trust, we are committed to developing our work force and encourage all staff to participate in a range of professional development opportunities.
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
Our offer to you
At Central England Academy Trust, our staff are our most precious resource. Our offer to staff includes: -
- 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.
To Apply - Applicants are to compose an A4 letter detailing why you feel you would be suitable for the role and attach to your application.
To apply please click on this link:
https://centralenglandacademytrust.face-ed.co.uk/vacancies
Closing Date: Friday 3rd July 2026 @ 9am
Interview Date: Friday 10th July 2026
Start Date: September 2026
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.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Central England Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- blloyd@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 blloyd@oakwoodschools.co.uk.
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