Nursery Teaching Assistant

Watling Primary School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK8 1GB

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  11 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,183.00 - £27,711.00 Annually (FTE) £21,704 - £23,883 actual salary

Nursery Teaching Assistant job summary

VACANCY – NURSERY TEACHING ASSISTANT

Due to the ongoing growth of our school, we are looking for experienced Teaching Assistants to strengthen our Early Years Team in Nursery. This is an amazing opportunity to join our school in an exciting period of growth as we plan for our further expansion next academic year.

If you have any questions about the role or the application process, please contact the school by email: watlingprimary@thedenbighalliance.org.uk

Job title: Teaching Assistant – Nursery

Start date: September 2025

Contract type: Full-time, permanent – 38 weeks plus INSET days

Hours: 36.85 hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: 8:20 - 4:00pm

Thursday, Friday: 8:20 - 4:30pm

Salary: £25,183 - £27,711 annually FTE

£21,704 - £23,883 actual salary

(depending on experience)

Deadline for applications: Friday 11th July at 9:00am

Interview date: We will contact candidates individually to arrange interviews.

SCHOOL VISITS

Visits to our school are welcomed. We will be holding information session for prospective candidates on the following dates:

Friday 6th June 2025 from 4:00 – 5:00pm

Monday 16th June 2025 from 4:00 – 5:00pm

Tuesday 24th June 2025 from 4:00 – 5:00pm

To book a place, please contact our Admin Team by emailing watlingprimary@thedenbighalliance.org.uk

The Denbigh Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and online search is required for all successful applicants.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Watling Primary School

• School type: Free School, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 29 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Watling Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/watling-primary-school

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