Primary Teaching Assistant (full time or part time considered)

Wren Academy Finchley, London, N12 9HB

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  16 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,708.00 - £24,046.00 Annually (Actual) NJC salary scale 3 - 4

Primary Teaching Assistant (full time or part time considered) job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of a welcoming, talented and highly motivated team at Wren Academy Finchley. . Wren Academy Finchley is proud of its successes having secured exceptional academic progress for our students at EYFS, Phoncs, KS1, KS2, GCSE and A Level. We have also established a national reputation for excellence in teaching and learning, developing an approach that focuses consistently on enabling young people to be effective learners, regularly hosting visitors from the Republic of Ireland and Netherlands.

The Primary Teaching Assistant works under the instruction and guidance of both class teachers and subject specialists. They support the delivery of quality learning and teaching helping to raise standards of achievement and provide pastoral care for pupils. At Wren Academy we value our teaching assistants and give them support and assistance in order that they may effectively and happily perform their duties. Our teaching assistants may be asked to support the whole class or work 1:1 with a SEN pupil directed by the SENDCo. The Teaching Assistant will also undertake classroom administration tasks as directed by the teacher. The Teaching Assistant is to have an impact on children’s learning and progress.

If this is a role you would be interested in, please apply today!

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, 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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Wren Academy Finchley

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 4 to 18
• Education phase: All through school
• School size: 1639 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wren Academy Finchley website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wren-academy-finchley

Wren Academy Finchley is located in the London Borough of Barnet. It is the founder of the Wren Academies Trust, a MAT which is sponsored by the Church of England and Berkhamsted School. The Academy has developed a strong reputation for outstanding teaching and learning, as demonstrated by our Progress 8 figure, which places us in the top 65 schools nationally. We are an all-through school with a thriving sixth form and a primary phase which opened in September 2015. The engaging curriculum and state of the art buildings have contributed to the Academy’s notable success. There is also a strong focus on student well-being so that every individual is happy and secure to learn and thrive within a caring community.

Wren is a MAT and plans are well advanced to create a new school in a neighbouring borough which will provide exciting professional development opportunities for all staff.

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