Teaching Assistant

Wood Green School, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 1DX

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  10 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  26 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary - £16,361.34

Teaching Assistant job summary

Woodstock Road, Witney, Oxon, OX28 1DX

Web Address: www.wgswitney.org.uk

Tel: 01993 702355 Email: HR@wgswitney.org.uk

Head Teacher: Mr R W Shadbolt

Teaching Assistant

28 hours per week; Fixed Term (for one year), Term Time Only

We are keen to recruit Teaching Assistants with the right aptitude and attitude to join our Inclusion Team. The role of a Teaching Assistant is to support the learning of students with SEND so that they can become independent learners and achieve their full potential. We are a dynamic growing Inclusion team and this is an exciting time to be joining our school community.

Our strong, inclusive reputation means that Wood Green School is oversubscribed. We are a 11-18 Academy school in the thriving town of Witney, 10 miles west of Oxford. We believe strongly in a culture of mutual respect and strong relationships, demonstrated in our Behaviour Policy built on restorative principles and everything is underpinned by our LEARNWell values.

Pay scale: Grade 4 - £24,404 - £24,709 (actual £16,361.34 for 28 hrs per week, term time only)

Term time only (39 weeks: 38 weeks plus 5 inset days)

Hours: 28 hours per week 8.30am - 2.50pm (we are open to discussing part time hours to suit your circumstances).

Please submit your application via My New Term. If you have any further questions please contact hrwest@acertrust.org.uk

The closing date is Friday 10 July 12pm 2026

Interviews will take place in the week of 13 July 2026

Applications are considered as they are received, we reserve the right to make an appointment prior to the closing date.

Wood Green School and the Acer Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism; all staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and obtain any other statutorily required clearance. Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (one from current/last employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role. Wood Green School is an equal opportunities employer.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Wood Green School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the health, safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment for whom they are responsible or with whom they come into contact in the course of their duties. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks along with other relevant employment checks.

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 Wood Green School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1329 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wood Green School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wood-green-school

Wood Green is an over subscribed 11-18 Academy school in the thriving town of Witney, 10 miles west of Oxford. Our strong reputation and results improving year on year have led to a rapid rise in student applications. We believe strongly in a culture of mutual respect and strong relationships, and everything is underpinned by our LEARNWell values.

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