Teaching Assistant

Clipstone Brook Lower School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3PG

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  26 September 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  20 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: L2 (contact school for salary details)
• Additional allowances:

  L2 (contact school for salary details)

Teaching Assistant job summary

About this Role

The role will intially be Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings only. It is anticipated that the role will increase to four full days. Experience working with children with SEND is essential. Experience of Makaton is desireable, but not essntial. The role will include some 1:1 support and some working with larger groups within classes or intervention groups.

The role will require SEMH and learning support.

We are a school that can offer:

• a very supportive and experienced team ;
  
• a visible, supportive and approachable leadership team;
• well-resourced classrooms and fantastic outdoor spaces including forest school provision;
• children who are excited and keen to learn;
• a strong, committed and supportive leadership team ;
• a focused personalised approach to professional development;
• a genuine committment to wellbeing with an reasonable workload;
• a school community that cares about each other.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate learning support assistant who is keen to develop themselves and the school as part of our learning journey. Come and be part of our wonderful team!

Please visit our website for further information about our school: www.clipstonebrooklower.co.uk

Closing date: Friday 26 September 2025 (midday)

Shortlisting: Friday 26 September 2025

Interviews: tbc

The school is committed to stringent safeguarding procedures. This position will include full adherence to safer recruitment guidelines. This will include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check prior to the commencement of employment, and we will also apply for references prior to interview from your current/ most recent 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.

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

The school is committed to stringent safeguarding procedures. This position will include full adherence to safer recruitment guidelines. The role will consist of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before the commencement of employment. We will also apply for references before the interview from your current/ most recent employer.

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 Clipstone Brook Lower School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 297 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Clipstone Brook Lower School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/clipstone-brook-lower-school

THIS IS A ‘GOOD’ SCHOOL under the new framework (Ofsted November 2019)

Clipstone Brook Lower School is a forward-thinking, friendly, and supportive place of work based in Leighton Buzzard, set on stunning grounds. We aim to give children the best start in education and strive to achieve academically and personally ambitious outcomes.

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