Teaching Assistant

Uplands Primary School and Nursery, Sandhurst, Berkshire, GU47 9BP

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  14 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £17,044.00 - £17,864.00 Annually (Actual) FTE Salary £24796 to £25989 Subject to a pay review

Teaching Assistant job summary

30 Hours 25 mins :

Hours: 8:40-15:15 Mon -Fri - with a lunchtime duty and 30 mins unpaid lunchbreak

Start date: ASAP

Actual Annual Salary: £17044- £17864 with payment of £501 per annum for London Weighting (subject to pay review)

Interview Date: Wednesday 7th October 2026

Duties include:

Establishing positive relationships with pupils

Supporting pupils with activities which support literacy and numeracy skills

Promoting positive behaviour and helping keep pupils on track

Assisting with displaying and presenting pupils’ work

Lunchtime Duty

Uplands is a school within The Keys Academy Trust which is a primary specialist MAT committed to providing the very best educational experiences for our pupils and staff, so that our schools are recognised as centres of academic and pastoral excellence at the heart of the communities they serve. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with colleagues across our family of schools as part of the Trust’s CPD programme and networking opportunities.

Visits to our school are warmly encouraged. If you would like to book a visit or please contact head@uplandsberkshire.org.

Applications will be considered upon receipt.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced criminal records check.

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 Uplands Primary School and Nursery

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 248 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Uplands Primary School and Nursery website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/uplands-primary-school-and-nursery-sandhurst

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