Teaching Assistant

Burford Primary School, Burford, Oxfordshire, OX18 4SG

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Monday 1st September 2025

• Closing date

  10 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  30 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,404.00 - £24,790.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Burford Primary School is a growing and successful school with happy, well motivated and hardworking children and staff.

We are seeking a Teaching Assistant to support in the classrooms ranging from Early Years to Year 6. The right candidate will have a passion for ensuring that all children develop academically and socially in a caring environment. You will work closely with class teachers and our SENDCo, supporting whole class teaching, small group work or working individually with children, some who will have additional needs. Relevant qualifications would be advantageous, however, for the right candidate, we will support you with training needs.

Applicants should be able to communicate well verbally and have a good standard of numeracy and literacy (GCSE grade A – C). They should be flexible and able to work well in a team. They will also be required to cover lunch time duty to support the children during their lunchtime play.

We offer a rich, exciting environment in which the children thrive. We are a positive team with an inclusive outlook, passionate about every child achieving their potential.

We would love to show you around our school, please contact the school office to arrange this.

Burford Primary School, as a member of the Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check. Online checks may also be carried out to comply with KCSIE.

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 Burford Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 146 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Burford Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/burford-primary-school

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