Teaching Assistant

Folly View Primary, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7XE

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2024

• Closing date

  24 May 2024 at 10am

• Date listed

  24 April 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,114.00 - £23,500.00 Annually (FTE) 30 hours per week, term time. Actual Annual Salary in the region of £15,713 - £15,976

Teaching Assistant job summary

Folly View Primary School is a friendly and successful school looking for an Teaching Assistant to complement our hardworking team. We are proud to be part of the Faringdon Learning Trust, a nine school multi-academy trust, which was established on 1st April 2012. We are looking for a member of staff who is dedicated to supporting children’s learning and able to demonstrate initiative and the ability to organise and communicate effectively. Applicants should have a good standard of numeracy and literacy (GCSE Grade A – C).

The post involves:

Assisting the class teacher and other professionals to inform planning

Supporting teaching and learning 1:1 and in small groups

Liaising with teachers, parents and outside agencies

The ability to adapt and respond to the needs of the children

The ideal candidate will:

Be innovative and inspirational

Approach all children with consistency and kindness

Be committed to working with parents, carers and the wider community

Have high expectations of pupils, colleagues and themselves

If you would like a tour of the school, please contact the school on: 01367 240655 or email: office@fvp.faringdonlearningtrust.org.

Folly View Primary School and Faringdon Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism.  We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.  All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information. 

Faringdon Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community

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.

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About Folly View Primary

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 217 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Folly View Primary website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/faringdon-infant-school-faringdon (opens in new tab)

Our School Vision

Faringdon Primary Schools (The Elms Primary & Folly View Primary) aim to be a community where everyone is inspired by a love of learning, is supported and encouraged to believe in themselves and is enabled to achieve great success.

Our School Aim

We aspire to provide the best starting block for children in Faringdon on their life-long learning journey. By working together, the Faringdon Primary Schools, share educational expertise and provide mutual support for each other, to ensure all our children grow and thrive, as we seek to improve outcomes for every child.



Both schools uphold their own distinctive ethos and traditions and deliver high quality education in their own unique way. Being part of the Faringdon primary educational community within the Faringdon Learning Trust, our schools are committed to all our children leaving our schools with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in life with confidence, humility and compassion.

Our Core Values

Inspire Believe Achieve

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