Teaching Assistant

Woodgate Primary Academy, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 9GT

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  19 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Salary: £24,796- £25,185 fte (actual starting salary £18,211.84 - £18,497.54)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Woodgate Primary Academy requires:

Teaching Assistant 

32.5 hours per week

Salary: £24,796- £25,185 fte (actual starting salary £18,211.84 - £18,497.54)

Woodgate  Primary School  is committed to providing the highest quality learning for all children.  We are seeking to appoint a highly organised and enthusiastic teaching assistant. 

The successful candidate will: 

• Have experience of working with groups of children;
• Be able to support pupils to access the curriculum within a mainstream class;
• Be expected to deliver intervention programmes to groups of children. 
• Have a passion and motivation for improving the lives of all children;
• Have an optimistic attitude and be flexible to the demands of the job;
• Demonstrate versatility, tact, commitment and the ability to use initiative;
• Be patient and able to stay calm and listen and value children’s views;
• Be able to work as part of a team and be expected to contribute to its development;
• Have the ability to strictly maintain confidentiality;
• Be suitably qualified for the post of Teaching Assistant i.e. to have good basic literacy and numeracy skills (to GCSE level or above) and be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing;
• Have experience of some behaviour management techniques.

In return we can offer you: 

• Wonderful children who thrive in a high quality learning culture; 
• Skilled and friendly colleagues who strive to do the best for the children in their care;
• A strong ethos of care, respect and concern for each other. 

Visits to the school are welcomed. If you would like to arrange a tour or to discuss the role further please contact the school office: 01444 461329 or office@woodgateprimary.school.

If you would like to apply for this role please download the Job Description and Person Specification below and return your completed application prior to the closing date.

We advise applying promptly for this post as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received. 

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 Woodgate Primary Academy

• School type: Academies, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 147 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Woodgate Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodgate-primary-academy

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