Teaching Assistant

Hagbourne Church of England Primary School, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 9LR

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  6 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,403.00 - £26,403.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

About this Role

We are looking for an outstanding and committed person to fill the position of Teaching Assistant and Forest School Lead within our busy school. Our vacancy is for five days per week, 8.30am - 3.15pm.

Hagbourne CE Primary School is a single form entry school, situated in the lovely village of East Hagbourne on the outskirts of Didcot and currently we have just over 200 pupils on roll. The school had an Ofsted Inspection in 2019 and was rated ‘Good’ in all areas. As a School we are proud of how our pupils engage in their learning and how intellectually curious they are. Our pupils are well cared for in a supportive caring environment and as a school encourage the children 'Be the best they can be"

This role is to support teaching and learning as a Teaching Assistant in the classroom in the mornings, plus planning and delivering high-quality Forest School sessions across the school in the afternoons. The role focuses on supporting children’s academic progress, wellbeing, and development through both classroom learning and outdoor, nature-based experiences.

Application process: To ensure we conduct a fair shortlisting process we use blind shortlisting whereby personal information (such as name, email address, gender & ethnicity) are not made available to the short-listing panel.

Please note that the school reserves the right to interview on receipt of applications, and to appoint prior to the deadline, so early application is recommended.

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 Hagbourne Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 202 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hagbourne Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hagbourne-church-of-england-primary-school-didcot

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