Teaching Assistant

Waldegrave School, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW2 5LH

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  20 August 2026

• Closing date

  7 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  21 August 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,585 to £26,727 per annum

Teaching Assistant job summary

Fixed Term Contract until 31 August 2027

Term Time Only, 32.5 hours per week, 38.4 weeks per year

Actual Salary: £25,585 to £26,727 per annum, depending on experience (NJC5 point 12-15 - full time equivalent salary £33,509 to £35,004 per annum)

Start Date: As soon as possible

This position would suit a person who is interested in working to support our students with diverse needs in the classroom or someone who is considering entering or returning to the teaching profession and would like to gain some classroom experience beforehand. 

In this role you will be working closely with members of the Individual Learning Department (ILD) and other teaching colleagues to support our students across all key stages. You will need to be a reliable, dedicated, flexible and organised individual.  The ILD team at Waldegrave is highly valued and is very successful in supporting students to achieve their full potential, both academically and pastorally.

Waldegrave School:

• is a school where everyone enjoys learning, feels valued and experiences success;
• believes in a strong, supportive environment that values pastoral, extra-curricular as well as academic progression. It is rated as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted (2018 and 2024) and is amongst the top performing schools nationally. Our Attainment 8 score in 2025 ranked us as the 5th best comprehensive in England and was ranked the 8th best Comprehensive school in London by the Sunday Times Parent Power Awards 2024;
• values and promotes continued CPD and can offer great support and progression to all staff from ECTs to middle leaders and onwards to senior leadership;
• has strong links with other local schools, both primary and secondary as well as outside local community associations and clubs;
• is oversubscribed throughout the school and enjoys a thriving sixth form.

Waldegrave School can offer you:

• a supportive community environment in which to develop your career;
• a school that actively promotes and supports staff wellbeing, benefitting from an additional training day and extra holiday;
• a Staff Association who help to support staff well-being and organise social events;
• a cycle to work scheme as well as an employee benefits and well-being scheme;
• excellent facilities, including individual work space and a separate cafe style staffroom with free barista style coffee machine plus on-site parking;
• close transport links – Fulwell and Strawberry Hill train stations as well as many bus routes;
• after school fitness classes, e.g. yoga, as well as use of our fitness suite;
• School place for children of staff in line with our admissions policy.

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

The safeguarding of our students is at the core of all that we do. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check; a prohibition from teaching check, where applicable; and appropriate references from your current and previous employer, which may be corroborated by personal phone calls made to each referee and social media background checks.

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 Waldegrave School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1470 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Waldegrave School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/waldegrave-school

Outstanding secondary school in Twickenham. Girls only 11-16 with a mixed Sixth Form.

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