Teaching Assistant

Claycots School, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 1QX

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  10 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  30 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: £20,179.00 - £21,447.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant job summary

We are seeking a passionate, dedicated and flexible Teaching Assistant to join our thriving school community at Claycots. This is an exciting opportunity to support high-quality teaching and learning while making a real difference to the lives of our pupils.

Working closely with the Class Teacher, you will play a key role in supporting and scaffolding pupils’ learning, both in the classroom and through small group or 1:1 support. You will help to ensure all children - including those with additional needs - are able to access the curriculum, feel included, and achieve their full potential.

You will contribute to creating a positive, safe and engaging learning environment, support behaviour management, monitor pupil progress, and build strong, supportive relationships with children, staff and families. Above all, you will embody and promote Claycots’ core values of Respect, Integrity, Curiosity and Kindness in everything you do.

We are looking for a team player with excellent communication skills, resilience, and a genuine commitment to helping every child succeed. A strong commitment to safeguarding and ongoing professional development is essential.

Why join Claycots?

At Claycots, we value and invest in our staff. We offer:

• Strong career progression pathways (including routes into teacher training)
• Ongoing professional development and CPD opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme (free counselling, advice and support)
• Access to YuLife, a wellbeing and life insurance platform that rewards healthy habits
• Modern facilities and excellent teaching resources
• Discounted staff lunches and newly refurbished staffrooms with hot drinks machines
• Free on-site parking
• Subsidised staff social events
• On-site Mental Health First Aiders

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 Claycots School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 1649 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Claycots School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/claycots-school

Claycots School is a large, multi-site school which is judged Good by Ofsted. Currently we have 1700 pupils over two campuses in Slough making us a unique school to work in.

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