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Teaching Assistant

Watlington Primary School, Watlington, Oxfordshire, OX49 5RB

This job expired on 7 July 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  1st September 2025

• Closing date

  7 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12,276.52 - £12,470.70 Annually (Actual) Annual FTE ranges from £24,404 to £24,790 (Grade 4)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Staff Vacancy – Watlington Primary School

Teaching Assistant

o Grade 4 point 4, £12.65 per hour, plus pension contribution

o Temporary (until 31st August 2026, with a view to becoming permanent)

o Start date – 1st September 2025

o Hours: 22.25 hours (spread across 4 days), flexible for the right candidate

o Closing date: Monday, 7 July, 9am

o Interviews: w/c 7 July 2025

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed teaching assistant to become part of our team. Watlington Primary School is a thriving, popular and well-resourced school.

Please apply if you…

• Put the best interests of the children at the heart of everything you do

• Have high expectations of our pupils

• Are a good team player

• Want to work with colleagues, children and parents with professionalism, enthusiasm and a sense of humour!

In return we can offer you…

• A vibrant and happy school which welcomes new ideas
• Positive, well behaved children who are motivated and engaged in their learning
• A friendly and welcoming team
• A commitment to ensuring staff reach their full potential

School visits are encouraged. To visit our school, please contact office.2459@watlington.oxon.sch.uk or call 01491 612474.

Please see attached candidate recruitment pack for more details.

If you are shortlisted, we will take up written references before your interview so please provide permission for this and provide accurate phone and email contact details for your referees. One of your referees must be your current or last employer, and if you are employed in a school, must include your current Headteacher.

Safeguarding Statement:

The Acer Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment with the Acer Trust is subject to verification of ID and qualifications, satisfactory evidence of the right to work in the UK, health clearance, NCTL and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check. The Acer Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from candidates from all ethnic and community backgrounds.

Closing date: Monday, 7 July, 9am

Interviews: w/c 7 July 2025

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

Watlington Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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About Watlington Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 224 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Watlington Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/watlington-primary-school-watlington

Watlington Primary School is a ‘Values’ School

This means we promote and teach a set of values every day. These values guide our behaviours and our thinking so that we can create a purposeful and happy school community. Our ‘Values Ladders’ help us celebrate this culture across the school and remind us that during work or at play we should all be demonstrating our values and working to improve them. Our values apply to children, adults and visitors.

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