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Teaching Assistant

Boddington Church of England Primary Academy, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 6DL

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  19 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 23 hours a week term time only. Mondays 8.45 - 12 noon, Tuesdays to Fridays 8.45 - 3.00 pm.
• Contract type: Fixed term - to 31/08/2026 in the first instance
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185 FTE pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Working with or caring for children of relevant age
  
• Patience and ability to relate to children
• Ability to apply school systems (e.g. for behaviour) consistently and calmly
• General understanding of national curriculum and other basic learning strategies
• Basic understanding of child development and learning
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
• Ability to relate well to children and adults
• Ability to work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these

What the school offers its staff

A Beautiful rural countryside setting to work in

Friendly supportive staff

Well being programme

CPD professional development training

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.

TEACHING ASSISTANT JOB DESCRIPTION

Job title: Teaching Assistant – whole class based

Salary: Grade D-4 £25,185.00 FTE pro rata. West Northamptonshire Council NJS Support staff pay scales

Hours: 23 hours a week ( Mondays 8.45 – 12 noon Tuesday – Fridays 8.45 am – 3.00 pm, term time only including a 15 min am unpaid coffee break & 1 hour unpaid lunch break)

Contract type: Fixed term to 31/8/2025 in the first instance

Reporting to: Executive Head Teacher

MAIN PURPOSE:

• Work with class teachers to raise the learning and attainment of pupils
• Promote pupils’ independence, self-esteem and social inclusion
• Give support to pupils, individually or in groups, so they can access the curriculum, take part in learning and experience a sense of achievement

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

TEACHING & LEARNING:

• Demonstrate an informed and efficient approach to teaching and learning by adopting relevant strategies to support the work of the teacher and increase achievement of all pupils including, where appropriate, those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
• Promote, support and facilitate inclusion by encouraging participation of all pupils in learning and extracurricular activities
• Use effective behaviour management strategies consistently in line with the school’s policy and procedures
• Support class teachers with maintaining good order and discipline among pupils, managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment
• Organise and manage teaching space and resources to help maintain a stimulating and safe learning environment
• Observe pupil performance and pass observations on to the class teacher
• Supervise a class if the teacher is temporarily unavailable
• Use ICT skills to advance pupils’ learning
• Undertake any other relevant duties given by the class teacher

PLANNING:

• Contribute to effective assessment and planning by supporting the monitoring, recording and reporting of pupil performance and progress as appropriate to the level of the role
• Read and understand lesson plans shared prior to lessons
• Prepare the classroom for lessons
• Use any allocated time to devise clearly structured activities that interest and motivate learners and advance their learning
• Plan how they will support the inclusion of pupils in the learning activities

WORKING WITH COLLEAGUES & OTHER PROFESSIONALS:

• Communicate effectively with other staff members and pupils, and with parents and carers under the direction of the class teacher
• Communicate their knowledge and understanding of pupils to other school staff and education, health and social care professionals, so that informed decision making can take place on intervention and provision
• With the class teacher, keep other professionals accurately informed of performance and progress or concerns they may have about the pupils they work with
• Understand their role in order to be able to work collaboratively with classroom teachers and other colleagues, including specialist advisory teachers
• Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school
• Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues
• Liaise with/inform the SENco in relation to interventions and child specific support

WHOLE SCHOOL ORGANISATION & DEVELOPMENT:

• Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school’s policies, practices and procedures, so as to support the school’s values and vision
• Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school

SAFEGUARDING & CHILD PROTECTION:

• Promote the safety and wellbeing of pupils, and help to safeguard pupils’ well-being by following the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education and our school’s child protection policies
• Look after children who are upset or have had accidents
• Inform senior staff of any damage, breakages or losses causing potential risk or hazard

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/CPD:

• Help keep their own knowledge and understanding relevant and up-to-date by reflecting on their own practice, liaising with school leaders, and identifying relevant professional development to improve personal effectiveness
• Take opportunities to build the appropriate skills, qualifications, and/or experience needed for the role, with support from the school
• Take part in the school’s appraisal procedures

PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

• Uphold public trust in the education profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school
• Have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school, and maintain high standards of attendance and punctuality
• Demonstrate positive attitudes, values and behaviours to develop and sustain effective relationships with the school community
• Respect individual differences and cultural diversity

The TA will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people, and follow school policies and the staff code of conduct.

Please note that this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the TA will carry out. The TA may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by the Head Teacher or line manager

Closing date for applications – Friday 19th December 2025

School visits are warmly welcomed, please contact Linda Paterson on 01327 260120 to arrange an appointment with the Executive Head teacher, Ms Soheila Mathison.

Interviews will be held early January 2026.

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.

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About Boddington Church of England Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 48 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Boddington Church of England Primary Academy website
• Email address: hking@evolvecat.org
• Phone number: 01295 710500
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/boddington-church-of-england-voluntary-school-daventry

We are a small and friendly primary academy set in a village in the beautiful Northamptonshire countryside. We pride ourselves on putting our pupils at the heart of every decision we make and they will always be our first and most important priority.

Arranging a visit to Boddington Church of England Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hking@evolvecat.org.

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