Teaching Assistant

Browick Road Primary and Nursery School, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 0QW

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  February 2026 or ASAP

• Closing date

  30 January 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  14 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.26-£13.47 per hour

Teaching Assistant job summary

Tel: 01953 603061

Email: office@browickraod.norfolk.sch.uk

Website: www.browickroadprimary.co.uk

Headteacher: Helen Laflin

NOR: 254   Age range: 2-11 years

• Salary – Scale D, £13.26-£13.47 per hour (£25,583-£25,989 FTE)
• Temporary until 31 August 2026
• Job share considered
• Part Time
• 15.75 hours (3 days)
• Term Time only
• Required from February 2026 or as soon as possible

Browick Road Primary and Nursery School is a happy, lively and thriving school where children develop and learn confidently in a stable and nurturing environment. We are looking for a hardworking and enthusiastic teaching assistant to join our fantastic school team. 

Hours of work, Monday 9am-1pm in Nursery (4 hours) and Thursday and Friday 9am -3.15pm in the main school (11.75 hours).

On a Monday morning the successful candidate will be working in our nursery, Busy Bees, supporting our experienced and teacher-led team.

On Thursdays and Fridays, you will be working across the school. In the mornings you will be mainly working 1-1 supporting a Y1 child; leading a half hour lunch club for our children who like to craft/colour and in the afternoon you will be supporting our Year 3 class.  

This post could be filled by one applicant working 3 days a week or split between 2 applicants dependant on experience and availability.

You may be a graduate wanting to gain experience for a career in teaching, an experienced teaching assistant or someone with limited experience who is passionate to work in schools.

The successful candidate will: 

• ensure that children are cared for in a happy, safe and stimulating environment
• have high aspirations for children in their care and be able to support them to make progress, however small the steps;
• have high expectations of children’s behaviour;
• ideally have experience of working with children with EAL and SEND
• be calm, positive and patient;
• be able to use their own initiative and “think on their feet”;
• have an understanding of child-initiated learning;
• enjoy working as part of a team and be able to work on their own;
• have high expectations of themselves and others;
• have a positive attitude and sense of humour;
• have a commitment to outdoor learning, whatever the weather (we are a forest school);
• have a high level of written and oral skills;
• have a love of dogs (Ted, our school dog, is an important member of the team!);
• be committed to the school’s strong safeguarding culture.

Visits to the school are encouraged. For further information, or to arrange a visit to the school, please contact Miss Paula Bilverstone, School Administrator, via email on - office@browickroad.norfolk.sch.uk or by telephone on 01953 603061.

How to apply

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Completed forms should either be returned by email - office@browickroad.norfolk.sch.uk or by post to the address above.

We may interview earlier than the closing date, so early applications are welcomed. 

Closing date:  30 January 2026, 9am 

Interview date:  TBA

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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 Browick Road Primary and Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 258 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Browick Road Primary and Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/browick-road-primary-and-nursery-school

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