Teaching Assistant

Polehampton Church of England Junior School, Reading, Berkshire, RG10 9AX

28 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  30 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,584.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) Term time only (Actual salary - 27.5 hours - Range - £15,900 - £16,151)

Teaching Assistant job summary

WHO ARE WE?

Polehampton CE Infant and Nursery School and Polehampton CE Junior School are separate two-form-entry schools across two sites, which operate with one Senior Leadership Team and one Local Governing Body. The Polehampton schools are set within large grounds and have excellent opportunities for the pupils, including a swimming pool at the Junior site and Forest School provision at both sites. Both schools are proud members of The Keys Academy Trust. Our Infant school was rated Good by Ofsted (with an Outstanding Early Years), and our Junior school was inspected in November 2024 and achieved Good in all areas.

KEY DETAILS ABOUT THE ROLES

TAs are an essential part of the school community. In the past, TAs in schools were used as administrative support, such as washing up paint pots and photocopying. Nowadays, TAs are utilised as skilled professionals who make a real difference to the outcomes of pupils. The role will provide you with the chance to work under the guidance of excellent and knowledgeable teaching staff, providing learning support to individuals and groups that enable access to learning for all pupils.

The role we are offering has the following key details for applicants:

Role is sought from September 2026 start date.

Candidates could work in any year group.

Role is term time only.

Salary: Grade 3, Scale Point 5 - 6 (£25,584 - £25,989 FTE) (Actual salary pro rata, depending on hours).

KEY DATES AND DETAILS FOR APPLYING

An application pack is available on the school website via the My New Term system.

- Closing date for applications: Applications processed upon receipt

- Interview date: A suitable date will be arranged with each candidate.

School tours are available to shortlisted candidates, so that you can understand more about the school and what we are looking for.

The Keys Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced criminal records check. No agencies please.

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 Polehampton Church of England Junior School

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 234 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Polehampton Church of England Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/polehampton-church-of-england-junior-school

We are dynamic, inspirational and over-subscribed Infant and Junior schools, ensuring the best possible learning experiences and outcomes for all our children.

Our core Christian values are at the heart of all we do and our Christian culture of compassion and consideration for each other touches every area of school life. The school community enjoys strong links with our local Church in a mutually supportive and beneficial partnership. We contribute to and are enriched through our involvement with the Church and the local community.

Our two schools work very closely together as the Polehampton Schools; two schools, one journey with a shared senior leadership team. This ensures a smooth transition and strong progress from the Foundation Stage through to the end of Year Six. Our children are well-equipped for secondary school and prepared to be compassionate, reflective and successful life-long learners in an ever-changing world.

Everyone is committed to excellence, improvement and the pursuit of high standards academically, physically, artistically, as well as spiritually, morally, socially and culturally. Our united, respectful and respected team of adults consistently applies best practice, modelling the school’s deeply embedded drivers of community, curiosity and cultural diversity.

Our amazingly supportive parental community help to enable the school to flourish and grow. We have a highly committed and proactive Governing body who work with the school team, appropriately supporting and challenging so that high standards are sustained in an encouraging and warm environment that values everyone.

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