Teaching Assistant

Churchfields Primary School, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 4QY

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  3 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Bromley Support Staff Scale 4 (Spine 12)
• Additional allowances:

  Bromley Support Staff Scale 4 (Spine 12)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant - Full Time

Churchfields Primary School is a popular primary school in Beckenham school with a nursery and ARP. We are part of the Quality First Education Trust, a successful London multi-academy trust.

We are looking for outstanding, talented people to join our team of education support staff.

We offer:

A varied and interesting teaching assistant role, with lots of room to grow;

An exciting, dynamic school with a strong curriculum, high quality teaching, amazing opportunities for children and a relentless drive for excellence and equality;

A friendly, supportive staff team;

Excellent training - fantastic on-the-job learning and professional development once in the role;

Active support for staff who are thinking of becoming a teacher in future.

You:

May be thinking about training to be a teacher in future (we can help you take the steps you need to get there!);

Are committed, reliable, positive, enthusiastic, flexible, helpful and friendly;

Have good literacy, numeracy, communication and IT skills;

Have some experience of supporting or working with children;

Have an interest in education and child development and are willing to learn;

Ideally have some experience of working in a primary school (not essential);

Ideally are educated to degree level (not essential).

Main duties:

To support classroom learning, under the guidance of the teacher/lead person;

To work with individuals and small groups on specific activities;

• To supervise and provide particular support for identified students;

To motivate and support pupils to fulfil their potential;

To prepare learning resources, displays and equipment;

To assist teachers to develop lesson activities and teaching strategies;

• To help evaluate pupil achievements, progress and needs;
• To support with behaviour management;

To accompany and support pupils on school visits and journeys;

To provide personal care and assistance for pupils who require such support.

*This role could include the option of some Cover Supervisor hours paid at an enhanced rate (+£6 per hour) if the candidate and school are in agreement.*

Dates:

Deadline for applications: 12pm Friday 3rd July 2026

Interviews will take place on W/B Monday 6th July 2026

This will initially be a one-year contract, including a probationary period, with hope to extend if mutually agreeable

Salary:

BR4 Spine 12

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 Churchfields Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 489 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Churchfields Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/churchfields-primary-school

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