14 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    18 June 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    4 June 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Part time: Monday to Friday, 31.25 hours per week, term time only.

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Salary calculated in line with NJC (fringe) pay scale, points 03-06, £25,525..00 - £26,718.00 per annum FTE. Actual Salary £18,137.84 - £18,985.58

What skills and experience we're looking for

If you are looking for your next role as a Teaching Assistant, we would love to hear from you!

We are looking to recruit 2 permanent Teaching Assistants with effect from 1st September 2026.

Crown Wood Primary School has an exciting opportunity for 2 committed and enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to join our existing team on a full-time, permanent basis. We are looking for versatile professionals who are able andwilling to work across the whole primary setting.

1x Teaching Assistant, (initially in upper KS2)

1x Teaching Assistant (initially in Nursery/ EYFS)

31.25 Hours p/w, term time only Grade: K-J Scale Points: 3-6

The post is for 31.25 hours (8.30am – 3.15pm with 30 minutes unpaid lunch), term time only. The post will include lunchtime support. The post is available on a fixed term basis subject to all relevant checks, referenced and successful probation period.

We are looking for someone who:

  • May have ambitions to qualify as a teacher in the future.

  • Good levels of literacy and numeracy.

  • Relevant qualifications and / or experience of working with children.

  • Keen to learn.

  • Flexible, resilient and resourceful.


What the school offers its staff

About our school

At Crown Wood Primary School, we have built our ethos on a strong set of core values which underpin everything that we do. Our aim is to give students at Crown Wood abetter chance of success than if they attended any other school in the country. Ambition, excellence and pride run through all aspects of school life.

Ambition

We have a strong desire and determination to achieve success. We believe there are no limits to what can be achieved. We do what it takes for as long as it takes. In other words, we go for it every day!

Excellence

We strive for greatness in everything we set our minds to. We endeavour to do our very best and excel in all aspects of school life.

Pride

We are ‘fiercely’ proud of ourselves, our school, our community and our Trust. We hold our heads high and feel a sense of togetherness and joy in ourschool.

About Greenshaw Learning Trust

Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs where our central teams can be based out of. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are ‘Always Learning’.

To get a feel of life at Greenshaw Learning Trust, please download our ‘Why you should work for GLT’ recruitment brochure on our job’s portal.

We can offer you:

  • Professional development and career progression

  • Generous pension scheme

  • Blue Light Card

  • Eligibility for Teacher Art Pass (teaching staff only)

  • An Employee Assistance Programme

  • Gym Discounts

  • Free eye tests

  • Cycle to work scheme

  • Being part of a great team and expanding organisation

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Crown Wood Primary School

School type
Academies, Does not apply, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
School size
652 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
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Crown Wood Primary School and Nursery is a 3 forms of entry (3FE) academy situated to the south east of Bracknell town centre. The original building, which opened in 1984, was extended in 2014 and the school boasts large grounds, including our own – on site – forest school. Around 650 children are currently on roll and we are increasingly a school and nursery of choice in Bracknell Forest.

Crown Wood School is part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust (GLT), which is a vibrant and forward-thinking community of teachers, support staff and learners committed to educating the ‘whole child’ to improve life chances, whilst securing the best possible outcomes for students. We encourage all young people to work hard and make the most of the opportunities they are given. Our amazing team of teachers and support staff themselves demonstrate and encourage a lifelong love of learning, both within and beyond our curriculum.

GLT is one of the highest performing multi academy trusts in the country that provides high quality comprehensive and inclusive education. The Trust is committed to meeting the needs of every student and our schools offer a broad curriculum and wide range of special needs provision in a welcoming and challenging environment.

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