Teaching Assistant

Fritwell Church of England Primary School, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 7PX

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  18 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,185.00 - £25,583.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Permanent Experienced KS1/EYFS Teaching Assistant 18 hours per week. For the TA role Grade 4 Point 4 £25,185 FTE (actual salary £10,273)

Would you like to be part of a caring and supportive school, where the children have outstanding attitudes to learning and the staff have high expectations to ensure all children reach their full potential? This is a class based role working as part of a supportive team to ensure the best education for our Fritwell children.

We can offer you:

A nurturing learning environment where all are respected and valued

Caring, well behaved and respectful children with positive attitudes to learning

An opportunity to work as part of an effective and supportive team

A commitment to staff training and development

Attractive, spacious and well-resourced accommodation

We are looking for someone who:

Is committed to ensuring an excellent standard of education for all our children

Will be committed to the Christian ethos of our school

Enjoys working in collaboration with other staff, teachers and the wider partnership of schools

Has a GCSE Grade C in English and Maths

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undertake and receive a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service check as well as attending safeguarding training as part of this role.

Start date: as soon as possible

Probationary period: 6 months

Contract type: permanent

Notice period: 1 month from either party

We encourage a visit to our school to meet with Head of school: Jo Ejiogu, and learn more about our school. If you would like to book a visit then please contact Cary Powley in the school office on 01869 345283 or email office.3065@fritwell.oxon.sch.uk

In your application could you state whether you are applying with a preference for an EYFS or a KS1 role.

Deadline for applications: Friday 18th September 2026

Interviews week commencing: 21st September 2026

We reserve the right to interview applicants as applications come in.

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 Fritwell Church of England Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 154 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Fritwell Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fritwell-church-of-england-primary-academy

Our school is a popular voluntary controlled Church school set in the heart of our village community. We are a co-educational establishment catering for approximately 140 children, where each child is special, nurtured and unique.

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