Teaching Assistant (DSN)

Newton Leys Primary School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 5GG

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  1 December 2025 at 11am

• Date listed

  10 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,824.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant (DSN) job summary

Teaching Assistant 1:1 - January 2026

Monday - Friday, 8.15am to 3.15pm (Term-time only)

Salary Grade D - £26,824 - £28,142 pro rata - (actual salary £19,921 - £20,900)

Newton Leys Primary School & Nursery opened in September 2016, with the vision for a happy, inclusive and welcoming school, within the developing Newton Leys community.

Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do at Newton Leys Primary and we are looking for an enthusiastic, caring individual who shares our passion for ensuring every child has access to an education that is right for them.

We require a specialist teaching assistant to work 1:1 with a child with SEN needs.

We are able to offer you:

A purpose built, well-resourced teaching environment with access to a sensory room and calm working area

A friendly and supportive staff team, and wider school community

A commitment to support your ongoing professional development

Training to support you in your role

Polite and happy children!

Visits to school are encouraged and we would love to show you around and tell you more about our school!

Closing date: 1 December 2025 Interviews: on application

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 Newton Leys Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 604 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Newton Leys Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/newton-leys-primary-school

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