Teaching Assistant

The Elms Primary School, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7HZ

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  3 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  26 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185.00 - £25,584.00 Annually (FTE) Actual annual Salary in the region £17,530 - £17,807

Teaching Assistant job summary

Are you passionate about supporting children to achieve their full potential? Do you enjoy working as part of a dedicated team in a positive and inclusive school environment?

The Elms Primary School is seeking a caring, enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistant to join our team on a fixed term contract. This is an exciting opportunity to support pupils in their learning and development, helping them thrive both academically and personally.

As a Teaching Assistant, you will work closely with teachers and other professionals to provide high-quality classroom support, ensuring all pupils can access learning opportunities and achieve success.

The Role

You will:

• Support pupils in the classroom and during learning activities.
• Provide individual and small-group support, including for pupils with additional needs.
• Promote inclusion, independence, confidence and positive behaviour.
• Assist with the implementation of education, behaviour and personal care plans.
• Help create a safe, stimulating and supportive learning environment.
• Monitor and record pupil progress and provide feedback to teaching staff.
• Support literacy, numeracy and wider curriculum activities.
• Assist with educational visits, lunchtime supervision and other school activities as required.

About you

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience working with or caring for children.
• Has good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Can build positive relationships with children, colleagues and families.
• Works effectively as part of a team.
• Understands the importance of safeguarding and inclusion.
• Is willing to learn and engage in professional development opportunities.
• Has knowledge of child development and learning strategies (desirable).
• Holds a Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent experience (desirable).

What we offer

At The Elms Primary School, we believe that staff wellbeing, development and work-life balance are essential. We are committed to creating a culture where colleagues feel valued, supported and empowered to succeed.

Join Us

If you are passionate about helping young people succeed and want to be part of a Trust that values kindness, integrity, ambition and unity, we would love to hear from you.

We warmly invite you to visit our school. If you require further information or would like to arrange a tour, please contact us on office@tep.cambrianlt.org or call us on 01367 240232.

The Elms Primary School & Cambrian Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check.

Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.

Cambrian Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ communities.

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

The Elms Primary School and Faringdon Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.

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 The Elms Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 304 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Elms Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/faringdon-junior-school-faringdon

The Elms Primary School is in a very exciting chapter of its journey as we became an all-through primary in September 2022. We are the largest primary school in the Faringdon Learning Trust (FLT) with 428 children on role. We currently have one pre-school school class catering for children aged 3, one Reception class, one Year 1, two Year 2 classes, one Year 3 class, three Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 classes. Over time, we hope the numbers will even out as we become the 2-form entry school which has been planned, building and strengthening our learning community.

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