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Teaching Assistant

Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK44 3HZ

This job expired on 16 July 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  September 1st 2025

• Closing date

  16 July 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  9 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,024.00 - £24,404.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

We are looking for two passionate, caring, and dedicated Teaching Assistants to join our team in creating a nurturing environment where young learners feel safe, valued, and eager to explore the world around them.

With a strong focus on fostering creativity, curiosity and confidence, the successful candidates will work closely with the class team to provide a stimulating and supportive atmosphere—one that encourages every child to develop at their own pace. Through our continuous provision and personalised learning approach, you will play a vital role in laying the foundation for a lifelong love of learning.

We implement continuous provision across the Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1. Our team is highly skilled, and we are seeking candidates who are eager to embrace and contribute to our child-led pedagogy.

Supporting continuous provision requires a unique skill set.

• Our ideal candidates will possess:Strong observational skills, enabling them to monitor children’s progress, interests, and developmental milestones, while ensuring each interaction is meaningful and supports learning.
• Adaptability, to respond to children’s changing interests, needs, and abilities, and to collaborate with the class teacher in creating opportunities for independent learning, problem-solving, and exploration.
• Effective communication, using engaging and supportive language to guide children’s learning through thoughtful questions, prompts, and encouragement.
• Creativity and resourcefulness, in adapting challenges that inspire imagination, exploration and creative expression.
• Team collaboration, working closely with colleagues to create, maintain, and evaluate the effectiveness of the continuous provision.
• A commitment to inclusion, ensuring all children feel respected, valued, and supported within a diverse and welcoming learning environment.

If you are excited about early education, and believe in nurturing children through responsive, explorative learning, we would love to hear from you.

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed. If you would like to arrange a visit, or would like an opportunity to discuss this role informally, then please contact the head teacher, Sarah Evans on 01234 870342 or visit our website Great Barford C of E Primary Academy - Home for more information about our school

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Whilst we acknowledge the advantages of AI in crafting personal statements for applications, we strongly encourage and expect applicants to personalise and tailor responses.

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.

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About Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 203 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/great-barford-church-of-england-primary-academy

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