Teaching Assistant
Horsenden Primary School, Greenford, Middlesex, UB6 0PB10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
18 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week, 8:30 am – 3.30pm (Monday to Friday), 39 weeks per year – term time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Scale 6 (SP18 to SP20) - includes Inner london Weighting/Ealing supplement
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking someone who is:
- Qualified to NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in an education or childcare-related subject.
- Passionate about early childhood development and inclusive education.
- Experienced in supporting children’s learning, behaviour and emotional wellbeing.
- Knowledgeable about the EYFS Framework, phonics, and child development.
- Committed to working as part of a team and open to professional growth.
- Comfortable supporting outdoor learning, play-based provision and personal care when needed.
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As an EYFS
Teaching Assistant, you will:
- Work closely with class teachers to plan and deliver high-quality learning for individuals, small groups and whole classes.
- Support children with a range of needs, including SEND, by using inclusive, therapeutic and restorative approaches.
- Deliver targeted interventions and contribute to assessment and next steps planning.
- Take a lead on classroom preparation, display work and administrative support.
- Build strong relationships with
children, families and, where necessary, external professionals.
What the school offers its staff
- A strong and supportive leadership team dedicated to school improvement and professional development.
- A collaborative, enthusiastic EYFS team and eager, enthusiastic learners.
- A well-resourced Early Years environment with indoor and outdoor learning.
- Regular professional feedback and development opportunities through our effective appraisal system.
- A competitive Inner London salary.
Horsenden is a vibrant, diverse three-form entry primary school located in Greenford, London Borough of Ealing. We offer:
Further details about the role
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, experienced and proactive Teaching Assistant (Level 3) to join our welcoming and inclusive school community. This post will initially be based in EYFS, but may be deployed to other year groups in the future.
If you're a skilled and compassionate practitioner, ready to make a real difference to children’s learning, development and wellbeing—especially those with additional needs—this could be the ideal next step in your career.
Commitment to safeguarding
Horsenden Primary School is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Horsenden Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 642 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Horsenden Primary School website
- Email address
- recruitment@horsenden.ealing.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 020 8422 5985
At Horsenden Primary School, we hold limitless aspirations for our pupils and we do this by holding the same aspirations for our staff. We believe in recruiting ambitious, inspirational staff and training them well to make a difference to our pupils. We value the development of staff as individuals and provide a wide range of opportunities through our robust in-house continuing professional development programme, which includes opportunities for professional reading, discussion and self-reflection. The professional development programme is complemented with a coaching-style feedback model, strong links with other local schools, and opportunities to access externally provided qualifications such as the NPQs.
Horsenden Primary School is a large three-form entry school in the leafy Greenford area of the London Borough of Ealing, serving a diverse community. Our pupils have access to a range of fabulous facilities including an on-site swimming pool, dedicated music room, computer suite, practical room with cooking facilities, well-resourced book areas and libraries as well as a Multi-Use Games Area and three separate playgrounds. Our wonderful facilities allow us to deliver an inspiring and interactive curriculum not only to our pupils, but also to many more in the local community through extra-curricular activities and lettings.
Arranging a visit to Horsenden Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@horsenden.ealing.sch.uk.
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