Teaching Assistant (KS1/KS2)

Watling Primary School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK8 1GB

26 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  16 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  1 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989.00 - £28,598.00 Annually (FTE) £21,882.63 to £24,079.40 actual salary

Teaching Assistant (KS1/KS2) job summary

VACANCY - KS1 AND KS2 TEACHING ASSISTANTS

Due to the ongoing growth of our school, we are looking for experienced Teaching Assistants to strengthen our team in Key Stage 1 and 2. This is a varied role where you will:

• work as a general classroom TA, supporting teaching and learning in specific year groups
• provide targeted support for children with high needs, including those with SEND, ensuring they can access the curriculum and make progress

If you have any questions about the role or the application process, please contact the school by email: office@watlingprimary.org.uk

Job title: Teaching Assistant

Start date: January 2026

Contract type: Full-time, permanent - 38 weeks plus INSET days

Hours: 36 hours - these hours are non-negotiable

Monday to Wednesday 8:30 - 4:00pm

Thursday and Friday 8:30 - 4:30pm

Salary: Salary: £25,989 to £28,598 annually FTE,

£21,882.63 to £24,079.40 actual salary

(depending on experience)

Deadline for applications: Friday 16th January 2026

Interview date: We will contact candidates individually to arrange interviews.

The Alliance Schools Trust committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and online search is required for all successful applicants.

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 Watling Primary School

• School type: Free School, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 164 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Watling Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/watling-primary-school

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