Teaching Assistant - Level 1

Willow Grove Primary School, Wixams, Bedfordshire, MK45 3TE

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  2 June 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  14 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185.00 - £25,583.00 Annually (FTE) Pro-Rata Pay is £19,198 – £19,502

Teaching Assistant - Level 1 job summary

WILLOW GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL

Level 1 Teaching Assistant

32.5 hours per week / 39 weeks per year

Salary Scale Grade 5 - (FTE £25,185 - £25,583) Actual £19,198 - £19,502

Start date 01/09/2026

Willow Grove Primary School is a new four-form entry school for children aged 4 to 11, this is an outstanding opportunity to join the Trust as a Level 1 Teaching Assistant.

Willow Grove Primary School is a dynamic learning community with high standards of behaviour, academic excellence and creativity at its core. Through rigorous academic standards, we lead boldly and prepare students for success in a rapidly changing world. We provide opportunities to engage with the Arts and Culture in an exciting, diverse curriculum and promote reading for pleasure to ignite curiosity and nurture imagination. We aim to develop intrinsic motivation for a lifelong love of learning. Through our approach, we empower pupils to express themselves authentically and support them to become who they want to be.

Part of the Kingsbridge Educational Trust, this is an outstanding and rare opportunity to play a key role in the development and growth of this exciting new school from its very early stages. You will need to be flexible enough to thrive in an ever-changing environment as the school grows over its first few years.

We are looking for a dedicated, dynamic and creative colleague committed to team-working and developing excellence for our pupils, you will be capable of working with different age ranges across the school. Excellent conditions of service will be offered.

The successful candidate will:

• Have high expectations of our children in all aspects of school life;
• Have the ability to forge and maintain positive working relationships with children and their families;
• Be ambitious for themselves and the school;
• Be supportive of the school’s vision to be a Centre of Excellence for the Arts.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact the Trust by email at admin@willowgrove.school. Alternatively, further details are available on the school website: https://www.willowgrove.school (or through My New Term).

Closing date for applications is 8am on Tuesday 2nd June 2026

Interviews to be held on Tuesday 9th June 2026

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

An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for this post prior to commencement.

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 Willow Grove Primary School

• School type: Free Schools, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 53 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/willow-grove-primary-school-wixams

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