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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    15 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    15 September 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Part time: 32.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday

Contract type

Permanent

Actual salary

£21,991 - £23,855

Pay scale

G11 - G14

What skills and experience we're looking for

Central England Academy Trustprovides excellent education to learners in Nuneaton and the surrounding areas. We have five schools: Oak Wood Primary School, Oak Wood Secondary School, Michael Drayton Junior School, Higham Lane School and Higham Lane North Academy. Together, we offer a comprehensive education to students aged 4 to 19 in both mainstream and SEND settings. We are a diverse Trust that celebrates individual learning needs, including profound, severe, and complex learning needs.

Oak Wood Primary School is a successful specialist setting for children aged from 4 to 11 with a broad spectrum of special educational needs and learning disabilities. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated teaching assistant who will support learning opportunities for our pupils alongside the class teacher in order to ensure the best possible outcomes for all pupils.

The Central England Academy Trust is a growing trust which is committed to developing its workforce and encouraging all members of staff to participate in a range of professional development opportunities.

We welcome applicants who either hold a teaching assistant qualification or are currently working towards obtaining the qualification. Please see job description for full requirements of the role.

Please see the job description for details of the full requirements for the role.

What the school offers its staff

At Central England Academy Trust, our staff are our most precious resource. Our offer to staff includes: -

  • Competitive remuneration package;
  • A generous defined benefit pension scheme;
  • Excellent continuous professional development;
  • Bespoke training and support from the Trust team to meet your needs;
  • We provide a supportive Employee Assistance Programme, providing practical and emotional support
  • Employee benefits scheme, offering discount on everyday and lifestyle essentials.
  • Free, onsite parking
  • Subsidised eye care for extended users of VDU.
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Gym memberships scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme

The successful applicant will also be expected to undergo core training.

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.

To apply please submit an application form and A4 letter stating how you will utilise your skills and experience to enhance our pupil’s education.

If you would like to informally discuss this role please make an appointment through Amy Pearson: apearson@centralengland.co.uk

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and will be taken through the Trust's vetting procedure.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks:
Childcare Disqualification
DBS
Medical
Online and social media
Prohibition from teaching

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Oak Wood Primary School

Organisation type
Academy, ages 2 to 11
Size
138 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
02476 740904

Oak Wood Primary School is a thriving special school that caters for 140 primary pupils. All pupils have an ECHP and are supported through personalised curriculums. The above position offers an exciting, challenging and rewarding opportunity to be part of Central England Academy Trust. Oak Wood Primary School shares the same site with our sister school Oak Wood Secondary School. Both schools are oversubscribed generic special schools, meeting the educational needs of young people aged 3 to 19 and are independent of each other but work very closely towards ensuring that resources are fully utilised for maximum impact.

Arranging a visit to Oak Wood Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vsheppard@oakwoodschools.co.uk.

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