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  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    30 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    16 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

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Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time: Full time, Term Time Only

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Grade 3

What skills and experience we're looking for

Harborne Primary School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistant.

Are you an aspirational and dedicated person with a passion for inclusive education? Do you have the expertise to work as part of a team delivering outstanding SEND provision? You will work closely with the specialist SEND team to ensure that every pupil within our Resource Base thrives in a supportive and inclusive learning environment.

Experience/ training within the following would be useful but not essential;

Makaton

PECS

Speech & language support

Team Teach

The successful candidate will play avital role in creating an inclusive, structured, and nurturing environment that enables children to develop their communication and social skills and independence.

What the school offers its staff

What the school offers its staff

Harborne Primary School is a four-form entry primary school based on 2 sites with 840 pupils on roll: the original site dating back to 1902 at Station Road and our second site newly built in 2019 at Court Oak Road.

We are a friendly and thriving four form entry primary school and operate from 2 sites. We also offer term time wrap around care.

The school is a place where happy pupils succeed, which balances attainment with wider world skills acquisition and the development of well-rounded and happy children well equipped to thrive. We have a brilliant and cohesive staff team.

We are seeking a talented Teaching Assistant to join our team in September 2025. This is an exceptional opportunity for a Teaching Assistant who is looking for a change and is eager to make a difference in the lives of our children in a nurturing and forward-thinking school.

Informal visits are welcome and encouraged from 16th June. To arrange a visit please contact Jayne Walker.

Further details about the role

Shortlisting will take place on 30th June 2025

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 governors 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

Please complete the online application.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
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About Harborne Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
806 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
0121 464 2705

Arranging a visit to Harborne Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@harborne.bham.sch.uk.

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