Teaching Assistant Level 3 - Maternity Cover

Oak Wood Primary School, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 4QH

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  23 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - Until employee returns from Maternity Leave - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: Band H: SCP14 - SCP17

What skills and experience we're looking for

Oak Wood Primary School is delighted to welcome applications for the post of Teaching Assistant Level 3 - Maternity Cover to start 04/01/2027.

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 plan, lead and support learning opportunities for our pupils alongside the class teacher in order to ensure the best possible outcomes for all pupils.

What the school offers its staff

• Excellent continuous professional development
• Reduced workload
• Behaviour for learning that empowers teachers to teach and students to learn
• A range of imaginative approaches to ensure staff wellbeing
• Free, onsite parking
• Subsidised eye care for extended VDU users
• Gym Membership Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• An Employee Assistance Programme, providing practical and emotional support
• An Employee Benefits Scheme, offering discounts on everyday essentials

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 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

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

TA3 Job Description Sept 2026.pdf - 125 KB (opens in new tab)

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
• Website: Oak Wood Primary School website
• Email address: blloyd@oakwoodschools.co.uk
• Phone number: 02476740901
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oak-wood-primary-school

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 blloyd@oakwoodschools.co.uk.

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