Teaching Assistant Level 3 - Preschool

Oundle Church of England Primary School, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, PE8 5HA

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  19 May 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,183.00 - £25,584.00 Annually (FTE) Will be pro-rated

Teaching Assistant Level 3 - Preschool job summary

Oundle CE Primary School

“Be The Best You Can Be”

‘Let your light shine before others; that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.’ Matthew 5:16

Teaching Assistant Level 3 – Pre-school

Start Date – September 2025

Hours – 35 hours per week, 5 days per week

Pay Scale Grade F6/7 - £25,183 FTE, this will be prorated to £20,467.98 per annum

Fixed-term position until 31/08/2026

Two positions available

Oundle Primary School is proud to announce that we are launching a brand-new

pre-school provision in the new academic year for children aged 3-4!

This is the start of an exciting chapter for Oundle Primary School, our staff and pupils, as we seek to enhance the opportunities we provide the children in our community, by offering an early start to EYFS education in a school setting.

It is our belief that all children should have an inspiring educational experience filled with fun and stimulating opportunities to learn, that develops their curiosity and a love of learning. We understand the importance of fostering the knowledge and skills that are necessary as the foundations for their future education. We enjoy extending children’s learning through focusing on their interests and weaving that into their daily curriculum and we create a rich and entertaining learning environment, with a heavy focus on outdoor learning and ‘real life’ hands on learning. We are therefore excited to extend this focus within our new pre-school setting, to ensure all children have the very best start in life, and their educational journey.

As part of this new provision, which will operate both separately and alongside our current EYFS classes, we are seeking to recruit two Level 3 qualified Teaching Assistants. This is a unique opportunity to join a school, working specifically with under 4-year-olds. We are seeking a professional, knowledgeable and passionate practitioner, who can work together to help bring our pre-school to life.

At Oundle, we are proud to support our pupils to ‘be the best we can be.’ Following a successful Ofsted inspection in November 2023 inspectors reported that our three threads of ‘joy, kindness and resilience, are ‘weaved throughout life at school.’ In doing so, we seek to enable all pupils, regardless of their starting points, to flourish as individuals and reach their full potential. By learning to keep an on aspiring to ‘be the best they can be,’ our children achieve well and strive for more.

This goal extends towards our staff too. We acknowledge and appreciate the hardworking passion that our community commit to our school, and our success is due in no small part of their dedication and professionalism. We support staff with CPD, opportunities and training to ‘be the best they can be.’ Ofsted inspectors reported that ‘there is a calm yet excited feel around the school and the relationships between pupils and staff are highly respectful.’

Oundle is ‘particularly ambitious for those who are disadvantaged including those with special educational need and/or disability’ (Ofsted 2023) and therefore we expect the successful candidate to share in this motivation.

The successful candidate will therefore:

• Holds the necessary Early Years Level 3 qualification required for this role, and has experience in working in a similar setting with proven success.
• Be approachable, friendly and positive about their role in education and contribution to our whole school community.
• Is committed to supporting, motivating and challenging the learning of children of all abilities within the provision.
• Is a positive team player, able to work with all EYFS practitioners to create a dynamic and progressive approach to our extended EYFS setting.
• Displays confidence in using a range of age-appropriate behaviour management and support skills.
• Ability to work effectively, flexibly and independently.
• Shows initiative and creativity in different learning situations.
• Is passionate about children’s social and learning development, and well-being.
• Is keen to support the ethos of a church school.

Oundle Primary is a proud member of the Peterborough Diocese Education Trust. We are a family of 34 schools across the Peterborough Diocese, and these strong links make special contribution to our children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and learning. PDET is responsible for employing all staff and managing finances and other central services for the academies within the Trust.

The success of our school is due in no small part to the dedication and professionalism of the staff here at Oundle CE Primary School. We are proud of the commitment shown by all our staff both in the classroom and in supporting roles and are excited to welcome a new member to our team! If you feel this role is for you, please reach out and apply! We look forward to reading your application form.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Mrs Jo Griffin on 01832 272392 or email office@oundle.pdet.org.uk. Visits to the school are strongly encouraged.

Oundle CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance.

Please note CVs will not be accepted and Application Forms should be completed in full. Any gaps in employment must be identified and justified.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications, so please do not delay in applying!

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

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About Oundle Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 345 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oundle Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oundle-church-of-england-primary-school

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