Teaching Assistant

Lift Hazelwood, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 8DR

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  11 February 2026 at 10:15am

• Date listed

  21 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Up to £15781 per annum

Teaching Assistant job summary

Hours: Part time, 27.5 hours per week
Salary: SCP 3 FTE £24,796 (pro rata £15,781) + cash plan + pension scheme + Lift Schools benefits
Contract type: Permanent
Start date: As soon as possible

This is a rare 27.5hr teaching assistant job opportunity in a lovely school.

Your new school
Lift Hazelwood is part of Lift Schools, a MAT of 58 schools which allows you access to the best training programmes available as well as more internal opportunities. Lift Hazelwood is a one-form entry primary school with an attached nursery, situated in West Swindon, located just off J16 of the M4. There are currently just over 200 pupils on roll and pupils benefit from a modern, purpose built school building with extensive grounds.

Your new role
This is an exciting teaching assistant role working in our lovely KS1 classroom working with a brilliant teacher who has progressed from within the school. You will work in partnership with teachers to improve the learning and attainment of students while also promoting their independence, self-esteem and social inclusion. The role provides support to children so that they can access the curriculum, participate in learning and experience a sense of achievement. This role is vital in supporting our students and helping them achieve their potential. For ambitious applicants, future career progression is possible through our Level 3 and Level 5 Teaching Assistant apprenticeships and Lift Schools's Initial Teacher Training programme.

What you'll need to succeed
You will have a L2 or L3 Teaching Assistant apprenticeship or equivalent or willingness to work towards this qualification with an understanding of a range of pupil's learning needs. You will have patience in interactions with a variety of students and situations, with a calm demeanour and have empathy to understand the needs and challenges of students and be able to relate to them on a personal level. You will also be somebody who can engage and enthuse students to want to learn.

We will review applications and interview ASAP so please apply or make contact ASAP.

We offer you:
Generous benefits: From your pension to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and electric vehicle incentives.

If you would like to have a confidential discussion and/or arrange a tour of the school ahead of applying please contact us.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

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 Lift Hazelwood

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 261 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lift Hazelwood website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hazelwood-academy

We are a Primary School with an attached Nursery, situated in West Swindon, Wiltshire located just off J16 of the M4. There are currently approximately 261 pupils on roll and pupils benefit from a modern, purpose built school building with extensive grounds. The School, rated ‘good’ in its recent (2023) Ofsted inspection, is at an exciting stage in its journey and is committed to securing the future of Lift Hazelwood as a centre of excellence and innovation, where talent is nurtured. We serve a fantastically rich and varied catchment area.

We are extremely proud of all that goes on here. The children at Hazelwood are supported by enthusiastic and dedicated staff, governors and parents; and we strive to maintain high standards and excitement about learning.

Ofsted commented that the “good quality of teaching leads to pupils” increasingly good progress. High expectations have helped to raise pupils’ achievement. Teachers and assistants skilfully foster good working relationships with pupils

Our Curriculum

Here at Lift Hazelwood we provide a creative curriculum based around the Cornerstones Curriculum, a nationally recognised approach for delivering outstanding learning opportunities for children.

The Cornerstones Curriculum is a creative and thematic approach to learning that is mapped to the 2014 Primary National Curriculum to ensure comprehensive coverage of national expectations. Our new curriculum will be delivered through Imaginative Learning Projects (ILPs) which will provide a rich menu of exciting and motivating learning activities that make creative links between all aspects of our children’s learning.

We believe children learn better when they are encouraged to use their imagination and apply their learning to engaging contexts. Our new curriculum will provide lots of learning challenges throughout the academic year that will require children to solve problems, apply themselves creatively and express their knowledge and understanding effectively across the curriculum.

Cornerstones also provide a rigorous essential skills framework that outlines the end of year expectations in all subjects. These essential skills are tied to activities and are age related so that staff can track children’s progress and identify their individual learning needs.

Our Specialism and Awards

To view our achievements please click here

Ofsted

We are judged to be a 'good' school and we were last inspected in 2023. To view all our Ofsted reports please click here

Who is Lift Schools?

Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.

Our mission:

We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.
Development:

We are committed to developing all staff at all levels through high quality development opportunities, resources, and experiences that will support you on your professional learning journey with Lift Schools.

Lifestyle:

We champion agile/flexible working across the Trust to help our people achieve an optimal work/life balance.

Money:

All staff have access to our pension schemes (Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers’ Pension Scheme). Everyone has free access to financial advice & support and can access a wide range of retail discounts through our Lift Schools Benefits scheme. We also offer Technology Loans to help with any big digital purchases.

Wellbeing:

We recognise that mental wellbeing is just as important as physical and have set up employee assistance programmes which offer free and confidential counselling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our employees can access our health cash place scheme from BHSF.

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