Teaching Assistant (Part Time) KS2

Middle Barton Primary School, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 7BX

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 November 2024

• Closing date

  16 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  7 October 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: £25,185.00 - £25,584.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £12841.21

Teaching Assistant (Part Time) KS2 job summary

We are looking for an excellent Teaching Assistant with vision and a passion for bringing out the best in all children and who can make a real difference in our school. This is a key role within our school and involves working closely with the teachers and other school professionals. It will involve supporting teaching and learning in the mixed Year 5 & 6 class working with a small group to aid the teaching of daily maths alongside the class teacher.

The hours for the role are Term Time Only Monday - Friday 8.30am-1pm including lunch cover each day.

This is a great opportunity to join a supportive team as a Teaching Assistant in a thriving village primary school in West Oxfordshire. We are looking for a member of staff who is dedicated to supporting children’s learning and able to demonstrate initiative and the ability to organise and communicate effectively.

This is a fixed term position for the remainder of the 25/26 academic year with potential to extend subject to the needs of the school

What skills / experience are required

Someone who can work well as part of a collaborative team, as well as being self-motivated and able to work independently

Someone with the ability to enthuse and engage pupils in purposeful learning experiences

Someone who is passionate about children's learning and wellbeing

Someone who is able to bring interests and experiences to the school

Someone who has a sense of humour

Someone who loves the great outdoors

What we can offer

Middle Barton is a Good primary school uniquely positioned in a rural West Oxfordshire village. The school sits at the heart of a supportive community who take an active role in all aspects of school life.

The school prides itself on its warm and inclusive approach to both children and staff. Our children are confident, articulate and curious and enjoy coming to school, Across the school, relationships between staff and pupils are positive and nurturing. Pupils are overwhelmingly proud of their school, during an Ofsted inspection one pupil quoted 'this is the best school in the world' Ofsted, Nov 2022.

Outdoor learning sits at the heart of everything we do and is embedded into all aspects of the curriculum. 'Pupils told inspectors how much they enjoy the practical elements of learning as this brings the curriculum alive for them. They especially enjoy learning in the outdoor classroom' Ofsted, Nov 2022. A pair of wellies and waterproofs are an essential requirement in your working wardrobe!

The leadership team at Middle Barton is experienced and supportive and can offer coaching support and mentorship. The school encourages self-development and provides a range of training and development opportunities.

Our school is part of the River Learning Trust; our collective vision is to be a Trust where pupils and staff thrive in schools which demonstrate:

all-round education, academic success, lifelong learning and strength of character

sustainable continuous improvement; no school standing still

all schools being good and outstanding, or improving rapidly

collaboration that is raising standards, and reducing workload

where pupils, staff, parents and communities value all we do to support the best possible outcomes and experiences for our children and young people

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.

OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

The school reserves the right to consider and interview candidates ahead of the closing date if appropriate. An offer may be made to an exceptional candidate in this instance.

If you would like to have a confidential conversation with Kim Griffin, Headteacher, about the role, prior to application, then please email kgriffin@middlebartonschool.org or telephone 01869340522.

The River Learning Trust and Middle Barton School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered

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, 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

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 Middle Barton Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 106 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Middle Barton Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/middle-barton-primary-school

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