Teaching Assistant (Part time) Reception Year

Barley Hill Primary School, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3DH

27 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  6 January 2026

• Closing date

  3 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Part time: 8.30am - 12.00 daily Term time only
• Contract type: Fixed term - Fixed Term until 31 August 2026, with potential for extension into 2026/2027 academic year
• Actual salary: £9964.70
• Pay scale: Grade 4, scale point 4

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Good Maths and English skills
• NVQ 2 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualifications or experience
• Worked with children
• Worked in a similar role at a school/setting
• Computer literacy across Microsoft products
• Basic understanding of child development and learning
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
• Ability to relate well to children and adults
• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these
• Flexibility in your working approach
• Enthusiasm and commitment
• The ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality and demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of all children
• An awareness of responsibilities for health and safety of yourself and others
• Successful and satisfactory background check received from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) after interview and before appointment
• A commitment to safeguarding children

What the school offers its staff

• A friendly and supportive working environment
• Training opportunities

Great colleagues

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

Barley Hill Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Therefore, all employees and workers are expected to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to
satisfactory pre-employment checks, including satisfactory enhanced criminal records with Barred List check through
the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

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

TA Job Description.pdf - 203 KB (opens in new tab)

TA Person Spec.pdf - 160 KB (opens in new tab)

TA Advert for January 2026 - Reception Mornings Only.pdf - 95.2 KB (opens in new tab)

About Barley Hill Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 501 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Barley Hill Primary School website
• Email address: hcol1883@barley-hill.oxon.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01844 213100
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/barley-hill-primary-school

Barley Hill is a three-form entry primary school in Oxfordshire.

At Barley Hill Primary School we seek staff that are committed to improving the life chances of every pupil by striving to ensure they reach their potential and flourish. We welcome applications from talented individuals who plan creative opportunities to enhance children’s learning experiences across the curriculum.

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