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Teaching Assistant

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Aston-le-Walls, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 6UF

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• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  16 July 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  9 July 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time: Teaching Assistant- willing to complete Early Years Teaching Assistant training (Requires GCSE Pass English and Maths) St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Aston le Walls, Northamptonshire, NN11 6UF Salary: £23,656 FTE Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00am–3:00pm (includes lunchtime supervision)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Salary: £23,656 FTE

What skills and experience we're looking for

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School is seeking to appoint a committed, enthusiastic and caring Early Years Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and supportive school community. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual who is passionate about early childhood education and committed to supporting young children to thrive in a nurturing, faith‑centred environment.

The Role

• Supporting teaching and learning within the Early Years Foundation Stage
• Working closely with the class teacher to deliver engaging, inclusive learning experiences
• Supporting children’s emotional, social and academic development
• Contributing to a positive, safe and stimulating learning environment
• Supporting the Catholic ethos of the school
• We Are Looking For Someone Who:
• Holds pass GCSE Maths and English
• Has experience working with children in an Early Years setting
• Is warm, patient and enthusiastic with a genuine love of working with young children
• Can work effectively as part of a team
• Is committed to high standards of care, learning and behaviour
• Supports and upholds the Catholic values of the school (applications welcome from candidates of all faiths and none)

What the school offers its staff

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School is seeking to appoint a committed, enthusiastic and caring Early Years Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and supportive school community. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual who is passionate about early childhood education and committed to supporting young children to thrive in a nurturing, faith‑centred environment.

The Role

• Supporting teaching and learning within the Early Years Foundation Stage
• Working closely with the class teacher to deliver engaging, inclusive learning experiences
• Supporting children’s emotional, social and academic development
• Contributing to a positive, safe and stimulating learning environment
• Supporting the Catholic ethos of the school

We provide in house training, training accessible via the DFE, professional working environment, free wrap around care for staff children.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Aston-le-Walls

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 81 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Aston-le-Walls website
• Email address: laura.concannon@stmarysalw.net
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-s-catholic-primary-school-aston-le-walls

St Mary's is the smallest and oldest Catholic Primary School in the Diocese of Northampton. Surrounded by beautiful countryside we have a catchment that stretches to Banbury and back to Daventry.

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