Teaching Assistant

Stockham Primary School, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9HL

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  5 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  15 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 31.25 hours week Monday to Friday 8.30-3.15 Term time only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: between £25185 and £25584
• Pay scale: Grade 4

What skills and experience we're looking for

A rewarding opportunity as a Teaching Assistant has arisen to start as soon as possible.

We are a dynamic & inclusive school providing a welcoming learning environment at the heart of the local community. We are looking to appoint highly motivated individual who will be enthusiastic about becoming part of our hard-working team and provide our children with a lifelong love for learning through a mixture of creative curriculum and a variety of learning experiences.

The main purpose of the role is to support the work of teaching staff and to assist in implementing pre-planned learning objectives with individuals or small groups, in and out of the classroom. Some of our children have complex additional learning needs and require 1:1 support and plans are adapted to cater for their needs.

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant who:-

Puts children at the forefront and supports our inclusive, supportive ethos.

Is creative, dedicated and dynamic.

Is reflective, open to feedback and driven to give of their best

Is a dedicated team player and works well as part of a team

Demonstrates optimism about children and expects the highest possible standards

Understands best safeguarding practices

What the school offers its staff

Pension

well being packages

Professional Development

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 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.

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TA-_job description Oct 2025.pdf - 170 KB (opens in new tab)

About Stockham Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 211 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Stockham Primary School website
• Email address: mdoyle@stockham.oxon.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01235 764407
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stockham-primary-school

About Stockham Primary School

This is a wonderful opportunity to join an aspirational and inclusive
school, with strong roots embedded in its local community. Stockham
is a school set in the rapidly expanding town of Wantage in South
Oxfordshire, and is committed to providing its life-long learners with
confidence, ambition and independence. At the heart of its ethos, the
school proactively maintains a warmth for the individual child and their
family.
Our aim, and school motto, reflects the spirit of the nearby nesting red
kites, often seen gliding above the playing field. Every child is given
the tools and opportunities to ‘Soar High’, inclusive of all starting points
and the school strives to ensure all children have the skills to be the
best they can be. The school culture reflects exceptionally positive
attitudes for learning, for community and for life.

School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11

Education phase : Primary

School size: 211 pupils enrolled

Age range: 4 to 11

School website: http://www.stockham.oxon.sch.uk/web/

Arranging a visit to Stockham Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mdoyle@stockham.oxon.sch.uk.

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