Teaching Assistant (TA)

Khalsa Primary School, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 5QR

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  2 September 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  18 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £17,985.00 Annually (Actual) (Scale 2 – FTE: £24,720)

Teaching Assistant (TA) job summary

About Us:

Khalsa Primary School, part of the Sikh Academies Trust, is a vibrant, inclusive, and oversubscribed school with an Outstanding Ofsted rating (January 2020). We welcome children from all backgrounds and starting points, helping them learn, thrive, and grow into exemplary citizens who make a positive contribution to the world.

Our carefully sequenced curriculum from Nursery to Year 6, is enriched with diverse learning and extra-curricular opportunities, enabling every child to discover and nurture their talents. We believe there should be no limits to what our pupils can achieve.

We invite you to visit us, meet our dedicated staff, and experience the vibrant learning environment that makes us one of the best schools in the area.

Key Responsibilities

Your role will include:
Teaching Assistant

• Support individuals and groups in class, including pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEND).

• Deliver structured interventions and lead small group activities.

• Assist in preparing teaching resources and maintaining engaging classroom displays.

• Provide feedback on pupil progress to the class teacher.

• Support children’s personal, social and emotional development.

• Encourage positive behaviour and inclusion in line with school values

• Help to create a supportive and stimulating environment for learning.

• Maintain effective communication with staff, pupils, and parents.

• Carry out administrative and record-keeping tasks related to learning support.

• Promote equality and diversity and maintain high standards of safety and safeguarding.

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

• Good literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE grade C/4 or equivalent in English and Maths).

• Experience working with children (in a school or similar setting).

• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to build positive relationships with pupils, parents, and colleagues.

• Willingness to contribute positively to our vibrant school community.

• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Desirable:

• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Supporting Teaching and Learning (or equivalent)

• First Aid training

• Experience supporting children with SEND or behavioural needs

• Awareness of safeguarding and Health & Safety practices in schools

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• GCSEs in English and Maths (essential) and/or qualifications to degree level (desirable).

• Practical experience of working directly with young people in an educational or training environment.

• An understanding of SEND, challenging behaviours, and strategies to support learning.

• Awareness of health & safety and safeguarding responsibilities within a school setting.

Professional Development & Benefits
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching and well-being

Commitment to safeguarding
Khalsa Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment and to report any concerns promptly to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL). The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS record check.

Early applications are encouraged, as we may begin interviews before the closing date.

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 Khalsa Primary School

• School type: Academy, Sikh, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 514 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Khalsa Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/khalsa-primary-school-slough

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