Teaching Assistant

The Raleigh School, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT24 6LX

40 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  5 June 2025

• Closing date

  17 July 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 16,785 per annum (£23,382 FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

The Raleigh School are looking to appoint an enthusiastic teaching assistant to join their lovely team for September 2025! The role is to support children in KS1/KS2 alongside the class teacher.

30.83 hours per week 38 weeks per year, term time only.

The Raleigh School, a member of the South Farnham Educational Trust, is a friendly, popular two form entry primary school located in the village of West Horsley. The school consistently secures strong pupil attainment and progress, including for those with special educational needs. The OFSTED report (December 2017 & March 2024) graded the School as Outstanding.

South Farnham Educational Trust is a multi-academy trust which currently consists of ten schools. We also have an associate member of the Trust - St Mary's C of E (Aided) Infant School. Our thriving School Centred Initial Teacher Training establishment (SCITT) is an outstanding, innovative, well-established and highly respected provider of Primary and Secondary Initial Teacher Training. It has over 100 trainees and from September 2021 South Farnham School was awarded Teaching School Hub status.

The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic, kind team player and would also suit a graduate (or equivalent) who may be interested in pursuing a career in teaching at a future date and would like to gain school experience. The position requires good interpersonal skills and a strong desire to develop and support children in all areas of school life. 

Please note that we may chose to interview strong candidates on receipt of their forms so early application is advised.

South Farnham Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment to this post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. 

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About The Raleigh School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 433 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Raleigh School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-raleigh-school

A two form entry Primary School in West Horsley, Surrey.

A school within the South Farnham Educational Trust.

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