Teaching Assistant

Turnham Academy, London, SE4 2HH

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  8 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  25 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday- Term Time Only 32.5hrs per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 3 SCP 3 – Salary £24,282pa (FTE £30,225pa)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Our ideal candidate will:

• have experience of working within a school setting and be highly proactive and committed to going that extra mile to ensure pupils achieve the best they possibly can;
• have experience of planning and undertaking interventions that have a positive impact on pupils and their learning outcomes;
• be able to communicate with all staff and pupils;
• display a commitment to the Trust’s equalities policies;
• an understanding of, and prior experience of supporting children with special needs is desirable

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• a dedicated leadership team, who are committed to supporting and developing colleagues;
• excellent professional development and promotion opportunities;
• membership to Perkbox discount scheme;
• subsidised private health care with Benenden;
• a free school lunch when working in school.

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

Turnham Academy is committed to ensuring the welfare and safety of all our children in school. We believe that pupils have a right to learn in a supportive, caring and safe environment which includes the right to protection from all types of abuse; where staff are vigilant for signs of any pupil in distress and are confident about applying our safeguarding processes to avert and alleviate any such problems.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

TA - JD and Person Spec (2).pdf - 535 KB (opens in new tab)

About Turnham Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 171 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Turnham Academy website
• Email address: office@turnhamacademy.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/turnham-academy

We seek to create a nurturing academy community which places our learners at the heart of everything we do; where our children’s learning experiences are varied and inclusive, ensuring the highest standards of learning, and all are supported to be successful in reaching their full potential. Our STEP Way is driven by our core curriculum principles: COLLABORATION, CURIOSITY, COMMUNICATION; empowering our children to apply their learning in CONTEXT.

Arranging a visit to Turnham Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@turnhamacademy.org.

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