Teaching Assistant

Watling Lower School, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3BJ

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  October 2025

• Closing date

  29 September 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  18 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) FTE £25583-£25989per annum, pro rata for part time

Teaching Assistant job summary

TEACHING ASSISTANT at Watling Lower School, Dunstable

Hours: 18 hrs per week, 6 hrs per day on Monday, Wed and Thu (9am to 3.30pm with 30 min lunch break)

Contract: Term Time + INSET

Salary- H3, FTE £25,583 to £25,989 per annum (pro rata for part time staff)

Start date: October 2025

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant with experience of supporting children with additional needs on either 1:1 or 1:2 basis. The role will be to work with a named child (or a maximum of two children across the school).

We are a diverse and inclusive school, and it is our desire to educate both the children’s hearts and minds. We are looking for someone who will have high expectations but more than that, an absolute desire to help children succeed and overcome any barriers they may have. You will have personal drive, commitment, innovation and have knowledge and experience of working with pupils with social, emotional and behavioral difficulties, but more than that you will want to be part of a team of teachers and TAs who work together as one and whose sole aim is the support of our children.

• Have you got a background as a Teaching Assistant or work within a Primary School in a similar role?
• Have you got a ‘can do’ attitude with excellent communication skills?
• Are you able to demonstrate initiative in a range of everyday tasks and activities?
• Have you got resilience and a good sense of humor?

If this sounds interesting to you please call for a visit to the school where we can show you around and answer any question you may have. We will be very excited to meet you.

Further details and application forms are available on the Trust website www.scholarseducationtrust.co.uk , the HR Team at hr@scholarseducationtrust.co.uk or 01727 734424. CVs will not be accepted.

Diversity: The Scholars’ Education Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the trust, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.

Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 29 September 2025

Date of Interview: TBC

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Scholars’ Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Declaration of criminal offences

The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). You will be provided with a criminal self-declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to have an up to date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may do so.

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 Watling Lower School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 150 pupils
• Age range: 2 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Watling Lower School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/watling-lower-school-dunstable

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