Teaching Assistant

Woodlea Primary School, Bordon, Hampshire, GU35 9QX

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  8 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 13 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,795.86 to £25,583.28

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will be

• Kind and dedicated, with experience of working with children
• Passionate about children’s learning and will do whatever it takes to ensure children succeed
• Effective and supportive when working in a collaborative team
• Able to engage and support children with different learning and behavioural needs
• Able to form positive relationships with children and their families
• Trained at least to NVQ2 standard
• A good standard of literacy and numeracy skills
• Excellent communication skills and able to clarify and explain instructions clearly
• Competent in working with individuals or groups of pupils without direct supervision from the teacher
• Flexible in relation to tasks undertaken and groups/children allocated
• Able to support the teacher to create a stimulating and inspiring learning environment

• 1. In liaison with, and under the guidance of the Class Teacher and following best practice, appropriately support pupils on an individual or small group basis to understand instructions, and complete activities, encouraging and developing independent learning and inclusion of all pupils to ensure progression and continuity.

  2. Assist with reading, word and number games, science and art and craft activities to support learning outcomes using the teachers planned teaching and learning method. This should include supporting pupils using ICT and the promotion of IT as a tool to enable learning.

  3. Take responsibility for the classroom, preparing and clearing away materials and resources as required, and creating a positive visual impact that supports a learning environment in which pupils can excel and in which they can learn in a safe environment.

  4. Contribute to the pupil’s development and their physical and mental wellbeing, promoting and instilling appropriate behaviors, and keeping pupils on task, using Academy best practice and procedures to achieve this.

  5. Support pupils in social and emotional well-being, generally providing pupils with positive feedback and praise to reinforce and sustain pupils’ efforts and develop self-reliance and self-esteem; report problems to the teacher, or as appropriate and in-line with Academy policy and procedures, such as health and safety, child protection, behavior management.

  6. As directed by your line manager, monitor pupils’ responses to learning and feedback to the teacher on pupils’ progress and record basic pupil data in line with Academy procedure.

  7. Assist in play-time supervision including facilitating games and activities, encouraging and promoting independence for pupil development as appropriate, and dependent on year group, assist pupils with eating, dressing and hygiene

  8. Support the learning of children, including implementing intervention programmes, in order to meet targets as required by the Special Educational needs and disability Code of Practice and as identified on the pupil’s plan, including completing the appropriate paperwork.

  9. Assist with special activities and extracurricular activities across the Academy, such as sports days, plays, concerts, open days, day trips, and educational visits.

  10. Provide general administrative support as required and directed by your line manager.

  11. Attend meetings and training sessions as required and agreed with your line manager.

Applicants are warmly encouraged to visit the school and informally meet with the Headteacher Mrs Abigail Oliver before applying. Please contact Sarah Stanbridge our Admin Officer to arrange an appointment on 01420 476342 or s.stanbridge@woodlea.hants.sch.uk. We look forward to meeting you!

What the school offers its staff

Woodlea is a welcoming primary school of around 200 wonderful children aged 4-11, in an award-winning building surrounded by stunning woodland. We have an exceptionally dedicated teaching and support staff team, who all have the highest expectations and aspirations for our children. We know that children flourish when they are treated with care and respect. The passion, commitment and kindness of our team explains why Woodlea is such a special place.

We pride ourselves in offering a curriculum that inspires and excites our children to have a love of knowledge and learning. Our inclusive school helps all children to believe in themselves and to excel in their own individual way. We appreciate that no two children are the same, and the teaching philosophy here allows pupils to be themselves, whilst enabling them to develop and progress. Promoting positive mental health and emotional wellbeing for children and staff is hugely important at Woodlea. It is a key focus in our Personal, Social and Health Education curriculum, and children experiencing emotional challenges can access individualised therapeutic support sessions with our highly experienced Emotional Literacy Support Assistant. We teach our children to celebrate and respect the uniqueness of everyone in our diverse school community. We offer bespoke support for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, and English as an Additional Language, under the expertise of our SENDCo and EAL lead.

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.

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About Woodlea Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: Up to 210 pupils
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Woodlea Primary School website
• Email address: e.akmenkalns@chi.ac.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodlea-primary-school-bordon

Arranging a visit to Woodlea Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email e.akmenkalns@chi.ac.uk.

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