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  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    8 May 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    4 April 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1

Working pattern

Full time: 32.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Grade 4 (£18,814 pro rata)

What skills and experience we're looking for

In addition to the ability to perform the duties of the post, issues relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children will need to be demonstrated; these will include: 

  • Motivation to work with children and young people, 

  • Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people, 

  • Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours, 

  • Attitudes to the use of authority and maintaining discipline.

  • be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people.

What the school offers its staff

All employees are expected to wholeheartedly commit to the Trust values and associated behaviours-We care, We are brave, We leave no one behind and We celebrate individuality. 

Garden Village Academy is open for Nursery and Reception aged pupils and then grow year-on-year up to Year 6. In September 2025, we welcome applications who will work closely with the Year One Class Teacher to provide an enriched learning journey for children in the newly built community. 

Garden Village Primary Academy is wonderful place to work. We are committed to understanding every child as an individual and meeting their needs effectively so that they can realise their limitless possibilities. We can offer an incredible team, a warm and nurturing work environment and development opportunities to support your own professional growth.

With state-of-the-art facilities, the site also boasts abundant outdoor learning opportunities for children in a beautiful natural environment. 

Our vision for Garden Village Primary Academy is to work in close collaboration with parents, the local and wider community to enable children to soar to excellence. 

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 Garden Village Primary Academy

School type
Free School, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
20 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
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Arranging a visit to Garden Village Primary Academy

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

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