Teaching Assistants The Glade (SEMH ARC)

Orchard View Primary Academy, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22 7BR

42 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Provisional start date 1st September 2026-Pending satisfactory clearance of all pre- employment checks

• Closing date

  27 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  16 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• 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: £19,676.00 - £21,323.00 Annually (Actual) Buckinghamshire Pay Range 2 £25,625- £27,770 FTE depending on experience & qualifications. Actual £19,676-£21,323 pro rata per annum

Teaching Assistants The Glade (SEMH ARC) job summary

Teaching Assistants The Glade (SEMH ARC)

Job title

Teaching Assistants The Glade (SEMH ARC)

This role will include cover for The Glade office before and after the academy day, supporting the smooth running of the academy and acting as a welcoming point of contact for pupils, parents and visitors.

Salary

Buckinghamshire Pay Range 2 £25,625- £27,770 FTE depending on experience & qualifications.

Actual £19,676-£21,323 pro rata per annum

Hours
33 hours 30 minutes- including lunch duty cover. ). Specific hours to be agreed.Contract type
Permanent
Closing date:26th April 2026Provisional start date
1stSeptember 2026-Pending satisfactory clearance of all pre- employment checks
Interview datesInterviews will be conducted upon receipt of suitable candidates, with any outstanding interviews scheduled for the week commencing 27th April 2026 & 4th May 2026

Orchard View Primary Academy is at the beginning of an exciting journey. Joining our team now offers a rare opportunity to help shape the culture, routines and relationships that will define the academy for years to come. As our academy grows and moves into a brand-new purpose-built building in September 2026, staff joining us now will play a key role in building something special from the ground up.

Working in The Glade is both challenging and deeply rewarding. Many pupils who attend our provision will have experienced barriers that make school feel overwhelming. In The Glade, we believe that the right relationships, structure and support can transform a child’s experience of education. Our staff will work with patience, consistency and genuine care to help pupils develop emotional resilience, rebuild confidence and re-engage with learning. The progress our pupils make may start with small steps, but those steps can change the direction of a child’s life.

Job Role:

As a Teaching Assistant in the Glade you will play a vital role in supporting pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs. You will work closely with teachers and leaders to provide a calm, nurturing and structured environment that helps pupils feel safe, understood and ready to learn.

As a Teaching Assistant, you will work alongside teachers to support the educational, social and developmental needs of children. You will help enable children to achieve and be successful. You will take ownership of, and support the shared responsibility for, the well-being, education and behaviour of children. As a Teaching Assistant you treat all pupils with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at all times observing proper boundaries appropriate to the professional position. Successful candidates will be positively committed to shaping and changing the lives of children. This role involves being a strong team member and having the ability to work in partnership with all stakeholders.

Job Description:

Main responsibilities:

The post-holder will be expected to support whole class learning, groups of children or individual children having specific or particular needs, as directed. The post-holder will share in the care and wellbeing of pupils throughout the academy. Teaching Assistants will be fully informed about the needs of groups and individuals’ they are supporting and where working with named children the outcomes of their Educational Healthcare Plan and those targets set by external professionals.

Teaching assistants will work under the direction of class teachers and the Head of Academy to support and deliver planned learning interventions.

The post-holder will be expected to carry out the following- please also refer to the attached recruitment pack for the full Job Description:

• Safeguarding
• Teaching and Learning
• Working Collaboratively
• Administrative Assistance
• Standards and Quality Assurance
• Academy Behaviour and Classroom Management
• Health and Welfare of Children
• Break and Lunchtime Duties

This Job Description describes in general terms the normal duties which the post-holder will be expected to undertake. However, the job or duties described may vary or be amended from time to time without changing the level of responsibility associated with the post. Person Specification:Please refer to the attached Recruitment PackApplication Process:

Interested candidates should complete the online My New Term application form, please include a personal statement that should outline your suitability for the post by referring to the job description and person specification, please use link provided. Early applications are encouraged, we reserve the right to interview strong applicants before the closing date of this advert.

In compliance with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CV's cannot be accepted and you will need to complete an online My New Term application form to be considered for this position.

For further information please visit our website https://orchardviewprimaryacademy.org/ or to discuss the role further please contact our Head of Academy, Mrs Liz Jones via email: office@ovpa.school

Visits:

Visits to our current setting at Kingsbrook View Primary Academy to meet our Head of Academy, Mrs Liz Jones, are warmly welcomed but need to be arranged in advance. Please email: office@ovpa.school or call: 01296 254042 to arrange a visit.

Shortlisting:

Candidates will be notified if they have been successful for interview. Interviews will be held on receipt of strong applications

Orchard View Primary Academy and the Inspiring Future’s Partnership Trust are committed to safeguarding children, promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Online searches will be completed prior to shortlisting, and an enhanced DBS and qualifications check will be carried out upon appointment of all successful candidates

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

Orchard View Primary Academy and the Inspiring Future’s Partnership Trust are committed to safeguarding children, promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS and qualifications check will be carried out upon appointment of all successful candidates.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

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 Orchard View Primary Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: Up to 480 pupils
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Orchard View Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/orchard-view-primary-academy

Orchard View opened in September 2025 with 60 pupils across Foundation Stage and a mixed Year 1/Year 2 class and is currently operating from Kingsbrook View Primary Academy, a partner school within the Inspiring Futures Partnership Trust. From September 2026, Orchard View will move into a state-of-the-art new building and expand to a capacity of 180 pupils across Foundation Stage, Years 1, 2 and 3.

As the academy grows, we are opening The Glade, our specialist Social, Emotional & Mental Health Additionally Resourced Centre (SEMH ARC), designed to provide a nurturing, structured and therapeutic environment for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs. The provision will support pupils to re-engage with learning while developing emotional regulation, resilience and positive relationships.

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