Teaching Assistants and Specialist Teaching Assistants - William Harding Combined School
Location: Aylesbury
Overview
Are you ready to be part of an exciting journey at a thriving primary school where children and staff alike are supported to thrive, learn, and grow? We are looking for enthusiastic, positive individuals who are passionate about helping young learners succeed. Join our hard-working team and work with wonderful children who live and breathe our school motto: school motto of; Aim high… Work hard… Be kind…
Term time only
Salary Type: Bucks pay
Salary details: Teaching Assistants Bucks Pay Range 1b (6-10) £23,996 to £24,950 pro rata. (Actual starting salary £17,435 for full time role). Specialist Teaching Assistants Bucks Pay range 2 (11-15) £25,625 to £27,770 pro rata. (Actual starting salary £18,619 for full time role)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 38 weeks per year (term time only) for 32.5 hours per week (full time hours)
Closing date: 06/06/2025 12:00
Interviews to be held: Interviews scheduled according to applications that are received
About us
William Harding School is a four form entry primary school with a pre-school for pupils aged 2 upwards. We are a welcoming, inclusive community with a diverse mix of pupils which includes an Additional Resourced Provision for pupils with Speech and Language needs and Physical Disabilities. Even though, we are a large school we pride ourselves on our sense of belonging and strong relationships in our school community.
William Harding has a clear vision led by an experienced and ambitious leadership team. Staff are committed to raising standards and there is a strong emphasis on staff wellbeing and teamwork. We have well behaved and responsive children who enjoy learning based in our well-resourced and stimulating environment.
William Harding embodies the School motto of; Aim high… Work hard… Be kind… and is led by a strong set of School Values; Respect, Perseverance, Responsibility, Honesty, Inclusion and Collaboration.
Website: www.williamhardingschool.co.uk
About the role
Purpose of job:
• To provide specialist skills and knowledge, at an advanced level, in a specialist area (e.g. EAL, Behaviour, SEN)
• To plan, resource, deliver and monitor progress for pupils programmes within the classroom or as part of a separate strategy
Please see relevant job description
About you
Please see job description.
Are You:
Passionate about supporting pupils to reach their full potential?
A role model who leads with kindness and integrity?
Enthusiastic, positive, and motivated to make a difference?
Willing to collaborate and work as part of a supportive team?
Then you could be the next person to join our Teaching Assistant team!
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our recruitment team on the email below. We would also suggest that you look at our website for information about our school.
Applications should be completed online and sent via e-mail to [email protected]
Tel No: 01296 421733
Email: [email protected]
William Harding School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to a disclosure of criminal records at an enhanced level. Any offer of employment, or agreement to volunteer, is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and DBS checks.
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, online searches will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates. The search is not part of the shortlisting process itself, and candidates will have a chance to address any issues of concern that come up during the search at interview.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
