Teaching Assistant

‘To Be the Best You Can be’

‘Let your light shine before others; that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.’ Matthew 5:16

Teaching Assistant

17.5 hours over 5 days

8:30am - 12:00pm, Monday - Friday

38 weeks per year

Pay Scale - Grade D3 (£25,614 FTE - £10,163.80 pro rata)

Oundle CE Primary School is a warm and happy school with a great team of staff, polite and hardworking children, and supportive parents. On a large and inviting site, it makes a lovely working environment for the right candidate to be our newest Teaching Assistant!

At Oundle, we are proud to support our pupils to ‘be the best we can be.’ Following a successful Ofsted inspection in November 2023 inspectors reported that our three threads of ‘joy, kindness and resilience, are ‘weaved throughout life at school.’ In doing so, we seek to enable all pupils, regardless of their starting points, to flourish as individuals and reach their full potential. By learning to keep an on aspiring to ‘be the best they can be,’ our children achieve well and strive for more.

This goal extends towards our staff too. We acknowledge and appreciate the hardworking passion that our community commit to our school, and our success is due in no small part of their dedication and professionalism. We support staff with CPD, opportunities and training to ‘be the best they can be.’ Ofsted inspectors reported that ‘there is a calm yet excited feel around the school and the relationships between pupils and staff are highly respectful.’

We are looking to appoint an empathetic, knowledgeable, and supportive Teaching Assistant to join our school. The role would entail supervising and supporting pupils in the learning environment, whilst assisting the teacher with the implementation of pupil education and Quality First Teaching. The successful candidate will play a key role in helping pupils engage with learning, develop confidence and make progress, while contributing to a positive, nurturing and purposeful learning environment.

The successful candidate will therefore:

• Be approachable, friendly and positive about their role in education and contribution to our whole school community.
• Be committed to supporting, motivating and challenging the learning of children of all abilities within the classroom.
• Display confidence in using a range of behaviour management skills.
• Have the ability to work effectively, flexibly and independently.
• Show initiative and creativity in different learning situations.
• Be passionate about children’s learning and well-being.
• Be keen to support the ethos of a church school.
• Work creatively with the teacher to establish an appropriate learning environment, meeting the needs of the pupils and curriculum
• Understand the importance of Child Protection and is committed to the safeguarding of children’s welfare- both at home and in school.

We are proud to be part of a community which is passionate about educating and supporting young people to be happy and positive citizens of the future. As a Church School and part of the Peterborough Diocese Education Trust, we pride ourselves in our collaboration with others to be able to offer a rich and progressive curriculum for all pupils.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for specific details of the role.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Mrs Anneka Bellett on 01832 272392 or email office@oundle.pdet.org.uk. Visits to the school are strongly encouraged.

Please note CVs will not be accepted and Application Forms should be completed in full. Any gaps in employment must be and justified.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications, so please do not delay in applying!