Teaching Assistant - Sheepscombe Primary School

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Teaching Assistant - Sheepscombe Primary School

Nr Stroud

• School: Sheepscombe Primary School (Primary)
• Address: Far End, Sheepscombe, Nr Stroud, Gloucestershire
• Title: Teaching Assistant - Sheepscombe Primary School
• Grade: Grade 5 (pts 11-14) £27,269 - £28,624 pa pro rata
• Allowances: (Not applicable)
• Hours: Part Time (24 hours)
• Contract: Fixed Term Contract (Until 31/08/2026)
• Closing Date: 25/06/2025
• Interview Date: 01/07/2025
• Start Date: 01/09/2025

Comfortable with driving down narrow lanes into a village? Happy with lots of walking, gardening, playing (sometimes in the rain), cooking, constructing, painting and creating with an extended family of children at your heels? Able to support the class teacher to achieve high quality academic outcomes for everyone you support? If you want to be part of a friendly, forward thinking staff team, then you could be just the person for us.

Our village school of 70 children plus a 10 place nursery is in the heart of Sheepscombe village where staff, parents and the community all work together to create a unique learning experience, allowing all children to flourish.

The working pattern for this vacancy is Monday-Thursday all day, plus Friday morning. The exact start and finish times each day have some flexibility to work around any family needs you may have. We want to employ a teaching assistant who loves their job and this is a great opportunity for a motivated, friendly teaching assistant to come and join us.

We welcome applications from teaching assistants with experience and those who aspire to work with children in a school setting who may have relevant experience in other areas.

The position will be mostly based in Key Stage 2 in year 3 and 4 but may include classroom support across the school. The role is varied and includes helping in class, at sport, forest school, on school trips, some 1-1 work with children with additional needs and some reading and maths catch-up sessions.

You will work closely with our skilled staff team across the school as we plan lots of things together. The success of this was noted recently in our Ofsted report: 'The school provides pupils with regular opportunities to work with older and younger children in the school, often as whole-school projects. These activities successfully promote the family atmosphere that gives pupils a strong sense of belonging.'

The successful candidate will:

• be full of kindness
• work well in a team
• have bucket loads of enthusiasm to support children in whatever they are doing
• be confident to lead groups of children as well as working 1-1 with children with at times
• like being outside and walking!
• be able to scaffold learning for children with SEND
• have a good knowledge of how children learn
• be willing to join in with the life of the school

Sheepscombe Primary School can offer you:

• an inclusive school with a family feel
• enthusiastic, kind pupils who love learning
• CPD tailored to your needs
• a caring, supportive team of staff, parents, pupils and governors, who are very proud of our school
• a happy working environment

If you are passionate about education and want to be part of a school that celebrates every child's talents, we would love to hear from you.

The contract is for 24 hours per week term time only (Monday to Thursday all day, plus Friday morning) at Grade 5 (points 11-14) including INSET days. An additional 2.5 hours per week will be included for 30 minutes of lunchtime supervision, at Grade 2, as everyone helps out at lunchtime and we eat with the children. You'll also get a free school lunch each day.

Applications close on Wednesday 25th June at 12.00 noon.

Please ensure you provide both email addresses and telephone numbers for all referees.

Visits to our school are encouraged and warmly welcomed. Please ring the School Business Manager, Mr James Dangerfield on to arrange an appointment.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff, and volunteers, to share the same commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Closing date for applications:

25-06-2025

Salary:

Grade 5 (pts 11-14) £27,269 - £28,624 pa pro rata

Hours Per Week:

Part Time (24 hours)

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Comfortable with driving down narrow lanes into a village? Happy with lots of walking, gardening, playing (sometimes in the rain), cooking, constructing, painting and creating with an extended family of children at your heels? Able to support the class teacher to achieve high quality academic outcomes for everyone you support? If you want to be part of a friendly, forward thinking staff team, then you could be just the person for us. Our village school of 70 children plus a 10 place nursery is in the heart of Sheepscombe village where staff, parents and the community all work together to create a unique learning experience, allowing all children to flourish. The working pattern for this vacancy is Monday-Thursday all day, plus Friday morning. The exact start and finish times each day have some flexibility to work around any family needs you may have. We want to employ a teaching assistant who loves their job and this is a great opportunity for a motivated, friendly teaching assistant to come and join us. We welcome applications from teaching assistants with experience and those who aspire to work with children in a school setting who may have relevant experience in other areas. The position will be mostly based in Key Stage 2 in year 3 and 4 but may include classroom support across the school. The role is varied and includes helping in class, at sport, forest school, on school trips, some 1-1 work with children with additional needs and some reading and maths catch-up sessions. You will work closely with our skilled staff team across the school as we plan lots of things together. The success of this was noted recently in our Ofsted report: 'The school provides pupils with regular opportunities to work with older and younger children in the school, often as whole-school projects. These activities successfully promote the family atmosphere that gives pupils a strong sense of belonging.' The successful candidate will:

• be full of kindness
• work well in a team
• have bucket loads of enthusiasm to support children in whatever they are doing
• be confident to lead groups of children as well as working 1-1 with children with at times
• like being outside and walking!
• be able to scaffold learning for children with SEND
• have a good knowledge of how children learn
• be willing to join in with the life of the school
  
  Sheepscombe Primary School can offer you:
• an inclusive school with a family feel
• enthusiastic, kind pupils who love learning
• CPD tailored to your needs
• a caring, supportive team of staff, parents, pupils and governors, who are very proud of our school
• a happy working environment
If you are passionate about education and want to be part of a school that celebrates every child's talents, we would love to hear from you. The contract is for 24 hours per week term time only (Monday to Thursday all day, plus Friday morning) at Grade 5 (points 11-14) including INSET days. An additional 2.5 hours per week will be included for 30 minutes of lunchtime supervision, at Grade 2, as everyone helps out at lunchtime and we eat with the children. You'll also get a free school lunch each day.