Teaching Assistant Level 2EDV/2025/OCEPS/17141

Teaching Assistant Level 2

Start Date – ASAP.

Hours – 27.5 hours over 5 days

18.75 hours permanent, with a fixed‑term top‑up of 8.75 hours, until 31st August 2026.

38 weeks per year

Pay Scale – Grade D3 (£24,796 FTE – £15,461.62 pro rata)

Working in EYFS. 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 ‘woven 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, considerate, and supportive Teaching Assistant to support our EYFS class. The successful candidate will encompass our belief that all children in the EYFS should have an inspiring educational experience filled with fun and stimulating opportunities to learn, that develops their curiosity and a love of learning. We understand the importance of fostering the knowledge and skills that are necessary as the foundations for their future education. We enjoy extending children’s learning through focusing on their interests and weaving that into their daily curriculum and we create a rich and entertaining learning environment, with a heavy focus on outdoor learning and ‘real life’ hands‑on learning.

The Successful Candidate Will Therefore

• Be approachable, friendly and positive about their role in education and contribution to our whole school community.
• Is committed to supporting, motivating and challenging the learning of children of all abilities within the classroom.
• Displays confidence in using a range of behaviour management skills.
• Ability to work effectively, flexibly and independently.
• Shows initiative and creativity in different learning situations.
• Is passionate about children’s learning and well‑being.
• Is keen to support the ethos of a church 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 Jo Griffin on 01832 272392 or email office@oundle.pdet.org.uk. Visits to the school are strongly encouraged.

Oundle CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance.

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