Teaching Assistants and Specialist Teaching Assistants - William Harding Combined School

Location: Aylesbury

Overview

Being a TA at William Harding is hugely rewarding. We are fortunate to work each day with wonderful, respectful pupils who are eager to learn. Each child is unique and it is a pleasure to support them. We have many opportunities to progress and are always encouraged to develop and learn new skills.

Term time only

Salary Type: Bucks pay

Salary details: Dependant upon role: Bucks Pay Range 1b (6-10) £23,297 to £24,223 pro rata. (Actual starting salary £16,927 for full time role) ORBucks Pay range 2 (11-15) £24,879 to £26,961 pro rata. (Actual starting salary £18,077 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: 31/01/2025 12:00

Interviews to be held: Interviews are 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

Please see attached Job description & Person specification. 

About you

Are you?
• Interested in supporting pupils achieve their best
• A role model
• Enthusiastic and positive
• Willing to be part of a team
• Able to provide specialist skills and knowledge e.g. EAL, Behaviour, SEN (Specialist Teaching Assistant only)
• Able to plan, resource, deliver and monitor progress for pupils programmes (Specialist Teaching Assistant only)

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.