Teaching Assistant - Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School
Location: Aylesbury
Overview
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Teaching Assistant at Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School.
“A wonderful family exists at Buckingham Park”
This is the opening line of our recent Ofsted Report in September 2023 and I think encapsulates the school that we hope you will have the pleasure of working in. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with the right training, experience and skills to be a part of our school team.
Term time only
Salary type: Bucks Pay
Salary Details: £23,996 to £27,700 per annum, pro rata (Bucks Pay Range 1b -2 depending on skills and experience)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time
Closing date: 12/12/2025
Interviews to be held: Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and interviews may be offered before the closing date so early submissions are advised.
About us
Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School is a new school at the heart of the Buckingham Park development just North of Aylesbury town centre. It is our mission is to provide the highest quality all round education, for each and every child, in partnership with parents, within the context of a Christian community. Above all, we want to be a great local school for local families. The school is inclusive to all and provides a high quality, broad and balanced curriculum, which is appropriate for children of all abilities, irrespective of their ethnicity, social background or faith. Our admission policy reflects this by prioritising local children.
Website: www.buckinghampark.org
About the role
We are recruiting a Teaching Assistant to join our support team, working in our highly recognised Early Years team. As a school with Communication Champions accreditation across our Nursery and Reception, we are ideally looking for experienced school support staff with high levels of care, passion and communication skills. We need support assistants who will work flexibly – this may include some scheduled time supporting pupils with special educational needs and also to work with the wider children and teaching team.
Teaching assistants will be expected to work alongside our qualified teachers by supporting individual children, providing administrative and welfare support, teaching small groups, supervising children at play or lunchtimes and much more! The role will initially be to support Early Years, but annually will be reviewed and adults allocated in supporting roles based on the needs of the children.
About you
A full person specification can be found in the attached information pack.
We are however looking for someone with a demonstrable passion for working with children, who cares inherently and is willing to support the whole child - academically, socially and pastorally.
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.
Please send completed application forms to the email address below.
Tel No: 01296 415687
Email: [email protected]
At Buckingham Park CE Primary School, the health, safety and well-being of every child are our paramount concern. We listen to our pupils and take seriously what they tell us. Our aim is for children to enjoy their time as pupils in this school. We want to work in partnership with you to help your child achieve their full potential and make a positive contribution.
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.
