Teaching Assistant - Twyford Church of England School
Location: Twyford
Overview
As our school continues to grow, our staff team needs to expand to. We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our team.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Teaching Assistant to join our small and friendly team. This is an opportunity to play an important role in our village primary school.
This is a fixed term contract for one school year starting in September 2026.
Term time only: Yes
Salary type: Bucks Pay
Salary Details: Range 1/2 FTE £24630 - £28742
Contract type: Fixed Term
Hours: Part-time
Closing date: 15/06/2026
Interviews to be held: The week beginning, Monday 22nd June 2026
About us
At Twyford Church of England School, the Christian ethos is at the heart of our school, where we promote values that guide the children's daily lives and which are reflected in their confident, caring and respectful attitudes. Our aim is to provide a secure, caring and happy environment in which to work, learn and play, where everyone will feel valued.
"Twyford is a thriving and caring school at the heart of the village community. A highly positive and supportive ethos permeates the school." Ofsted, March 2023
Twyford C of E School is located around 20 minutes travel time from Buckingham or Bicester, and 15-miles from Aylesbury, Milton Keynes or Oxford. We epitomise the qualities of small schools and are a friendly and exciting place to work and learn, with a supportive staff team.
We can offer you:
- The opportunity to be part of our happy, successful and ambitious school
- Amazing, dedicated and motivated staff teams
- Enthusiastic, motivated and well-behaved children
- Good support from the headteacher, parents and governing bodies
- Happy, nurturing school communities
Website: www.twyfordschool.org.uk
About the role
We are looking to appoint and enthusiastic and motivated Teaching Assistant. You will be a key member of our staff team.
The role will be 8.30am - 3.15pm, Monday to Friday, term-time only. It may be possible for the role to be a job share.
Why Join Us?
- Competitive salary (Bucks Pay)
- Opportunities for professional development
- Supportive and dedicated staff team
- Thriving school within the local community
See attached job description for full details of the role.
About you
Key to the role will be:
- A friendly, positive, pro-active team member, with good interpersonal skills.
- Good literacy and numeracy skills
- Ability to positively contribute to, and implement activities and play
- Communicate effectively with children, parents and other staff
- Ability to remain calm
- Lead by example, modelling the school's values
We are looking for someone with genuine enthusiasm for working in education, ideally qualified to Level 3, but candidates without this qualification will be considered.
See attached person specification for full details of the role.
Other information
Visits to the school and discussions with the Headteacher about the role are warmly welcomed and positively encouraged. To arrange a visit, or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on 01296 730305 or Email [email protected].
Closing date for applications: Monday 15th June 2026. Please send completed application forms to [email protected]
Please do take a look at our website www.twyfordschool.org.uk, and our Instagram, twyfordcofeschool to see what Twyford C of E School has to offer.
At Twyford C of E School we believe that a policy on child protection is founded on the right of all children to be safe and feel safe, and that it is the fundamental obligation on all schools to robustly secure this right.
Twyford C of E School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children. All appointments will be subject to satisfactory completion of all safeguarding checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service.
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.
