Teaching Assistant - Long Crendon School
Location: Long Crendon
Overview
Long Crendon is a friendly, happy, vibrant school which seeks to inspire all children.
We enjoy learning outside the classroom in our extensive grounds with facilities which include Forest School, a swimming pool and sports pitches.
We are looking for a primary phase Teaching Assistant to join our friendly team.
The applicant should be willing to work across Key Stages, deliver interventions and work with children with SEND.
Salary: BP Point 6/15 - £24,836-£28,742 pro rata depending on experience (£12.87-£14.90 per hour)
Contract: Permanent
Start date: September 2026
Hours: Part-time – 3 days per week – 6.5 hours per day – Term time only
Closing date: Noon on 19th June 2026, We reserve the right to end the advert if we find the right person
About us
We are The Place to Grow for our entire school community.
This is our entire reason for being: what we do and how we do it is driven by our commitment to the view that our school is the place to grow. Long Crendon School is a place where children can grow personally, academically, emotionally and in so many other ways.
Our curriculum enables children to develop skills and nurture a real love of learning.
For staff, we support professional development to ensure that you too can grow at our school.
Website: https://www.longcrendon.bucks.sch.uk/
About the role
We are looking for a primary phase Teaching Assistant to join our friendly team as soon as possible.
The applicant will be willing to work across key stages, work with children with SEND and cover a class on occasions.
Please refer to the Applicant Pack for further details.
About you
- An ability to build good working relationships with both pupils and parents
- Good organisational skills
- Maths & English GCSE (or equivalent) Grade A-C (desirable)
- Willingness to work with pupils who demonstrate challenging behaviour on occasions
- Able to use computer/iPad to support with admin tasks, undertake online training and enhance learning
- An understanding/interest in/experience of SEND (desirable)
- Patience and a sense of humour
- Willing to live by and model our Values
- Flexibility and creativity
- Is willing to take part in the wider life of the school
- Proactive at problem solving
- Work well in a team, with strong collaborative and communication skills
Please refer to the Applicant Pack for full Job Description and Personal Specification.
Other information
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. 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: 01844 208225
Email: [email protected]
We reserve the right to interview and appoint at any point during the recruitment process, so early applications are encouraged.
Long Crendon School is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check. All posts are subject to a probationary period.
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.
