Furze Platt Junior School - Teaching Assistant

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Furze Platt Junior School in Maidenhead is seeking a proactive Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated team. The role focuses on class support, delivering small group intervention programmes, and assisting pupils with special educational needs, disabilities or medical needs.

There may be opportunities for whole class cover at an additional rate. We value good literacy and numeracy and provide a supportive environment where staff and pupils can thrive.

Qualifications

• Good literacy and numeracy skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support class activities and deliver small group intervention programmes.
• Assist pupils with special educational needs, disabilities or medical needs.
• Provide occasional whole class cover (paid at additional rate).

Skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Job description

Teaching Assistant

We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join our highly effective and dedicated staff.

The Teaching Assistant role will focus on class support, delivering small group in and out of class intervention programmes, working with children with special educational needs, disabilities or medical needs and the option for whole class cover (paid at an additional rate).

Good Literacy and Numeracy skills are essential for these posts. Please see the Job Specifications on our website for more details.

We Will Offer You

• Constant support from your colleagues, the leadership team and the Governors.
• A team of friendly, passionate and supportive staff.
• Inquisitive, creative and hard-working children.
• Opportunities for you to grow and develop within your role.
• An environment where all children can thrive academically, socially and emotionally.
• A school where wellbeing is not only a key value of our school but is at the heart of our ethos and practice, for both staff and children.

Closing date: 10am, Friday 25 September 2026.

Interviews: Wednesday 30 September 2026.

The school is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare and safety of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS disclosure.

FURZE PLATT JUNIOR SCHOOL

Part of Furze Platt Primary Federation

OAKEN GROVE

MAIDENHEAD

SL6 6HQ

Tel: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]