Lead Teaching Assistant - William Harding School

Buckinghamshire Council; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational authority seeks an enthusiastic Lead Teaching Assistant for William Harding School in Aylesbury. The role involves teaching across all year groups, supporting class teachers, and working closely with teaching assistants. Ideal candidates should possess a passion for children's learning and have some experience in an educational setting. This position offers a competitive salary and is term time only ensuring a focus on student success.

Qualifications

• Clear understanding of raising school attainment and commitment to high standards.
• Ability to work in partnership with teaching staff to develop provision.
• Drive, energy, and initiative in an educational environment.

Responsibilities

• Teach across all year groups and support class teachers.
• Liaise with teaching assistants and help small groups and individuals.
• Contribute to a positive and effective learning environment.

Skills

Passion for children's learning

Team player

Experience of working with children

Leadership experience

Job description

Lead Teaching Assistant - William Harding School

Location: Aylesbury

Term time only: Yes

Salary type: Bucks Pay

Salary Details: Bucks Pay Range 3 £28,129 - £30,174 FTE (Actual salary based on 36.25hrs/week £22,807 - £24,465). 38 weeks per year (term time only) for 36.25 hours per week.

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time

Closing date: 24/10/2025

Interviews to be held: Interviews will be 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.

We are looking for looking for an enthusiastic, ambitious and skilled lead teaching assistant to be part of our commitment to achieving excellence. This role would involve teaching across all year groups and liaising with class teachers to deliver effective cover teaching. The role would also involve supporting teaching assistants within a year group and providing support within classes for small groups and individuals. We need an individual who is energetic and enthusiastic about learning and who is willing to become a key part of our team.

Please see the Job description for more information.

About you

Successful applicants must;

• Have a passion about children’s learning, an understanding about raising school attainment and commitment to achieving high standards
• Have drive, energy and initiative Our School Values are: Inclusion, Perseverance, Honesty, Respect, Responsibility and Collaboration.
• Have some experience of working with children
• Want to work in partnership with teaching staff to develop our provision
• Want to enable all pupils to access the curriculum and extracurricular activities
• Like to work as a team player
• Have experience of leading other teaching assistants (desirable)

Please see the job description for further information.

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 [e-mail]

Tel No: 01296 421733
Email: [e-mail]

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.