Teaching Assistant

Beddington Infants' School; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Beddington Infants' School in Carshalton is seeking a Teaching Assistant to support learning across a Year Group for the academic year 26/27. You will work as part of a Year Group team of Teachers and Teaching Assistants to deliver activities and monitor progress.

The role focuses on safeguarding, inclusion, and helping pupils access the curriculum through whole-class and small-group work, indoors and outdoors.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children.
• NVQ 2 childcare qualification or equivalent.
• The ability to work as a member of a team.
• A patient & calm nature.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Good spoken and written English and Maths skills.
• Good organisational skills.
• Self motivation.
• Flexibility.
• Good sense of humour.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and provide particular support for pupils, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities whilst learning indoors and outdoors.
• Establish constructive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs.
• Create and maintain a creative, purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of pupils’ work.
• Assist with the planning of learning activities.
• Monitor pupils’ responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed.
• Undertake programmes linked to the Early Years Framework or The National Curriculum delivered in line with the school vision and teaching and learning philosophy. Recording achievement and progress and feeding back to the teacher.
• Support the use of computing in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use.
• Be aware of, and support, difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.

Skills

Experience of working with children

NVQ 2 childcare qualification

Ability to work as part of a team

Patient and calm nature

Excellent interpersonal skills

Good spoken and written English and M

Good organisational skills

Self motivation

Flexibility

Good sense of humour

Education

NVQ 2 childcare qualification or equivalent

Job description

The Governors of Beddington Infants’ School are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to support learning across a Year Group.The role will be supporting learning both through whole class and small group learning.

As part of your role, you will be working as part of a Year Group team of Teachers and Teaching Assistants.

This role will be for the academic year 26/27.

Some Responsibilities:

• Supervise and provide particular support for pupils, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities whilst learning indoors and outdoors.
• Establish constructive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs.
• Create and maintain a creative, purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of pupils’ work.
• Assist with the planning of learning activities.
• Monitor pupils’ responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed.
• Undertake programmes linked to the Early Years Framework or The National Curriculum delivered in line with the school vision and teaching and learning philosophy. Recording achievement and progress and feeding back to the teacher.
• Support the use of computing in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use.
• Be aware of, and support, difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.

It is essential that candidates have:

• experience of working with children
• an NVQ 2 childcare qualification or equivalent
• the ability to work as a member of a team
• a patient & calm nature
• excellent interpersonal skills
• good spoken and written English and Maths skills
• good organisational skills
• self motivation
• flexibility
• good sense of humour

Salary Scale 3/4 depending on experience.

Closing date: 9am Wednesday 11th November 2026.

Interviews: Week Beginning Monday 16th November 2026.