Teaching Assistant - Class based

Garth Hill College; Easthampstead; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development and career

Blue Light Card

Teacher Art Pass eligibility

Employee Assistance Programme

Free eye tests

Cycle to work scheme

Great team and expanding organisation

Job summary

Crown Wood Primary School, part of Greenshaw Learning Trust, invites applications for a permanent Teaching Assistant. This role is 31.25 hours per week, term-time only, with 8:30am–3:15pm hours and a 30-minute unpaid lunch. Grade: K-J, Points 3-6.

Salary aligns with NJC fringe pay scale; actual salary currently £18,736.16–£19,612.32. We seek versatile staff able to work across the whole primary setting, with a commitment to safeguarding and supporting pupil progress.

Qualifications

• Good levels of literacy and numeracy.
• Ambitions to qualify as a teacher in the future.
• Flexible, resilient and resourceful.

Responsibilities

• Work across the whole primary setting.
• Provide lunchtime support.
• Contribute to the team as a Teaching Assistant.

Skills

Literacy & numeracy

Ambition to become teacher

Flexible & resilient

Education

Relevant qualifications/experience with children

Job description

• Salary: Salary calculated in line with NJC (fringe) pay scale, points 03-06, £26,367.00 - £27,600.00 per annum FTE. Actual Salary £18,736.16 - £19,612.32
• Location: Crown Wood Primary School, Opladen Way, Crown Wood, Bracknell
• Contract: Permanent
• Working Pattern: Part Time/Term Time
• Hours: 31.25 hours per week.
• Closing Date: 29/09/2026 at 23:59
• Reference: Pri/26/344607

If you are looking for your next role as a Teaching Assistant, we would love to hear from you!

We are looking to recruit a permanent Teaching Assistant with effect from 1st November 2026.

Crown Wood Primary School has an exciting opportunity for a committed and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our existing team on a part-time, permanent basis. We are looking for versatile professionals who are able and willing to work across the whole primary setting.

1x Teaching Assistant

31.25 Hours p/w, term time only Grade: K-J Scale Points: 3-6

The post is for 31.25 hours (8.30am - 3.15pm with 30 minutes unpaid lunch), term time only. The post will include lunchtime support. The post is available on a permanent basis subject to all relevant checks, referenced and successful probation period.

We are looking for someone who:

• May have ambitions to qualify as a teacher in the future.
• Good levels of literacy and numeracy.
• Relevant qualifications and / or experience of working with children.
• Keen to learn.
• Flexible, resilient and resourceful.

About our school

At Crown Wood Primary School, we have built our ethos on a strong set of core values which underpin everything that we do. Our aim is to give students at Crown Wood a better chance of success than if they attended any other school in the country. Ambition, excellence and pride run through all aspects of school life.

Ambition

We have a strong desire and determination to achieve success. We believe there are no limits to what can be achieved. We do what it takes for as long as it takes. In other words, we go for it every day!

We strive for greatness in everything we set our minds to. We endeavour to do our very best and excel in all aspects of school life.

Pride

We are 'fiercely' proud of ourselves, our school, our community and our Trust. We hold our heads high and feel a sense of togetherness and joy in our school.

About Greenshaw Learning Trust

Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs where our central teams can be based out of. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are 'Always Learning'.

To get a feel of life at Greenshaw Learning Trust, please download our 'Why you should work for GLT' recruitment brochure on our job's portal.

We can offer you:

• Professional development and career progression
• Blue Light Card
• Eligibility for Teacher Art Pass (teaching staff only)
• An Employee Assistance Programme
• Free eye tests
• Cycle to work scheme
• Being part of a great team and expanding organisation

Bracknell Forest Council - Working for Equality. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Greenshaw Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young students and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will need to undertake an Enhanced DBS check.

Employment is with Greenshaw Learning Trust and not Bracknell Forest Council. The trust is very popular and for most posts a large number of applications are received - it is therefore not possible to notify all applicants of the outcome. Please accept that if you have not heard within two weeks of the closing date then, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful - in which case we offer our best wishes for the future.