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Teaching Assistant

Stanford In the Vale CofE Primary School

Faringdon

Applications close
12 October 2026

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Job details

Location
Faringdon
Working pattern
Full time
Applications close
12 October 2026

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About the role

Stanford in the Vale CE Primary School wishes to appoint a motivated and inspirational Teaching Assistant with the confidence and enthusiasm to ensure our pupils achieve academic success whilst enjoying their time at our school. We are delighted to offer the opportunity to join our thriving one form entry school in a beautiful village location in The Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire.

Stanford in the Vale CE Primary School is a caring, warm and friendly school with strong Christian values. Our school vision ‘Working together, Achieving together’ is intrinsic to school life.

We celebrated a good OFSTED inspection in December 2022 and a positive SIAMS inspection in June 2026.

We

are looking to appoint a teaching assistant who:

Is confident to supervise and provide particular support for pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety, help with personal care and access to learning activities

Can use strategies and resources, in liaison with the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals

Can undertake structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses

Has a secure knowledge of a range of behaviour management strategies to ensure our pupils have consistent boundaries

Can provide the necessary pastoral care to enable children to feel secure and happy

Can administer routine tests and undertake routine marking of pupils’ work

Can provide clerical/admin. support e.g. photocopying, typing, filing, administer coursework etc.

Loves their job, showing passion and taking a pride in everything that they do

Works well in a team, enjoying learning and collaborating with others to promote excellence throughout the whole school as well as in their own classroom

Is motivated to do their very best

Is able to maintain good, professional relationships with parents and multi-agency networks to enable every child to be the best they can

Is committed to ensuring that excellence, inclusion and challenge are at the heart of everything we do.

About Stanford In the Vale CofE Primary School

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  • Teaching Assistant

    Faringdon Community CollegeSchool employer

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Where this vacancy came from

Job reference
teaching-assistant-51cb9c5e-c4a9-4cf2-b496-a057da280ca6
Original source
Teaching Vacancies (Department for Education)
Employer type
School employer
Posted by the original source
21 September 2026
Last checked by SchoolJobs.uk
6 October 2026

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