Teaching Assistant - The Priory CE Primary School

Posted on 10 July 2025
Applications close on 10 September 2025

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All Locations:

Christchurch

Salary Details:

£16,845 - £17,112

Vacancy Type:

Fixed Term

Fixed Term End Date:

Not Specified

Function:

School Support Staff

Employer:

The Priory CE VA Primary

Job Working Pattern:

Term time only

Closing time of advert

8.00am

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Teaching Assistant - The Priory CE Primary School

About the role

Vacancy: Teaching Assistant

(Initial Fixed Term to August 2026)

Immediate Start

We are looking for a highly motivated teaching assistant to join us from September 2025 on a fixed term contract for 30 hours per week. The post is Monday to Friday, term time only.

The prime responsibility will be to provide class-based learning support for children in KS1 or KS2. There may also be a significant element of supporting children with special educational needs. Supervising children at lunchtime is also a key requirement of the role. In the first instance, the post is for a fixed term of 12 months, to allow time to review the staffing structure going forward.

Applicants from experienced teaching assistants or graduates / school leavers who are considering entering the teaching profession would be particularly welcome. Set in the heart of Christchurch, we offer a caring community, delightful children and a staff who aspire to achieve the very best.

Please do have a good look at our school website to get a feel for the school.

Closing Date: Wednesday 10th September, 8am

Interview Date: Wednesday 17th September

Further Information

Visits are encouraged. Please contact Mrs Jones or Mrs Broom on 01202 484105 or email [email protected] to arrange this.

About Us

Set in the heart of Christchurch, The Priory CE Primary School offers a caring community, delightful children and a staff who aspire to achieve the very best. We are proud of our happy and popular school.

The Priory school values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern

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