Lead Teaching Assistant

Reference number

BUC14093

Contract type

Permanent

Working hours

Full Time

Level of DBS check required

Enhanced with Barred List

Date posted

20 Oct 2025, 11 p.m.

Application deadline

19 Dec 2025

Contact email

We are looking for a Lead Teaching Assistant. This post is an exciting opportunity to work in a large primary school with forward thinking staff and with wonderful children who live our School motto of; Aim high… Work hard… Be kind…

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, weeks per year (term time only) for 36.25 hours per week.

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time

Closing date: 19/12/2025 @ 12pm

Interviews to be held: Interviews will be scheduled according to applications that are received.

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.

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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.

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.

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

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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.