Job Description

Reference number

BUC14228

Contract type

Fixed Term / Secondment

Working hours

Part Time

Level of DBS check required

Enhanced with Barred List

Date posted

19 Oct 2025, 11 p.m.

Application deadline

4 Nov 2025

Contact email

office@stone.bucks.sch.uk

Overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed individual to join our school family as a Teaching Assistant supporting children with additional needs.



Your role will be pivotal in providing essential support to small groups or individual children, helping them achieve their full potential academically, socially and emotionally.



The successful candidate will be required to support in class, work with small groups or support individual children and some with special educational needs.

Term time only

Salary type:

Bucks Pay

Salary Details:

Range 1B Point 6 to Point 10 (depending upon experience) Salary 23,996.00 to 24,950.00 pro rata 39 weeks per annum. Hours - Monday to Thursday 8.40am to 12.00 mid-day. Friday 8.40am to 3.15pm with hour half lunch break.

Contract type:

Fixed Term

Hours:

Part-time

Closing date:

04/11/2025

Interviews to be held:

Week Beginning 10th November 2025

About us

We are a one form entry mainstream primary school set in a small village near Aylesbury.



Our children are enthusiastic and motivated with exceptional behaviour for learning. We have beautiful school grounds and enjoy outdoor learning. We are fortunate to have exceptionally supportive parents who work with the school in the best interests of their children.



As part of our wonderful team you too can make a meaningful difference in the lives of our pupils as they strive to be the best they can be.



Our last Ofsted report rated us as 'Good' and we are keen to work with creative and inspirational professionals keen to strive for outstanding.



www.stone.bucks.sch.uk

About the role

You will provide support to either a small group of pupils or 1:1 under the direction of the class teacher, mainly within the classroom.



You will assist in promoting the learning and personal development of pupils enabling them to make best use of the educational opportunities available to them.

About you

The successful candidate will have:

A good level of literacy and maths. A passion for working with children and helping them overcome challenges. Experience of supporting young people in an educational setting, ideally pupils with special educational needs would be an advantage. An enthusiastic commitment to the children and school. A positive approach with patience and understanding with good communication skills and a commitment to fostering an inclusive and supportive learning environment. A dedication to raising attainment and progress of pupils with whom you work. Flair, imagination, creativity, flexibility, positivity and an ability to work effectively as part of a team, to embrace and embed new strategies and approaches to support young people.

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below. Please send completed application forms to the email address below.



Tel: 01296 748340

Email: office@stone.bucks.sch.uk




Closing date for applications: Tuesday 4th November 2025 by 12 mid-day

Stone Church of England Combined School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Therefore, we expect all workers and employees to share this commitment.

Please find our Child protection policy and our Safer Recruitment (which includes our policy on employing ex offenders) on our school website here:

www.stone.bucks.sch.uk/information/policies

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

All unspent cautions and convictions cautions

All adult cautions and spent convictions 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

, the

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) guidance

or

Ministry of Justice (MOJ) guidance

(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.