Class TA - Full-time

Woodchurch CEP School, Ashford

• Ref:KCC886-3145-184S
• Posted:25/06/2025
• Pay:KRA (3)
• Start Date:1st September 2025
• App Close Date:07/07/2025 at 17:00
• Interviews:10th July 2025

Advert

🗓 Start Date: 1st September 2025
📌 1 x KS2
📆 Fixed Term: Academic Year 2025–2026
🕘 27.5 hours per week | 9:00am – 3:00pm daily
🍽 Includes 30 minutes unpaid lunch + 30 minutes paid lunchtime duty each day
📅 Term-Time Only

Woodchurch CE Primary School is a friendly, nurturing, and vibrant school set in the heart of a beautiful Kent village. We are proud of our Christian values, which shine through in our relationships, learning and commitment to helping all children flourish.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistants to support learning in KS2. This is a  fixed-term role that is a brilliant opportunity for someone passionate about education and ready to make a real difference.

💼 What You’ll Do:

• Support individuals and small groups in class to reach their full potential
• Promote inclusion and independent learning
• Prepare and adapt lesson resources under teacher guidance
• Support class routines and behaviour management
• Supervise lunchtime play (paid duty)
• Provide pastoral care and emotional support
• Contribute to a safe and engaging learning environment

✅ We’re Looking for Someone Who:

• Has some understanding of child development and SEND
• Demonstrates strong spoken and written English and good maths skills
• Is adaptable, patient, creative and caring
• Embraces innovation with positivity and enthusiasm
• Can follow and adapt lesson plans effectively
• Is a team player with the confidence to use their initiative
• Sets high expectations for behaviour and achievement
• Wants to make a real difference in children's lives
• Buys into our school vision and lives it out every day!

🌟 We Offer:

• A happy, inclusive school where children are eager to learn
• A supportive and welcoming team of colleagues
• A forward-thinking ethos with a focus on continuous improvement
• Strong links with our local community and the Flourish Together Federation
• Training and opportunities for professional development

Candidates will be judged on both their capability for the post and their suitability for working with children. Good English and Maths skills are essential and candidates must have GCSE maths and English at grade C or above. 

We can assure you that working at Woodchurch will be exciting and fun. Have a look at our website to get a feel of what we are about.

Visits to look round the school are warmly encouraged. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Barred List check.

Here at Woodchurch, we want our workforce to reflect the make-up of the community we serve. Therefore we welcome all applications irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, belief, sexual orientation, age or disability.

All shortlisted candidates will need to verify their eligibility to work in the UK at interview.

We reserve the right to interview suitable applicants before the closing date so do get your application in promptly.

Information about the school

Woodchurch Church of England Primary School has 165 children on roll and is situated in the heart of the Kent countryside in the village of Woodchurch, 6 miles from Ashford and 4 miles from Tenterden. We are a school at the heart of the community, that puts children at the heart of everything we do. Our site consists of a mixture of Victorian and modern buildings.

Woodchurch CE Primary School plays a central role within a close-knit village community. We enjoy a well-established relationship with the wider parish. We are proud of our inclusive, Christian ethos and benefit from strong, mutually supportive links with the local community, church and parents.

As a school we value each individual child and strive to provide a stimulating, learning experience for all our children. We are committed to ensuring that each child achieves their very best whilst in our care.

Our confident and engaging children are key to the welcoming family atmosphere you will find here at our amazing school. Our parents care about their children’s education, and we have a very active parent and friends association. You will be supported by a great Governing Body. We have strong links with our collaboration, Tenterden Rural Alliance made up other schools, including primary and secondary schools.

To find out more about us visit our fantastic school website.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs Kelly Burlton and Mrs Jen Dawes
• Address:Bethersden Road, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3QJ
• Telephone: (01233) 860232
• Email: office@woodchurch.kent.sch.uk

Fax: (01233) 860804

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Job Description