Teaching Assistant (Battle and Langton CE Primary School)

Hours of work: 30 per week.

Working pattern: Part-time, term-time only (working for 39 weeks per year plus 6.05 weeks annual leave, which will increase after 5 years' continuous service)

As the position is part-time/term-time only, the above salary will be pro rata.

Fixed term for: 24 months.

Closing date: Monday 8 June 2026, 11:55a.m.

Interview date: Monday 15 & Tuesday 16 June 2026.

For more information and to apply for the above post, please contact:

Battle and Langton CE Primary School,

Market Road

Battle

TN33 0HQ

Phone: 01424 775987

Email: [email protected]

Website: Battle and Langton CofE Primary School.

How to apply:

Please go to https://www.battlelangton.e-sussex.sch.uk/vacancies to download an application pack and to arrange a tour of the school.

Are you passionate about nurturing young minds and fostering a love for learning?

We are seeking enthusiastic and dedicated people to join our Teaching Assistant team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who genuinely enjoys being around children and is committed to making a real difference in their educational journey.

At our school, we believe in nurturing all children to reach beyond the expected. We work as a whole community to support needs, challenge minds and ensure academic progress.

Our Teaching Assistants all work as part of a year group team to support the children in many different ways:

• Whole class support: Working alongside a teacher in lessons to support learning, sometimes with a group, other times with the main body of the class. With the youngest children, this may be in play-based learning outside the classroom.

• Group support: Working independently with a group of children. This may be running a phonics session to support early reading, or working with a group of children in a social skills or nurture group. All training provided.

• Individual support: All our children are wonderful, and some have additional needs. Teaching Assistants work as a team to meet the diverse needs of the children in the class, sometimes on a one-to-one basis.

If you are a nurturing individual with a genuine desire to inspire and support young children, we would love to hear from you! We particularly welcome applications from candidates with some experience of being around children with diverse learning needs. Your empathy, patience, and ability to adapt will be highly valued.

Join our team and help us create a stimulating and joyful learning environment for all our children.

Battle and Langton is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be required for the successful candidate.

This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018.

The school will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2018 Regulations in connection with relevant childcare provision. Accordingly, the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate to the school, by completing a self-declaration form as part of the pre-employment checks process, that they have not been disqualified under the 2018 Regulations.

If the preferred candidate is found to be disqualified under the 2018 Regulations, the offer of employment will be subject to the application by the preferred candidate to Ofsted for a waiver and the receipt of a waiver from Ofsted.

Additional Information

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff will be expected to hold or be willing to obtain Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record.

All school based staff have the responsibility for promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children. All school staff should be aware of the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and work in accordance with this document at all times.