Teaching Assistant – Full Time

Company: LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY
Apply for the Teaching Assistant – Full Time
Location: London
Job Description:

Churchfields Primary School is a popular primary school in Beckenham school with a nursery and ARP. We are part of the Quality First Education Trust, a successful London multi-academy trust.

We are looking for outstanding, talented people to join our team of education support staff.

We offer:

  • A varied and interesting teaching assistant role, with lots of room to grow.
  • An exciting, dynamic school with a strong curriculum, high quality teaching, amazing opportunities for children and a relentless drive for excellence and equality.
  • A friendly, supportive staff team.
  • Excellent training – fantastic on-the-job learning and professional development once in the role.
  • Active support for staff who are thinking of becoming a teacher in future.

You:

  • May be thinking about training to be a teacher in future (we can help you take the steps you need to get there!).
  • Are committed, reliable, positive, enthusiastic, flexible, helpful and friendly.
  • Have good literacy, numeracy, communication and IT skills.
  • Have some experience of supporting or working with children.
  • Have an interest in education and child development and are willing to learn.
  • Ideally have some experience of working in a primary school (not essential).
  • Ideally are educated to degree level (not essential).
  • To support classroom learning, under the guidance of the teacher/lead person.
  • To work with individuals and small groups on specific activities.
  • To supervise and provide particular support for identified students.
  • To motivate and support pupils to fulfil their potential.
  • To prepare learning resources, displays and equipment.
  • To assist teachers to develop lesson activities and teaching strategies.
  • To help evaluate pupil achievements, progress and needs.
  • To support with behaviour management.
  • To accompany and support pupils on school visits and journeys.
  • To provide personal care and assistance for pupils who require such support.

This role could include the option of some Cover Supervisor hours paid at an enhanced rate (+£6 per hour) if the candidate and school are in agreement.

Dates:

  • Deadline for applications: 12pm Friday 3rd July 2026
  • Interviews will take place on W/B Monday 6th July 2026

This will initially be a one-year contract, including a probationary period, with hope to extend if mutually agreeable.

As this role will involve contact with children, we will undertake a number of checks regarding your suitability to work with children. We will take up at least two references and ask you to complete a self-disclosure form before interview. Any job offer will be conditional on you having a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Criminal Records Check and Barred List Check, having the legal right to work in the UK and having satisfactory overseas criminal records checks if deemed necessary.

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Posted: July 6th, 2026