Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 16 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 31 October 2025 |
| Location: | Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 4EB |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 3d42938e-5405-4aea-a77d-063679c8e4cb |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Some of your duties and responsibilities will include developing strategies to support the learning of all children and developing an understanding of the specific needs of individual children. Assisting children with key areas, e.g. language, reading, spelling, handwriting, and presentation. The successful candidate must support and reinforce the school ethos, e.g. expectations of behaviour within class and elsewhere on the school's site. Working closely with the Class Teachers to supervise work, manage children's behaviour, respond to children's questions, deal with emergencies, collect completed learning and provide marking and feedback to children following the agreed whole school approach.
For a complete Job description, Person Specification, and Candidate Briefing Pack, please view the attached documents. We recommend viewing these documents as this will guide you in preparing a strong application and understanding what we’re looking for.
What the school offers its staff
We value a school community that is inclusive, kind and respectful.
We have high expectations in everything we do and want our students to feel safe but challenged so that they can thrive as well equipped and confident school leavers.
We believe all young people have immense potential and we are ambitious for all our learners, we deliver an ambitious curriculum which is well supplemented by a strong enrichment offer.
We are a hard working ambitious school who pride ourselves in providing the very highest quality of education possible. Students attend Lavington from a wide typically rural area, as a school of choice for many we know how important it is that we have the very highest expectations for the young people that attend.
We focus on maintaining a calm and orderly environment where students feel safe to challenge themselves and learn from passionate and knowledgeable specialist teachers. Lavington is a school where students enjoy their learning and embrace opportunities to take part in varied extra-curricular activities.
The behaviour of our students is excellent and there are clear boundaries and expectations for all students, students report that poor behaviour is rare and where it occurs it is dealt with quickly and effectively.
“Pupils behave well and this supports good learning. They are taught to be kind to others. Pupils are proud of their school. Pupils value their teachers and say how much they help them to learn. There is a calm, orderly and friendly atmosphere in classrooms and around the school.” Ofsted June 2023
Commitment to safeguarding
Lavington School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and well-being of its students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this committment.
Some of your duties and responsibilities will include developing strategies to support the learning of all children and developing an understanding of the specific needs of individual children. Assisting children with key areas, e.g. language, reading, spelling, handwriting, and presentation. The successful candidate must support and reinforce the school ethos, e.g. expectations of behaviour within class and elsewhere on the school's site. Working closely with the Class Teachers to supervise work, manage children's behaviour, respond to children's questions, deal with emergencies, collect completed learning and provide marking and feedback to children following the agreed whole school approach.
For a complete Job description, Person Specification, and Candidate Briefing Pack, please view the attached documents. We recommend viewing these documents as this will guide you in preparing a strong application and understanding what we’re looking for.
What the school offers its staff
We value a school community that is inclusive, kind and respectful.
We have high expectations in everything we do and want our students to feel safe but challenged so that they can thrive as well equipped and confident school leavers.
We believe all young people have immense potential and we are ambitious for all our learners, we deliver an ambitious curriculum which is well supplemented by a strong enrichment offer.
We are a hard working ambitious school who pride ourselves in providing the very highest quality of education possible. Students attend Lavington from a wide typically rural area, as a school of choice for many we know how important it is that we have the very highest expectations for the young people that attend.
We focus on maintaining a calm and orderly environment where students feel safe to challenge themselves and learn from passionate and knowledgeable specialist teachers. Lavington is a school where students enjoy their learning and embrace opportunities to take part in varied extra-curricular activities.
The behaviour of our students is excellent and there are clear boundaries and expectations for all students, students report that poor behaviour is rare and where it occurs it is dealt with quickly and effectively.
“Pupils behave well and this supports good learning. They are taught to be kind to others. Pupils are proud of their school. Pupils value their teachers and say how much they help them to learn. There is a calm, orderly and friendly atmosphere in classrooms and around the school.” Ofsted June 2023
Commitment to safeguarding
Lavington School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and well-being of its students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this committment.