General Teaching Assistant KS1 required to start in February 2026

What skills and experience we're looking for

Stanburn Primary School is seeking to appoint a caring, enthusiastic, and ambitious General Teaching Assistant (KS1) to join our dynamic team. Working closely with our KS1 class teachers, you will help reinforce key learning and support pupils in accessing the full curriculum. You will play a vital role in creating calm, nurturing, and engaging learning environment where every child feels valued and encouraged to succeed. The role includes supporting learning through small-group and one-to-one activities, working with pupils who have additional learning needs, and promoting positive behaviour in line with the school’s policies to help ensure happy, purposeful classrooms.

Stanburn is a large three-form entry primary school in Stanmore with a strong, inclusive ethos where pupils are encouraged to Believe, Achieve and Succeed in everything they do. We can offer you highly motivated pupils who are well-behaved, keen to learn and take pride in their achievements, alongside a warm, friendly community of supportive staff who work collaboratively to help every child thrive.

The successful applicant will:

• Have a passion for working with children;
• Work collaboratively with the KS1 team to meet individual needs;
• Ensure all pupils make progress by supporting the pupil and the teacher;
• Deliver targeted small-group and individual interventions.
• Support pupils with additional learning needs to access the curriculum.
• Help maintain a positive, structured, and inclusive classroom atmosphere.
• Contribute proactively to behaviour management and positive reinforcement approaches.
• Be a team player who is able to demonstrate a willingness and ability to accept responsibility;
• Assist with the planning a range of interesting, age appropriate activities;
• Help create a secure, stimulating and engaging learning environments where children feel safe to explore;
• Be proactive, self-motivated and have an attention for detail;
• Be imaginative, enthusiastic and hardworking, have excellent organisational, communication and people skills:
• Be respectful to each individual child and their learning journey with us and support them in reaching their full potential;
• Build positive relationships with children, parents and colleagues;
• Have a keen eye for health and safety and safeguarding issues;
• Have NNEB,NVQ/CACHE Level 3 qualification;
• Intimate care may be necessary for specific children;
• Have good, professional level of spoken and written English;
• Provide emotional support to students when needed.

To be considered for this role, you must have:

• Experience working with KS1 children;
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills;
• A passion for working with children and a desire to make a positive impact on their lives;
• A patient and calm demeanour with the ability to work well in a team;
• The ability to adapt to a challenging environment and remain positive.

What the school offers its staff

In return, we offer a supportive and rewarding working environment where you will have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of the children you work with.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.