Come and work in our school, with a fab staff team, where teaching and learning is fun and exciting!

William Morris is a happy place to teach and learn. Our team works together to develop our school for the children. Our hands-on curriculum provides inspiring opportunities for children to explore and experience real life learning. We are welcoming and supportive team. The children at William Morris are friendly and engaged, they are keen to learn and have strong positive relationships with staff.

We are 2 form entry primary school & nursery situated in the beautiful Tadpole Garden Village and housed in a purpose-built school which opened in 2019.

We wish to appoint an experienced Teaching Assistant for Key Stage 2 on a permanent contract to join us at William Morris.  This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our team and provide excellent care and education for our pupils. 

We are looking for a TA who:

• ·        is fun, enthusiastic and committed 
• ·        is willing to teach creatively and inspire the children
• ·        has previous experience of leading KS2 intervention groups
• ·        is a team player with excellent communication skills
• ·        positive attitude to joining a forward-thinking school
• ·        build positive relationships with children & staff

Your role will include: contributing to the delivery and monitoring  of interventions for individuals and small groups, supporting assessments, adapting learning resources and working with the teacher to support children’s progress and learning. The successful candidate will have experience of leading KS2 intervention groups and experience of adapting resources to support children to access learning.

Hours of work

8.30-3.10pm, Monday to Friday including an unpaid lunch break of 30 minutes per day and 30 minutes as a midday supervisory assistant under a separate contract (paid at NGC J2). The Teaching Assistant hours of work will total 28 hours and 20 minutes per week and will be paid at NJC Grade K (£12.73 to £13.27 per hour). This is a term time plus INSET days contract (39 working weeks per annum and 44.84 paid week per annum).

For further details about the role please read the attached recruitment pack or you are welcome to call to discuss the role or arrange a visit.

Closing date: 29th June 2026 at 9am

Interviews:     2nd July 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

We are part of the Blue Kite Academy Trust, a growing family of primary schools based in Swindon and Wiltshire, who offer excellent CPD and career opportunities, a competitive salary with scope for progression, a commitment to nationally agreed pay and terms, an excellent pension scheme and free staff health and well-being support.