Teaching Assistant - Permanent Position
“Inspire through Creativity, Kindness and Adventure”
Larkrise Primary School, Part of The River Learning Trust, Oxford, OX4 4AN
Permanent from 1st September 2026
Grade 4 Term Time Only (+ INSETS)
33 hrs/wk - £25,185 to £25,584 pro-rata - Actual Salary based on 39 weeks/year £19,283.02-£19,588.51
Are you ready to teach with purpose and drive real change in children’s lives? Larkrise Primary School is looking for a Teaching Assistant who shares the school's values of Inspiring through Creativity, Kindness and Adventure.
For those who are new to being a Teaching Assistant, we also offer Apprenticeships. To find out more and apply for an apprenticeship, follow this link (this is a different application process).
This is more than a job - it’s a chance to shape a generation. You’ll play a pivotal and creative role, supporting curiosity, discovery, unlocking educational potential, and the social-emotional growth of our children. Your passion will ensure that every lesson is an adventure, equipping our children with Special Educational Needs with the tools they need to flourish and providing the Larkrise community with a teaching assistant who truly cares about what matters most: unlocking the unique potential within every child.
Our school offers significant rewards, but it also presents challenges that require a skilled candidate to further enrich our highly inclusive practice. We are fortunate to work in a very supportive community, and we offer an environment that really cares about your development and well-being.
At Larkrise, 98% of parents would recommend the school to others. 100% of staff believe their work has purpose and impact. We are diverse, inclusive, and driven by the belief that strong relationships underpin all successful learning.
We are proud to be part of the River Learning Trust (RLT), which provides us with access to a wide network of schools and offers rich professional development opportunities.
Are you a Teaching Assistant who:
Can inspire and empower children with Special Educational Needs?
Is willing to be supported in delivering excellence for our community?
Supports our mission of being a vibrant and caring school which proudly reflects the diversity of our community?
Wants to Inspire children through Creativity, Kindness and Adventure?
If so, we can offer:
Warm, enthusiastic children who love learning
Passionate, welcoming and dedicated staff
A supportive and active parent body and PTA (Friends of Larkrise)
Ambitious, forward-thinking leaders and governors
A strong commitment to your growth, development, and well-being
Come and join a school where you will be valued, your career will grow, and your work will matter.
Our school is part of the River Learning Trust: Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. All of the schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together and by our commitment to our shared principles.
OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.
OUR ‘WHY’? is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school, and therefore, as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.
OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.
Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support, including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust and the benefits you can access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.
This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.
To find out more about this role, the schools and the Trust, please visit our website www.larkriseprimary.org/vacancies/. Application forms should be made via MyNewTerm
Applications are welcome from Thursday, 4th June until Friday, 10th July at 6 pm.
Shortlisting and Interview date: Applications will be reviewed upon submission, and we reserve the right to consider and interview candidates as they arrive.
If you would like to have a confidential conversation with Jon Gray about the role prior to applying, please email [email protected] or telephone 01865 721476.
The River Learning Trust and Larkrise Primary School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of its recruitment process in accordance with the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in a regulated activity relevant to children.
For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation, candidates should click on the following link: RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up-to-date policies, including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants, click on this link: List of offences that are not filtered
