Balfour Primary School is a thriving and vibrant school at the heart of the Surrenden Campus serving the Preston Park, Fiveways and Hollingbury communities. Our school is a four form-entry primary school and is one of the largest primary schools in the country with nearly 900 pupils on roll. Following the merger in 2011, the school was judged as ‘Good’ by Ofsted in November 2012.

We are very proud of:
the engagement and motivation of our pupils
our inquiry based and thought provoking curriculum
our friendly staff and governor teams
the sense of community that exists with our families

The Teaching Assistants are a busy and productive team within the School who support our enthusiastic students as well as our vibrant teams of teaching staff.

Hours: The post holder will be expected to work term time only. Applicants can apply for any/all of the following working paterns:

Option 1: 8:45am - 1:15pm, M-F.
Option 2: 12:00 - 3:30 pm, M-F
Option 3: 8:45 - 3:30pm M-F

Salary: The combined starting salaries for each option are detailed below:

Option 1: combined salary = £8,309.16
Option 2: combined salary = £6,744.87
Option 3: combined salary = £11,959.18


Please ensure that you write your application using the headings of the Person Specification.

If you do not hear from us please assume that you have not been shortlisted for interview.

We welcome applications from all parts of our community as we aspire to have a staff body that matches the social and cultural diversity of our student intake.

Grade: NJC Scale 3 (TA), NJC Scale 1/2 (MDSA) pro rata
Hours per week: see above
Paid weeks per year: 46.2 (TA), 42.8 (MDSA), inclusive of holiday entitlement
Start date: September 2015