Teaching Assistant
Kensington Prep School
Hammersmith and Fulham
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive salary, plus benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- September 2025
- Apply by:
- 26 June 2025
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Teaching Assistant to play a key role supporting teachers at one of the UK’s most successful prep schools.
You will work with girls in small groups and contribute to the school's pastoral systems in support of our strategic aim of growing curious, creative, happy and healthy minds. You will ensure all pupils are appropriately supported in their learning, be it academic, practical, behavioural or social, by adopting intervention strategies as directed by the teachers you work with.
You will need a Childcare or TA Level 3 qualification, with excellent classroom skills, and EYFS experience.
If you offer innovative thinking, teamwork, and a strong commitment to creating a safe, inclusive, and inspiring environment for our pupils, we will be delighted to hear from you.
Why Kensington Prep?
Based in Fulham, we are justifiably proud of our reputation and are pleased to have been recognised by a range of high-profile awards.
Staff are inspired and supported in a highly professional environment led by a friendly leadership team. We are the highest rated GDST school in a recent Best Companies employee survey and the GDST is in the top 100 best not-for-profit companies to work for.
As part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Training grants for qualifications
- Generous pension schemes
- Free life assurance benefit
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
- Free lunches for all staff during term time
- Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
- A Cycle to Work scheme
- Good transport links
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
For further details and to apply please click the apply button.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 26th June 2025 at 9am.
Interview date: W/C Monday 30th June 2025.
The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.
About Kensington Prep School
Kensington Prep School is a buzzy Independent Day School for girls aged 4-11. It opened in 1873, the first school to be established in the Girl’s Day School Trust. The school moved to Fulham in 1997 and is set in spacious grounds with netball and tennis courts and pond for environmental studies. There are fantastic dedicated facilities for music, drama, IT, science, art and design.
We encourage independence, individuality and questioning thinkers.
Our girls achieve outstanding results and places at top day and boarding schools in London and the country.
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