Teaching Assistant
Westminster Under School
Westminster
- £32,414.26 pro rata
- Expired
- Salary:
- £24,275 per annum, pro rata, equating to £32,414.26 per annum FTE
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025
- Apply by:
- 25 April 2025
Job overview
The role
Westminster Under School is looking for a bright, caring and positive Teaching Assistant, who enjoys working with children and relishes the opportunity to support the pastoral and academic development of our able pupils.
The successful candidate will be part of a friendly team responsible for one Year 3 and two Year 4 classes and will enjoy being involved in all aspects of busy school life. They will help teachers with lesson preparation and provide extra support for our pupils, both individually and within small groups.
Outside of lessons, the Teaching Assistant will not only provide supervision of pupils at break times and on educational visits, but they will also fulfil a range of administrative tasks, such as creating display boards and preparing resources.
This is an exciting time to join the Under School, as we look forward to becoming a co-educational school for children aged four to 13 from September 2026. Over the next year, the successful candidate will support the school's transition by welcoming new students and helping our Junior Teachers to positively contribute to the co-educational environment. The role may also subsequently involve supporting younger children and working across the 4-8 age range.
About you
The successful candidate will be an organised and enthusiastic individual, who is capable of managing pupil behaviour effectively. Previous classroom assistant experience is desirable, but not essential.
Benefits:
- Free school meals when on-site
- Generous School pension scheme and
- Free access to the School’s leisure facilities, including a fitness gym (restricted hours).
- Cycle to Work Scheme and season ticket loans following completion of our standard probation period
- Private medical insurance (opt in)
For further information and to apply, please click the apply button.
The deadline for applications is 09:00am on Friday 25th April 2025. Interviews will follow shortly after the closing date.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender identity, sex or sexual orientation.
The School is a Registered Charity (no 312728).
About Westminster Under School
Westminster Under School is a happy, ambitious, nurturing and inspiring world-class preparatory education for seven to 13 year olds. Pupils who love to learn are offered a supportive, dynamic and inspirational environment to fuel their curiosity.
Located in the heart of London, the School overlooks the beautiful school playing fields in Vincent Square and is just a few moments’ walk from Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament. It is closely connected to Westminster School; in 1943, Westminster expanded its educational scope by forming the Under School, and the two schools share the same Governing Body and the same ethos of a liberal education.
Westminster Under School's curriculum is broad and diverse, aiming to foster a sense of wonder and inquisitiveness in children and encourage independent thought. The teaching programme goes above and beyond the National Curriculum and teachers are not tightly bound by syllabus. Pupils are taught a wide range of subjects by expert teachers who embrace opportunities for growth and promote diverse thinking, and who encourage them to ask questions about the world around them.
While the School's standard of our education is of the highest quality, the School’s focus is not only on academic achievement. Westminster pupils receive a full and rounded education that includes sport, the arts and many opportunities to engage in community outreach; pupils frequently take part in concerts, plays and in both internal and external competitions, and the School hosts festivals and events throughout the year. Like its older counterpart, Westminster Under School is fully committed to each pupil’s spiritual, moral, emotional and physical development and wellbeing – with a particular emphasis on drawing out individual talent wherever it lies – and to prepare young people for fulfilled private and public lives.
From September 2026, Westminster Under School will have opened its brand new pre-prep for girls and boys at 4+ and girls will have joined boys in Years 3 and 7, at the 7+ and 11+ entry points. By 2030, with the introduction of girls into Year 9 at Westminster School in 2028, all year groups across the two schools, from ages four to 18, will be fully co-educational, reflecting the School’s dedication to inclusivity and excellence.
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