Vacancies

About the Post

We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join our Infant school.

Stourfield Infant School is a large two/three form entry infant school with children from Year R to Year 2. At Stourfield Infant School, the children always come first. Everything we do in school is to help the children feel safe, happy, motivated and confident in their learning and relationships. We believe that children thrive in a caring and intellectually stimulating environment with plenty of praise and encouragement.

The school has a highly-skilled staff team and we pride ourselves on the quality of teaching and learning as well as the excellent achievements of our children. Our core values of respecting, collaborating and aspiring underpin everything we do.

We are looking for an outstanding individual who will relish the opportunity to:

• Primarily work with individual children and/or small groups to improve their learning
• Become part of our dedicated, friendly, supportive staff team
• Develop skills through personalised and whole school CPD
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies.

You are likely to be someone who is or has the potential to:

•            Be an excellent Teaching Assistant

•            Contribute expertise and strengths to help enrich our children’s learning

What we can offer you

• Full on-the-job training
• An opportunity to work with wonderful children and their families
• Automatic membership of the Dorset Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free, confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which offers a range of counselling services plus financial, legal and practical support from qualified professionals on a range of personal issues and access to online health and wellbeing resources
• A trust-wide intranet, where we share our news, information and resources
• Local discounts negotiated on behalf of our staff e.g. gym memberships, hair and beauty salons, chiropractic care, cycle shops, restaurants, motoring services, and retail/DIY stores
• Access to national discounts on a wide variety of huge brands
• A welcoming staff room with tea and coffee available throughout the day
• Free on-site parking
• The opportunity to work within Twynham Learning; a progressive multi-academy trust
• The opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful areas of the South Coast

Who we are looking for

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have a minimum of 3 GCSEs A-C (9-4), including Maths and English, or equivalent.
• Know and are able to apply consistently a range of school policies, particularly those regarding health and safety, equal opportunities, behaviour management, child protection and special educational needs (SEN).
• Have the necessary skills to manage safely, the classroom activities, the physical learning space and the resources for which you are responsible for.
• Understand and are able to use a range of strategies to deal with general classroom behaviour and also individual behavioural needs.
• Take personal responsibility for your own professional development.
• Are flexible and are able to use your initiative.
• Have excellent communication skills.

You will also be keen to live our Twynham Learning employee values which are:

• Aim high
• Keep improving
• Don’t leave anyone behind
• See the bigger picture

Any questions?

To discuss the post or your application, please contact the school office on 01202 424585 or email us at recruitment@twynhamlearning.com

How to apply

To apply for this vacancy, please submit a Job Application Form and Diversity Questionnaire by email to: recruitment@twynhamlearning.com 

Only applications made using our own official application form will be accepted. You can download the form and questionnaire here:  www.twynhamlearning.com/187/staff-vacancies

The closing date is Monday 5 January 2026 at 9am. Interviews will be held on Thursday 8 January 2026.

Twynham Learning values diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to eliminate unlawful discrimination and promote diversity throughout our whole workforce. We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of our community, so we give equal opportunities to all job applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability status, gender reassignment, marital/partnership status, pregnancy/maternity, race/colour/national origin, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation. Only people who can evidence their right to work in the UK will be considered for this vacancy. We are committed to robust Safer Recruitment processes as part of our strong commitment to safeguard children and young people. An enhanced criminal records check will be undertaken on the successful candidate. Candidates must disclose all unprotected spent and unspent cautions and convictions. It is an offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.