Teaching Assistant
Location: London, GB
Chepstow House School is an established 3 form entry, co educational prep with a nursery attached and outstanding facilities in the Notting Hill Gate area. It is a growing school offering opportunities for staff development and career progression.
The school aims to provide a broad and balanced curriculum that enables each child to achieve their full potential in a happy and caring environment. Chepstow House seeks to discover the best in every child and challenge them to go beyond their expectations.
Chepstow House School is currently looking for an enthusiastic and self motivated Teaching Assistant to join our team from September 2026. The working hours are 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. You may have one or two days a week where additional time after school is needed to assist with clubs. These duties will take place beyond the stated school hours.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Interact and support children (under direction of the teacher) in a positive way to foster their enthusiasm for learning.
- Work with the class teacher in preparing work, putting up displays and assisting as required within the classroom.
- Supervise breaks and lunch time play.
- Take responsibility for hearing the children read on a daily basis or as part of the guided reading.
- If necessary, update individual reading records and monitor progress alongside the class teacher.
- Conduct lessons (if required) according to the agreed policy and syllabus.
- Contribute fully to the extracurricular activities and life of the school.
- Morning duties: ensuring that all children are safe in the classroom/hall/playground and never unsupervised and that they do not leave the classroom/hall/playground without prior permission, set up classroom/playground between 8:00 am and 8:30 am and continuously monitor the children, avoiding distractions that could lead to negligence.
- Children's lunch and playtime duties: supervise playtime, manage behaviour and disputes before children return to class.
- Reading reception and KS1 duties: hear each child read every day or take guided reading groups as requested by the class teacher, ensuring the reading scheme is kept in good order and the reading files are up to date for each child.
- Reading KS2 duties: hear individual children read as requested, play reading and/or spelling games with individual children directed by the teacher.
- End of day duties: ensure that reading folders go home with the children every day with a new book if required, and that any homework or letters are returned; ensure children leave the school properly dressed in hats, blazers/coats and the cloakroom area is left tidy.
- Other duties: plan and teach lessons supervised by the class teacher, attend staff meetings and training, help teacher with support groups, carry out other related duties and responsibilities at the school as may be reasonably allocated by the class teacher, head TA, deputy or head teacher and contribute to team planning, self evaluation, in service training and professional development in assigned areas of the curriculum and pastoral arrangements.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE: - Enhanced DBS and prohibition order clearance.
- Awareness of and compliance with safeguarding, Prevent Duty, anti bullying, and behaviour and discipline policies of the school.
- Promotion of the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.
- Commitment to making a difference to all children of all abilities and talents, using a variety of teaching styles to aid learning.
- Being a committed, dynamic, and proactive teaching assistant and a cheerful, friendly, and cooperative team member.
- Supporting and positive interaction with team members and pupils.
- Maintaining excellent levels of appearance, attendance, and punctuality.
- Fully engaging in the life of the school.
- Valuing and willing to promote the caring ethos of the school.
SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
