Description Woodbridge School, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 4JJ £17,590 actual salary per annum 38 hours per week, 34 weeks per year Permanent Reference: 0121 Required from June or September 2025 Monday to Thursday, 8am – 4pm and Friday, 8am – 4.30pm. We are looking to appoint a passionate and motivated Teaching Assistant, with experience of working at EYFS/Key Stage 1, to join the nurturing and energetic team at Woodbridge School Prep. You should have a natural empathy with young children, as well as being a highly motivated and inspiring individual with a passion for working with children to encourage learning in a safe, stimulating and effective way. You will hold a relevant Level 3 (or equivalent) qualification and will have experience of working with young children in a similar setting. About us Set in the beautiful town of Woodbridge in Suffolk, Woodbridge School comprising our Pre-Prep, Prep and Senior School was established in 1587. An independent co-educational day and boarding school for ages 4 to 18, the original mission of the school was to provide an education for the young who would then give back to their community, thus enriching it and them all; this is embedded and continues in all that we do today. Woodbridge School, including our Prep, Senior School, Sixth Form and Boarding, has been rated ‘Excellent’ in all areas by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) 2023. Combining the best of tradition and innovation, our curriculum delivers the perfect balance of life skills, creative challenges and academic excellence. Woodbridge School offers an education that shapes itself around each student, ensuring they become everything they are meant to be. Our Prep School is a caring nurturing, lively and inspirational introduction to school, inspiring and investing a true love of learning in children. Our Senior School offers the perfect balance of creative challenges, academic excellence as well as interpersonal and social skills, for life throughout school – and beyond. To find out more Please read the Application Pack (pdf) If you would like an informal discussion prior to submitting your application, please call James Wells, Recruitment Administrator on 01394 615170 How to apply For more information about the school and this opportunity, and to download an application pack, please visit: https://www.woodbridgeschool.org.uk/about/staff-vacancies/ Closing date: 1pm, 18 April 2025. Interview date: week commencing 28 April 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. Woodbridge School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).