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School Name: Northside Primary School
Position: Experienced Foundation Stage Teaching Assistant Level 3/Grade F
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday - 8.15am – 4.15pm and Thursday
8.30-4.30pm
Salary: Grade F £34,488 - £36,525 pro rata salary £29,492 - £31,285 (depending on experience)
Location: Northside Primary School, Albert Street, North Finchley, London, N12 8JP
Closing Date: 02/07/2026

About the School

Do you want to join a school
• that ‘is an exciting place to learn in’,
• where ‘adults put pupils’ well-being at the heart of everything they do’ and
• ‘pupils feel inspired to behave extremely well’?
(Ofsted March 2023).
• Are you ‘Happy to Learn and Inspired to Flourish’?
Then Northside Primary School is the school for you. We are looking for an experienced Foundation Stage Teaching Assistant who considers themselves confident and very knowledgeable of the EYFS curriculum to work in our Early Years setting.

About the candidate

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, for an experienced Foundation Stage Teaching Assistant who is committed to working with wonderful children and helping them achieve their full potential. Candidates must have an excellent understanding of how to develop multicultural children who come from differing abilities and have little or no English. Through our curriculum we aim for all our children to be respectful, proud, inclusive, open to challenge, creative and resilient. If you think that you have the skills and high expectations to work to be part of the Northside community, then please apply.

What we offer

Northside is a happy and oversubscribed one-form entry school, it is situated in the hub of North Finchley and has excellent local transport links via The London Underground or buses.
We are a school with;
• Amazing children
• A motivated, dedicated team where the children always come first
• A diverse, multi-cultural community
• A friendly, welcoming environment with supportive parents
• A commitment to high quality on-going professional development and support
• An encouraging Governing Body who strive for excellence

Please download an application pack from the London Borough of Barnet vacancies website or by contacting the school office, office@northsidesch.org. Completed application forms should be returned to the school by email.
All posts will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.