Additional Needs Teaching Assistant (ANTA) Level 2 (2 Positions Available)

Devonshire Primary Academy, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 8AF

21 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  30 November 2026

• Closing date

  6 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: Pro Rata SCP7 £18,592 - SSCP11 £19,817

Additional Needs Teaching Assistant (ANTA) Level 2 (2 Positions Available) job summary

Dear Prospective Candidate,

 

Devonshire Primary Academy wishes to appoint two temporary Additional Needs Teaching Assistants (ANTA) at Level 2 to provide learning support to pupils facing barriers to learning. The postholders will work as part of the school team to support the learning, development and wellbeing of pupils across the school. The successful candidates will provide targeted and general classroom support, working with individuals and groups of children as required. The role may involve working within different year groups or provision areas, including THE EYFS and specialist settings, depending on the needs of the school. The postholders will be expected to be flexible and responsive to changing priorities, undertaking duties appropriate to the role as directed by their Line Manager.

 

These are temporary contracts (30 hours per week), from 30/11/2026 until 31/08/2027, in the first instance, and will terminate in accordance with the notice period when either: i) the child you are contracted to work with leaves school or ii) the child you are contracted to work with has their individual needs reviewed and the additional support is no longer required. At this stage, we would hope that we are in a position to offer an alternative ANTA post, as we have previously, but this could not be guaranteed.

 

The successful candidates will be passionate, innovative and flexible and want to make a difference to the lives of our children. They will fully engage children in their learning and make a positive contribution to the delivery of quality learning experiences for the children they work with. The successful candidates must have relevant primary school experience and be able to demonstrate an understanding of children’s educational development throughout the relevant age range. We would be interested to hear of previous experience in a similar role, as well as any curricular strengths or areas of expertise/interest.

 

At Devonshire Primary Academy, every child is important and everyone is treated as an individual. We place great emphasis on our ability to provide a secure, caring and welcoming environment in which everyone has pride in themselves and strives to achieve the highest possible standard of learning, behaviour and attitudes. We endeavour to ensure that all children leave our care with a love of education and with the building blocks they need to become confident, life-long learners. 

 

Our newly-designed curriculum provides a balance of core skills, enriched within a wide range of experiences and opportunities which enable all of our children to succeed, irrespective of circumstance. 

 

Our dedicated staff, parents and governors all work together as a team to make Devonshire Primary Academy the best environment for our children to thrive. 

 

At Devonshire Primary Academy, open methods of communication are well-established so that a shared responsibility for the development of the academy are much in evidence. The candidates appointed will be joining an imaginative and mutually-supportive team where the creative ANTA can contribute to the Academy as a whole. The successful candidates will:

 

Understand teaching and learning within the primary school setting;

Have high personal and professional standards;

Have high expectations of themselves;

Be willing to engage in CPD and remain updated on best practice;

Have excellent oral and written communication skills;

Be enthusiastic and hardworking;

Provide a high standard of social, emotional and intellectual care for young children;

Have the ability to work independently, as well as enjoy working closely and cooperatively as part of a team;

Provide support to the class teacher and assist in implementing the daily routine of a class; and

Be able to implement activities for children as required under the direction of the class teacher.

Devonshire Primary Academy is a happy, exciting and productive school with a wealth of opportunities for our children and staff. We can offer you: 

 

The chance to be part of a closely connected, dedicated and hardworking staff;

A friendly and supportive whole school staff team;

Opportunities for professional development;

A commitment to reducing staff workload and prioritising staff wellbeing – The Sea View Trust has recently signed up to the DfE Wellbeing Charter and Devonshire Primary Academy was named as Active Workplace of the Year 2023 at Active Lives Community Awards;

A consistent, supportive and fair approach to dealing with staff absence, which applies to all employees and covers all types of absence;

Term time employment, allowing you to spend school holidays with family;

Enrolment into a pension scheme – employees do not pay tax or national insurance on their pension contributions and the school add a generous employer contribution;

Free onsite parking;

The option to purchase a new bicycle and cycling equipment via salary sacrifice making tax and national insurance savings; and

The opportunity to work in a school which is at the heart of its community and always looking for innovative ways to provide the best education. 

Visits to the academy are encouraged and have been scheduled for Monday 2nd November 2026 at 3:30pm and Wednesday 4th November 2026 at 9:15am. If you wish to visit, please arrange this by emailing admin@devonshire.svt.org.uk and providing your name and telephone number. We would also invite you to peruse our school website: https://www.devonshire.blackpool.sch.uk/ and our Facebook Page: Devonshire Primary Academy to gain an insight into our wonderful school.

 

The closing date for applications is Friday 6th November at 9:00am and interviews are currently scheduled to take place on Thursday 12th November 2026.  

 

We look forward to receiving your application should you wish to apply.

Yours sincerely,

Mr D.P. Simm

Headteacher

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

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Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to volunteer to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to successful references and an enhanced DBS. The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful, you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice.

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About Devonshire Primary Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 451 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Devonshire Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/devonshire-primary-academy

Devonshire Primary Academy is a coeducational primary school with academy status that is situated at the heart of an area of economic and social deprivation in a densely populated part of Blackpool.

The staff team is made up of approximately 80 teaching and non-teaching members and we educate learners aged 3 to 11.

We place great emphasis on our ability to provide a secure, caring and welcoming environment in which everyone has pride in themselves and strives to achieve the highest possible standard of learning, behaviour and attitudes. Children start our school with attainment well below that typical for their age and we endeavour to ensure that all children leave our care with a love of education and with the building blocks they need to become confident, life-long learners.

Our dedicated staff, parents and governors all work together to make Devonshire Primary Academy the best environment for our children to thrive.

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