Apprentice Teaching Assistant

Cheslyn Hay Academy, Walsall, Staffordshire, WS6 7JQ

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  21 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £8.00 Hourly

Apprentice Teaching Assistant job summary

Apprentice Teaching Assistant

Salary: £8.00 p/h during the first year, increasing to minimum wage for age bracket after this period

Temporary, Term time only

Full time - 37 hours per week

Start Date - As soon as possible

Cheslyn Hay Academy is an excellent school and part of an exciting Trust. If you would like to join a strong school that values staff wellbeing and happiness, come and join our team.

Cheslyn Hay Academy is a high performing and successful mixed 11-18 comprehensive academy of 1300 students. As part of the forward thinking and progressive Windsor Academy Trust, we work to ensure all students and staff can have High Expectation and High Achievement in all that they do. Cheslyn Hay Academy is an oversubscribed school and we value our strong community reputation and links.

We are seeking an Apprentice Teaching Assistant. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a school that is committed to professional development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with individuals or small groups of pupils/students within the classroom under the direct supervision of teaching staff.

• Under the direction/guidance of the class teacher, support pupils/students with behavioural, emotional and social development needs

• Support in the development of individual learning plans and Student learning profiles

• Learn and grow through formal training and on the job training.

We are part of an innovative Multi Academy Trust, which offers our staff many cross phase

opportunities and excellent professional development. We are highly ambitious for our students, staff and community and aspire to be extraordinary in everything we do. We are dedicated to enable staff progression and keep staff wellbeing central to our approach. Apply now to be part of something exceptional.

If you would like to find out why our staff love working at Cheslyn Hay Academy, feel free to contact Eileen Morris, People Team Assistant on cha-hr@cheslynhay.windsoracademytrust.org.uk

Closing Date: Wednesday 21 October at 9am

Interview dates: To be confirmed. Please note we may interview for this position throughout the advert period

Cheslyn Hay Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check with Children’s Barred Check List. Evidence of having the right to work in the UK is required. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks.

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Cheslyn Hay Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1279 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Cheslyn Hay Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cheslyn-hay-academy

Cheslyn Hay is a high-performing and successful mixed 11-18 comprehensive academy of 1300 students including a thriving and growing sixth form. With the strength of the forward thinking and progressive Windsor Academy Trust behind us, we work to ensure all students and staff can have High Expectation and High Achievement in all that they do, as shown in our recent ‘Good’ Ofsted judgement. We are oversubscribed and value our strong community reputation and links.

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