Apprentice - Teaching Assistant

Kidgate Academy, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 9BX

10 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  5 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  25 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £15,435.00 Annually (FTE) Apprentice Salary: £15,435.00 FTE - £8.00 per hour - Actual Salary: £11,499.08

Apprentice - Teaching Assistant job summary

Apprentice - Teaching Assistant

Apprentice Salary: £15,435.00 - £8.00 per hour (18+)

Actual Salary: £11,499.08

32.5 hours per week,

195 days per year, term time only

Fixed term

Situated in the heart of our local town, Kidgate Academy is set within spacious, welcoming grounds that provide ample opportunities for learning and play. Our school’s strong reputation is founded on inclusivity and high standards for all pupils. Our dedicated and highly motivated staff maintain high expectations to ensure every pupil’s needs are met and talents nurtured. Each year group benefits from at least two teachers and teaching assistants working collaboratively to deliver a curriculum tailored to individual learning styles and abilities.

As a larger than average primary academy serving over 400 pupils aged 3 to 11, we take pride in offering a supportive environment where every pupil is encouraged to grow and learn. We are looking to appoint a motivated and inspirational individual to join our school as an Apprenticeship Teaching Assistant.

We are looking to appoint a motivated and inspirational individual to join our school as an Apprenticeship Teaching Assistant.

Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In line with our safer recruitment practices and statutory guidance on Keeping Children Safe in Education, all applicants must be willing to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Additional preemployment checks will also be carried out including online/social media check, satisfactory references and any other appropriate checks necessary in order to assess the suitability to work with children

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 Kidgate Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 397 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Kidgate Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/louth-kidgate-primary-academy

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