Assistant Teacher

The Kingsbrook School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22 7BR

11 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,790.00 - £25,519.00 Annually (Actual) Bucks Pay Range 3 - actual salary £23,790 to £25,519 (equivalent to £28,129 - £30,174 for full time)

Assistant Teacher job summary

The Kingsbrook School

Part of the Insignis Academy Trust

We have an exciting opportunity to join our successful, vibrant community as an

Assistant Teacher

Temporary contract (contract end date August 2026)

37 hours per week/39 weeks per year (term time + 5 inset days)

Bucks Pay Range 3 - actual salary £23,790 to £25,519

(equivalent to £28,129 - £30,174 for full time)

Start date - ASAP/February 2026

Closing date: Monday 5th January 2026 at 12 noon

At Insignis Academy Trust we are seeking to appoint an Assistant Teacher at The Kingsbrook School. This role would suit a candidate who has experience of working alongside teachers within the classroom and other members of staff, and is passionate about inclusion and meeting the needs of all learners. As an Assistant Teacher you will work under the guidance of the SENDCO and subject teacher’s to support the teaching and the learning of all children and young people.

As a member of our team, you will be passionate about contributing your skills to ensure all our children and young people receive the best possible education.

Opened in September 2022 to 180 year 7 students, the school will grow by each year of entry until full in 2027-28, and so new members of the team are required to support our next cohort. Located at the heart of the Kingsbrook Estate in Aylesbury, the school boasts state of the art facilities across the mainstream school and a purpose built Inclusion Unit for children with additional Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.

Closing date: Monday 5th January 2026 at 12 Noon

For any enquiries relating to the position please contact the Trust’s Human Resources Team, either by email recruitment@insignis.org.uk or by telephone 01296 744351, who will be happy to help.

We encourage and value candidates who have varied lived experiences and inclusive mindsets, either due to their engagements in the world or due to their protected characteristics (as set out in the Equalities Act 2010). We are committed to continued development of a community that is representative of the environment in which we work and in nurturing an equitable society.

Insignis Academy Trust operates rigorous ‘safer recruitment’ practices and the successful candidates will be required to undertake the completion of satisfactory checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, medical report, confirmation of qualifications and documentation to prove Right to Work in the UK.

The Insignis Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified deadline if a suitable candidate is found.

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.

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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 The Kingsbrook School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 569 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Kingsbrook School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-kingsbrook-school

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