Assistant Teacher

The Mandeville School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8ES

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  31 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £24,623.00 - £26,412.00 Annually (Actual) Bucks Pay Range 3 - actual salary £24,623 to £26,412 (equivalent to £29,114 to £31,230 for full time)

Assistant Teacher job summary

The Mandeville School

Part of the Insignis Academy Trust

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

Assistant Teacher

Full time, permanent

37 hours per week, 39 working weeks per year

(term time + training days)

Bucks Pay Range 3 - actual salary £24,623 to £26,412

(equivalent to £29,114 to £31,230 for full time)

Closing date: Friday 31st July 2026 at 12 Noon

Start date - September 2026

Are you a highly motivated person who is passionate about helping young people thrive? Are you committed to helping our students achieve their full potential? Do you want to join us on our journey to becoming an outstanding school? If so, this could be the job for you.

The position

We’re looking to appoint an ambitious Assistant Teacher with a strong commitment to working with students in an educational setting. As an Assistant Teacher you will work under the guidance of the SENDCO and subject teachers to support the teaching and the learning of all children and young people. Promoting the inclusion of all students ensuring they have access to opportunities to learn and develop. As a member of our team, you will be responsible for supporting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school and ensure they receive the best possible education.

The school

With around 1,000 students on roll and an over-subscribed Year 7 intake, we’re a popular school in the heart of Buckinghamshire. We’re fortunate to be based in a diverse, supportive and ever-changing community in Aylesbury and our students are respectful, hardworking and eager to succeed, borne out by our high attendance figures.

We’re an ambitious school and have embarked on an exciting journey of improvement where we are progressing rapidly through the hard work of our enthusiastic, loyal and committed staff. Our sharp focus on teaching and learning means we’re relentlessly striving to become better and better as a school.

Closing date for applications: Friday 31st July 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.

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, documentation to prove Right to Work in the UK and a prohibition from teaching check.

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.

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

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

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 The Mandeville School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 966 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Mandeville School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-mandeville-school

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