7 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    March 2025 onwards

  • Closing date

    3 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    14 February 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant
  • Learning support or cover supervisor

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Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Full time: Full time role

Contract type

Fixed term - until 31st August 2026

Pay scale

Band G points 14-17

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you a graduate looking for a short-term placement? Or a newly qualified teacher without a current position eager to gain more hands-on experience and additional expertise?

You will provide daily cover for absent subject teachers and work as a Teaching Assistant alongside lead teachers in supporting the learning of all students, including those with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and assist in the delivery of extra-curricular activities such as Sport, and / or Performing Arts.

The successful candidate will have a proven ability to relate well to both children and adults, be able to work constructively as part of a team, have a willingness to gain experience of classroom practice having a genuine interest in working with young people. This post may be attractive to those looking to follow a career into teaching or newly qualified teachers without a current position.

Working hours: 37 hours per week term time plus 5 staff learning days, 39 weeks per annum.

Salary paid at Band G points 14-17 in the range £28,624 to £30,060 starting point depending on experience, length of service and qualifications. Actual salary based on hours and weeks worked is calculated at £24,798 - £26,042 per annum subject to any continuous service.

To apply download an application form and further information from our website www.stratforduponavonschool.com and send all electronic applications to recruitment@stratfordschool.co.uk

Closing date for completed applications is 12 noon Monday 3rd March 2025

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is therefore subject to an Enhanced DBS and requires a children’s barred list check

What the school offers its staff

We offer a unique opportunity for gifted and enthusiastic individuals to spend up to two academic years in the school and classroom environment, gaining a breadth of experience working with students and contributing to the extra-curricular activities within the school. This post is offered as a fixed term contract until 31st August 2026 in the first instance.

Commitment to safeguarding

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Post is subject to an Enhanced DBS

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About Stratford Upon Avon School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1829 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

This is no ordinary school. There are many excellent schools around, but they all have a very different feel. We are a lovely school with a genuine ‘feel good factor’ throughout. Our mission is summed up by 3 words, Engage, Enthuse & Inspire, which underpin what we’re all about. As a result, visitors are invariably struck by the energy/enthusiasm of our staff & the excellent relationships evident with students. There has never been a better time to work at Stratford upon Avon School.

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