EAL Assistant

More than one location, Archway Learning Trust

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  17 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  1 July 2026

Important

This teaching role is at more than one school in the trust. You can find out more in schools overview.

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time: Term Time Only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: From £22,004 - £22,710 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Support for the Student

• Support and direct activities with either individuals or groups of EAL students to ensure their safety and facilitate their linguistic, social and academic development within the academy
• Establish and maintain positive, professional and culturally sensitive working relationships with individual students and groups, recognising and respecting the diverse backgrounds, experiences and needs of EAL learners
• Provide structured vocabulary and language support to students within lessons and during targeted sessions, ensuring that language barriers do not prevent access to the curriculum
• Support newly arrived students in navigating the social and academic environment of the academy, helping them to feel safe, included and oriented within their new school community
• Promote and reinforce students' confidence and independence as language learners, celebrating progress at every stage of acquisition and maintaining high expectations of what every student can achieve
• Encourage acceptance and inclusion of all students, modelling culturally aware and inclusive values across the school community at all times
• Support EAL students as directed during formal public or internal academy examinations, including where access arrangements have been agreed
• Assist EAL students with self-organisation and the completion of homework tasks during allocated periods of the school day, providing language support where required
• Drawing on knowledge of language acquisition stages and the individual circumstances of students, develop a growing understanding of the specific linguistic and cultural needs of EAL learners within the school community
• Liaise effectively with parents and carers of EAL students as appropriate, maintaining a professional, empathetic and culturally sensitive approach and supporting communication where language barriers exist
• Assist students on educational visits, enrichment activities and wider academy events, supporting their participation and engagement across all aspects of school life
• Help with the preparation and adaptation of classroom resources and materials to ensure they are accessible for EAL students at varying stages of language acquisition, including visual supports, glossaries and simplified texts
• Implement language development programmes and targeted support activities as directed by the EAL Coordinator or class teacher, working with individuals or small groups
• Monitor individual EAL students' language development and participation within lessons, providing regular, constructive feedback to the teacher regarding progress, barriers and emerging needs
• Contribute to the collation of EAL assessments and entry level language profiles for newly arrived students, supporting the EAL Coordinator in maintaining accurate and up-to-date records
• Support teachers in understanding the distinction between language acquisition needs and Special Educational Needs, contributing observations that help ensure EAL students are neither over- nor underidentified for additional support
• Participate in the evaluation of EAL support programmes, contributing student-level observations and insights to inform future planning and provision
• Support and reinforce the school curriculum across subject areas, providing in-class language support and helping EAL students to access subject-specific vocabulary, concepts and tasks
• Deliver targeted vocabulary, literacy and language development activities in both 1:1 and small group settings, as directed by the EAL Coordinator
• Support the use of ICT and digital tools within the classroom and in targeted sessions, including translation tools, language learning platforms and visual resources that support EAL learners
• Provide support for enrichment and wider learning activities during the normal school day, recognising the particular value of enrichment in building EAL students' confidence, cultural capital and sense of belonging
• Support the smooth running of the EAL provision by assisting with the preparation of resources, tracking documents and materials as directed by the EAL Coordinator
• Maintain effective and professional working relationships with colleagues, students and families across the school community
• Maintain and safeguard the confidential nature of student, family and home information at all times, with particular sensitivity to the circumstances of students who may have refugee, asylum seeker or newly arrived status
• Contribute to the maintenance of student safety and security, including break and lunchtime duties as required
• Attend EAL team, inclusion team and pastoral meetings as appropriate
• Contribute positively to BTA's wider inclusion and diversity culture, supporting the school's commitment to ensuring that every student — regardless of language, background or national origin — feels safe, known, valued and able to succeed

Support for the Teacher

Support for the Curriculum

Support for the School

What the school offers its staff

• Archway benefits to include shopping discounts and competitions
• A free and confidential employee assistance programme offering counselling and advice
• *Access to Teachers’ Pensions / Generous pension scheme
• Access to discounted travel schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Comprehensive training and support
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• Eye care voucher scheme
• Free flu vaccine
• Access to e-learning and development

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Archway Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: hr@archwaytrust.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/archway-learning-trust

School Details

Bluecoat Trent Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 895 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bluecoat Trent Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bluecoat-trent-academy

Arranging a visit to Archway Learning Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@archwaytrust.co.uk.

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