EAL Teaching Assistant
Whalley Range 11-18 High School, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M16 8GW12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
26 January 2026 at 8am
Date listed
14 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22,711.00 - £24,207.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Grade 4, Points 7-11
EAL Teaching Assistant job summary
Term Time Only + Inset - 35 Hours Per WeekAbout Us
Whalley Range 11-18 High School is a popular, high-performing, multicultural inner-city girls’ comprehensive school with a thriving Sixth Form, located close to Manchester city centre. We are a part of the Greater Manchester Education Trust. Together, we create lives of opportunity.
Our recent academic results at GCSE include an Attainment 8 score of 52.04, exceeding both local and national averages. Similarly, our value added for Sixth Form A levels was 0.24 and for Vocational was 0.66 for the Extended Certificates and 0.72for the Diplomas, all well above average.
The Role
We are seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to provide targeted support for students with English as an Additional Language (EAL). In this role, you will deliver tailored interventions to individuals and small groups, as well as support students within mainstream lessons to ensure they can access the curriculum and make progress. You will work closely with teachers and inclusion leads to adapt resources, monitor progress, and promote an inclusive learning environment that celebrates linguistic and cultural diversity.
What We’re Looking ForYou will have experience working with secondary school students and supporting learners with EAL. Strong communication and organisational skills are essential. You should be patient, empathetic, and committed to inclusion, with a good understanding of safeguarding practices. Competence in using ICT to support learning and maintain records is required, and knowledge of additional languages would be an advantage. Above all, you will be a positive role model with a passion for helping students thrive.
We are committed to safeguarding, child protection and promoting the wellbeing of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Full details about the role and the qualifications, experience, and attributes required can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Why Join Us?
“Staff appreciate how leaders and governors are developing ways to protect them from excessive workload.”
“Staff expect high standards of conduct. Pupils are well behaved in lessons and around the school site.”
A Trust for Every Child and Every Colleague
We believe that great futures are built by great people. Colleagues who work in our schools will experience the same focus on care and guidance, opportunity and challenge, so that they can deliver an exceptional education to our young people. They will become the very best practitioners through bespoke support and opportunities to learn professionally, to collaborate, to lead innovation and to advance their career with us.
We strive for excellence in everything we do. At GMET, every role, from teaching to support, is valued. You’ll be supported and empowered to grow within a trust where our core values guide our work with learners, colleagues, families, and the wider community.
We invest in our people. As part of GMET, you’ll benefit from a wide range of employee benefits designed to support your health and wellbeing, help you save money, and make your salary go further including:
- A warm, inclusive, and supportive school culture
- High expectations for all learners and staff
- A strong focus on wellbeing and professional development
- Opportunities to innovate and collaborate across the trust
- A commitment to equity, diversity, and accessibility
- Tailored CPD and coaching
- Trust-wide networks and learning communities
- Leadership development pathways
- Access to wellbeing resources and flexible working options
How to Apply
We are committed to safeguarding, child protection and promoting the wellbeing of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All roles are subject to:
- Enhanced DBS checks
- Reference and identity verification
- Compliance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Whalley Range 11-18 High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1647 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Whalley Range 11-18 High School website
Whalley Range 11-18 High School is a popular high performing, multi-cultural inner city girls’ comprehensive school, with a thriving Sixth Form, close to the heart of the Manchester City Centre, bordering Moss Side, Hulme, Withington and Chorlton. The school has 1667 students on roll with 220 students in the Sixth Form. There are currently 200 staff employed at the school, both teaching and non-teaching
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