Education Support Assistant

Birstall Primary Academy, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 9EE

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  7 October 2025 at 11am

• Date listed

  25 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £17,400.00 Annually (Actual)

Education Support Assistant job summary

Job Title - Education Support Assistant

Information about the contract -Term Time (Fixed term until August 2026)

Hours per week: 27.5

To commence - As soon as possible

Salary details:- Grade 3 SCP 9 - £17400

Information about the role itself:-

🌟 Birstall Primary Academy is a thriving one-form entry school nestled in the heart of our community, serving just under 200 pupils. With a consistent track record of Good OFSTED ratings, we pride ourselves on delivering high-quality education in a nurturing, inclusive environment. Our school is a place where children flourish, supported by a dedicated team and a strong partnership with families.

🏆 We are proud to be the first school in Kirklees to achieve Gold My Happy Mind status and to complete the PINS Pilot—just two of many initiatives that reflect our commitment to mental health, innovation, and pupil development. Parents describe our school as having a warm, family feel, and our exceptionally low staff turnover speaks volumes about the wellbeing and support we offer our team.

🤝 We are looking for a caring, driven individual who shares our belief in the power of education and the importance of working alongside children with diverse needs. The ideal candidate will bring experience, empathy, and high expectations for every child, while building strong relationships across our school community. If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact in a school that values both its pupils and its people—we’d love to hear from you.

Early Years and KS1 experience in a school setting is preferable but not essential. Our school is committed to the safeguarding of children.

Focus-Trust

Focus-Trust was established in 2012. We are a charitable primary trust, based in the North West of England and West Yorkshire and are dedicated to working with our 15 primary schools.

It is the core purpose of Focus-Trust to continually strive to be a learning organisation, where the learning of all children and adults is valued and promoted.

We passionately believe equality of opportunity starts with education; irrespective of where you were born or where you live, a high-quality education in one of our great schools will make a fundamental difference to all our children's lives, career prospects and social mobility.

We are proud to have a great team of people working in our central team and within our schools who always put children at the heart of our practice. We are committed to providing excellent professional development opportunities for all our staff and always aim to be an employer of choice.

We welcome people who share our values and approach to our work and who can help us make our mission a reality; : ‘Learning together, making the difference’ and help us demonstrate our vision; ‘Great schools at the heart of our communities’.

Closing Date for applications: 07/10/25 @10am

Interview Date: 09/10/2025

To apply please click "Apply Now"

Additional Reasons to Join Us:

• Automatic enrolment into a Teachers or Local Government Pension Scheme (albeit employees can opt out if they choose to)

• Terms and conditions which are in line with national for Teaching staff and a Focus-Trust pay and grading structure which applies to all support staff across the Trust.

• Access to the employee assistance programme to support with great health and wellbeing for all

• Cycle to work schemes available

• Excellent opportunities for professional and career development

Commitment to Safeguarding

Focus-Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people. There is an explicit expectation that all staff, trustees, governors and volunteers share this commitment and adhere to all safeguarding policies and procedures. Applicants should be aware that the recruitment process will include an assessment of your suitability to work with children and must be willing to undergo pre-employment checks. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Focus-Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups and ethnic minorities. 

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 Birstall Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 185 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Birstall Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/birstall-primary-academy

Birstall Primary Academy is a small school, right at the heart of the community and we pride ourselves on the rapid improvements that have been made in the last few years. Our growing reputation has meant that numbers have risen dramatically over recent years – a testament to our committed and energetic staff team and high expectations.

Children are at the heart of everything we do. From decisions about the curriculum: they have helped shape the topics they are taught and told us what they find interesting; to decisions about the effectiveness of our school: they recognised the need to support others both locally and globally through fundraising activities as they are aware of how fortunate we are in comparison to so many other people around the world. Allowing our children to have their say is fundamental to the ethos of the school and one of the reasons our children feel so happy and valued.

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