General Teaching Assistant with SEN Allowance

North Rigton Church of England Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 0DW

20 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  1 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £9,892.00 - £10,190.00 Annually (Actual)

General Teaching Assistant with SEN Allowance job summary

This GTA role is for 4 morning per week. The successful candidate will be motivated, caring, and able to use their initiative. You will be committed to supporting a learning environment that promotes excellence and the individual learning needs of all pupils and able to inspire and motivate children’s learning.

North Rigton is a welcoming school where children are at the heart of what we do. Our children are enthusiastic, friendly, and keen to learn.

Hours of work: Monday - Thursday. 9.00am - 1.00pm

16 hours per week

North Rigton C of E Primary School is situated in North Rigton, which is an attractive village 5 miles south of Harrogate and 12 miles north of Leeds.

North Rigton School is joined with the neighbouring school of All Saints Kirkby Overblow, under the headship of Mrs Sophia Gardiner (4 days) and Mrs Sarah Honey (1 day). Both schools are part of Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust and maintain close relationships with parents and the local community.

The school is ecumenical in outlook and welcomes children from other Christian traditions. It serves the local community and aims to teach Christian values and standards of behaviour and to demonstrate these qualities in everyday life.

Our most recent Ofsted in May 2022 judged the school as ‘good’ overall with the behaviour and safety of pupils ranked as ‘outstanding’.

In our SIAMS inspection in November 2022 the school was judged as ‘good’.

Further details and to book a school visit, please contact our office on 01423 734540 or email admin@northrigton.ycway.uk

Recruitment Safeguarding Information

The Fellowship of All Saints and North Rigton CE Primary Schools and YCST takes safeguarding very seriously and are committed to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of all children and the prevention of extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Online searches on shortlisted candidates will be undertaken prior to interview.

Successful applicants will be required to provide references, undertake an enhanced check through the Disclosure and Barring Service and comply with the Safeguarding Policy and Child Protection Practices of The Fellowship and YCST. Checks are also undertaken to verify identity, address, qualifications required for the post, right to work in the UK, previous employment history.

For further information please contact the school office on admin@northrigton.ycway.uk

Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust

The Fellowship of All Saints and North Rigton CE Primary Schools are part of Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust, a growing multi academy trust which is currently comprised of nine schools in the Harrogate and Skipton areas. The Trust employs over 600 members of staff who together work to ensure the best possible outcomes for the 3,800 pupils within our schools.

In addition to providing an education that is ambitious for all pupils, the Trust strives to be a good employer and prides itself on value and respect as the basis for all relationships.

Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and young people. We have a robust Child Protection Policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment with the Trust. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check for work with children.

Yorkshire Causeway has a strong commitment to achieving equality of opportunity in its academies and in the employment of staff. The post holder will ensure that Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust meets it statutory obligations in relation to all aspects of equality legislation.

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 North Rigton Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 96 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: North Rigton Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/north-rigton-church-of-england-primary-school

North Rigton C of E Primary School is situated in North Rigton, which is an attractive village 5 miles south of Harrogate and 12 miles north of Leeds.

North Rigton School is joined with the neighbouring school of All Saints Kirkby Overblow, under the headship of Mrs Amber Andrews. Both schools are part of Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust and maintain close relationships with parents and the local community.

The school is ecumenical in outlook and welcomes children from other Christian traditions. It serves the local community and aims to teach Christian values and standards of behaviour and to demonstrate these qualities in everyday life.

Our most recent Ofsted in May 2022 judged the school as ‘good’ overall with the behaviour and safety of pupils ranked as ‘outstanding’.

In our SIAMS inspection in November 2022 the school was judged as ‘good’.

North Rigton Primary is a very caring Christian community where all can truly ‘grow, blossom, flourish’. - SIAMS

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