Graduate Teaching Assistant

Billesley Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 0ES

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  19 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  31 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 3 P9-22, Salary Range: £23,194.00 - £29,439.00 pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

Join our team

Are you interested in becoming a teacher but want to gain more experience working with children? We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and skilled Graduate Teaching Assistant to work throughout the school.

In our most recent Ofsted Inspection in May 2025, we were again judged Outstanding in all areas and continue to thrive as an organisation.

‘The school is inclusive. A calm and purposeful atmosphere pervades the school. Pupils value their education. They work diligently in the classroom. They know what is expected of them and rise to the school’s high standards' - OFSTED 2025.

You will:

• Be passionate about supporting children across the school
• Display warmth, care and sensitivity in dealing with children
• Be open minded, self evaluative and adaptable to changing circumstances and new ideas
• Be able to enthuse and reflect upon experience
• Have the ability to work flexibly
• Demonstrate drive, energy, and enthusiasm.
• Have the ability to prioritise and organise oneself
• Have strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Be child- centred and strive for the very best outcomes
• You must have a degree in a relevant area and have some experience working with children.

Main Purpose of Job

• To work under the guidance of the class teacher to support teaching and learning in the classroom
• To provide general support to the class teacher in the management and organisation of the pupils and the classroom
• To assist the teacher in creating and maintaining a purposeful, orderly and supportive learning environment
• To promote the inclusion of all pupils, ensuring they have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
• To be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school

Main Responsibilities

• Support for the Pupils/ Families
• To deliver both whole-class and targeted academic support
• Support pupils to build resilience through a focus on developing SEMH and fostering excellent learning behaviours
• To understand the barriers which can disadvantage some children and the insight and drive to overcome them
• To understand the individual needs of children and be responsible for supporting the healthy development of the whole child
• To promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils within the classroom
• Encourage pupils to interact and work cooperatively with others and engage in all activities
• To read with individual children and groups and complete reading records as directed by the class teacher
• To work with small groups of children and to take responsibility for their learning
• To support children with disabilities or special educational needs
• To support children in mixed attainment groupings, ensuring that they understand tasks and learning objectives through adaptive teaching

Support for the Teachers

• Within an agreed system of supervision, work with the teacher to develop lessons and the classroom environment
• To assess, provide feedback and record the achievements and progress of pupils through agreed monitoring systems
• To establish and maintain constructive relationships with parents/carers
• Supporting parental role in pupils’ learning
• Provide constructive feedback on pupils' progress and achievements to parents
• Facilitate parental support for their child’s attendance
• support home - school community links
• To develop behaviour management strategies.
• To be proactive in managing behaviour and promote self-control, independence and integration
• To support pupil transitions
• To accompany teachers and classes on educational visits
• To work with the class teacher to complete administration tasks and prepare working walls

Support for the School

• To be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to safeguarding and child protection, health and safety, security and confidentiality, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
• To contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school
• To contribute to appropriate out-of-school learning activities, which may consolidate and extend work carried out in class
• To attend and participate in regular meetings, in training and other activities as required
• To assist in the general care and maintenance of the school environment
• To assist with children at the beginning and end of the day and in the playground as required
• To support the appraisal system for support staff
• Within an agreed system of supervision, to facilitate learning during short periods of teacher absence for planned meetings

Support for the Curriculum

• Within an agreed system of supervision, deliver learning and teaching activities and adjust these when necessary
• To use knowledge organisers to pre-tutor key children
• To use and prepare specialist equipment, plans and resources necessary to support learning activities, taking into account pupils’ interests, language and cultural backgrounds
• To assist with the development of English, Maths and ICT skills and to support their use in learning activities
• To undertake broadly similar duties commensurate with the level of the post, as required by the school

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• A high level of support and professional development
• Friendly and welcoming staff
• Supportive parents and Governors
• Enthusiastic, confident children
• A package of support for you to become a fully qualified teacher
• Support you to train as a teacher
• Free childcare for ages 3 and over, plus after-school care, is available on discussion with the school.

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

Billesley Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are therefore expected to behave in such a way that supports this commitment.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the following satisfactory pre-employment checks:
Right to work in the UK
Health
Identity
Relevant work qualifications
Barred List Check
Disclosure & Barring Service Check (for all staff and volunteers)
References
S128 Check (where relevant)
Childcare Disqualification Declaration Check

Mandatory Training
Child Protection Level 1
Prevention of Radicalisation
FGM
Keeping Children Safe in Education
E-Safety

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Graduate TA application pack link.pdf - 191 KB (opens in new tab)

About Billesley Primary School

• School type: Academies, None, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 698 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Billesley Primary School website
• Email address: s.hudson@billesleyschool.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/billesley-primary-school

Our vision is to inspire our children to succeed, create excitement for learning, and achieve excellence. We have a strong belief in the importance of determination, perseverance, teamwork and trust, and we are committed to challenging inequality in any form through an inclusive ethos.
We are committed to making each child's experience at school unique and personalise everything we do to best meet the needs of our children and community. This means that our priority is to ensure the highest possible standards of teaching, learning and achievement across the school.
Our aim is to make learning enjoyable, allowing every individual to achieve their best and to nurture their talents, as well as giving them safety, security and the skills they will need to be active, responsible citizens and happy, caring adults in the future.
The school is at the heart of our local community. We work in close partnership with local organisations, creative practitioners and local residents to ensure that our children get the highest quality education so that they continue to enjoy learning throughout their lives.
The school is committed to school improvement within the Elliot Foundation Multi-Academy Trust and the EEF Research School Network. Therefore, there may be opportunities to work alongside teachers in other schools within the Trust and across the wider educational system.

Arranging a visit to Billesley Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email s.hudson@billesleyschool.co.uk.

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