Level 1 Teaching Assistant

Little London Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 1SR

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  2 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 Hours per week, term time only
• Contract type: Fixed term - Fixed term contract until 31 December 2026
• Pay scale: A1-B1 (SCP 2-6) £25,291 - £26,846, Actual Salary: £18,618 - £19,763

What skills and experience we're looking for

Little London Academy is seeking to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic Level 1 Teaching Assistant to join our committed and supportive team. This is a rewarding role that plays a vital part in ensuring all pupils are supported to access learning, achieve their potential and thrive within a safe, inclusive and nurturing environment. The successful candidate will work under the direction of teaching staff to provide classroom support, promote pupil engagement and independence, and contribute to the overall wellbeing and development of our pupils. The role will also involve supporting the preparation of learning environments, assisting with pupil welfare and behaviour management, and helping to create positive learning experiences for all children.

Potential applicants should have:

• Good numeracy/literacy skills.
• The ability to build positive relationships with children and adults.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Basic ICT skills and confidence using everyday technology.
• Experience of working with, or caring for, children of a relevant age.
• A commitment to inclusion, safeguarding and supporting pupils' individual needs.

What the school offers its staff

What we can offer you:

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

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.

Additional documents

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

A1-B1 Level 1 Teaching Assistant.pdf - 397 KB (opens in new tab)

About Little London Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 431 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Email address: verity.swinton@littlelondon.leeds.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/little-london-community-primary-school-leeds

Little London Academy, in the centre of Leeds, is a school which is immensely proud of its history. Serving a vibrant, diverse and ambitious community, we work in partnership with every family to ensure we offer the very best life chances for every child.As part of the Gorse Academies Trust, we can offer our pupils a range of amazing opportunities through visits and visitors, an array of enrichment activities, and the chance to access a world class education from the age of 3 through to 19.We firmly believe that every child has the right to an amazing education, from when they start with us in our Nursery (planned to welcome our first children in September 2024) through to when they move up to secondary and the chance of a place at an outstanding GORSE secondary school.Our school facilities are modern and advanced, with safe and amazing outdoor spaces, brand new technology and the offer of a Chromebook laptop for every child from Year 1 onwards. We want to help every child to access learning in school and in the home setting.We pride ourselves on a high standard of education for all pupils, the highest expectations for positive behaviour, and an ethos of respect and understanding for one another.Whatever the needs, and the individual skills and creative talents of your child, we commit every day to help them to shine, to have fun and to enjoy success. With every success, we help children to believe in themselves, and we offer them the gift of choice for an amazing future.Sam Done,
PrincipalLittle London Academy

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