Teaching and Learning Assistant
The Birley Academy, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S12 3BP21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
TBC (Following satisfactory vetting checks)
Closing date
30 September 2025 at 5pm
Date listed
8 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- SCP 2 (£12.65 per hour)
Teaching and Learning Assistant job summary
Are you passionate about making a difference in young people’s lives?
At The Birley Academy, we believe that every pupil deserves the opportunity to thrive and that starts with a dedicated team who embody our core values of Courage, Ambition, Respect, Kindness, and Integrity. We are seeking a passionate and committed Teaching and Learning Assistant to support our pupils in achieving their full potential. To work as part of a team under the direction of the Headteacher, you’ll play a vital role to foster the participation of the pupils in order to gain social and academic success. To contribute to the wider Academy in upholding standards and promoting the safeguarding and welfare of the pupils you have contact with during the course of your duties.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a vibrant school community that values collaboration, growth, and student success.
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 The Birley Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1108 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Birley Academy website
The Birley Academy is a popular secondary academy in the southeast of Sheffield. We have a modern building set on a pleasant campus with excellent facilities.
We believe that our students are entitled to nothing but the best and are fully committed to transforming the school into an exceptional place to learn.
We can offer you students who are keen to become their best selves; student who will make you remember why working in a school is so special; staff who are hardworking and who want the best for our school; a
leadership team who are passionate and dedicated to making The Birley Academy brilliant and a supportive and aspirational Trust.
Our vision is simple: to ensure that we constantly challenge ourselves and our students to aspire to our very best, enjoying learning and being active members of the learning community. As part of the L.E.A.D. Academy Trust, we work with all stakeholders including parents, local businesses, community leaders and our partner primaries to represent and best meet the needs of our students.
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