Teaching and Learning Assistant

Whittington Green School, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 9LG

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  1 July 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  15 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Art and design
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 7

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Required from September 2026

  Whittington Green School Governors are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and suitably experienced Teaching and Learning Assistant to support students in making progress and enabling a full and rich learning experience, primarily to support students to develop their numeracy and literacy.

  Previous experience of working with students with a variety of learning needs is essential.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• a committed and supportive leadership team, teaching and support staff
• a range of career development opportunities
• a stable and caring school community with well behaved, motivated students
• a school that is well led and managed
• a pleasant, green site with outstanding facilities
• and an opportunity to live and work in a fantastic part of the country.
• a supportive Governing Body
  

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

Whittington Green School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

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.

Teaching and Learning Support Assistant Jd and PS.docx - 99.6 KB (opens in new tab)

About Whittington Green School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 649 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Whittington Green School website
• Email address: catherine.swain@wgs.derbyshire.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01246450825
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/whittington-green-school

OFSTED rated GOOD - February 2023

Whittington Green is a truly inclusive school and our vision is to ensure that every member of our school community is inspired, engaged and challenged to achieve at the highest possible level. At the heart of everything we do is a strong moral purpose to ensure all students have access to the highest quality education and enrichment experiences. We are relentlessly ambitious for our students in their future aspirations and we want their success to go beyond academic achievement.

The school aims to ensure that our students leave as healthy, secure and independent individuals who have a love of learning and are ready to make a personal contribution to society, living with honesty, confidence and integrity.

Every student will Dream big, Reach for the stars and Achieve their goals.

Arranging a visit to Whittington Green School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email catherine.swain@wgs.derbyshire.sch.uk.

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