Teaching Assistant

Dovery Academy, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3AG

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  14 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,521.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary £18093

Teaching Assistant job summary

Dovery Academy is a friendly, caring and lively community where children are enthusiastic learners, well-motivated and encouraged to think for themselves. We have an amazing and dedicated school team, with highly engaged parents and a fully supportive Governing Body. We are looking for someone who shares our passion and love of learning to join our team.

This could be the ideal role for a graduate seeking teaching experience prior to teacher training or an experienced Teaching Assistant looking for further career development in a growing organisation.

The successful candidate will:

Believe that every child can, and will, succeed

Ideally have experience in a primary school setting

Ideally have experience of working with children with additional needs

Be organised, flexible, collaborative and resilient, and prepared to tackle all challenges that arise as we establish our schools

Have the highest ambitions for our pupils, the school and yourself

Have a calm and professional manner with our pupils

Be prepared to lead and support small groups of pupils independently

Be prepared to deliver and assist with planning external interventions

Have excellent Numeracy and ICT skills and demonstrate an exemplary standard of written and spoken English

Have a commitment to professional development and further training

What we can offer you:

high level of support and commitment from our friendly and hardworking leadership team

A unique opportunity to be a founding member of staff and help build our school within KST

A happy and highly professional working environment, with high expectations and standards

A network of outstanding practitioners to collaborate with and learn from, and a supportive Head and governing body

A team that is committed to the children and their development

Children who are eager to learn in our creative and challenging atmosphere

A forward-thinking MAT who support schools both within the trust as well as schools externally through our curriculum work and as a DfE appointed English Hub

Continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities. Our TAs will be expected to attend and actively participate in staff training each week and on INSET days.

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 Dovery Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 9
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 167 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Dovery Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dovery-down-lower-school-leighton-buzzard

Dovery Academy is part of the Knowledge Schools Trust. At DA we are committed to developing pupils who are inquisitive, inclusive and inspired by their learning journey through our village school setting.

Our vision for all of our pupils embodies our three values (inquisitive, inclusive, inspired), as we strive to involve the school community in ensuring that all of our pupils leave Edlesborough Primary Academy as individuals who can make a positive difference to the world.

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