Teaching Assistant
King Edward VI Academy, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, PE23 5EW28 days remaining to apply
Closing date
12 November 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
6 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,796.00 - £24,796.00 Annually (FTE) NJC 3 £24,796 FTE (£17,659.68 pro rata per annum for 30 Hours per week 39 weeks per year)
Teaching Assistant job summary
- To manage and support our students, to help overcome barriers to learning and behaviour to achieve their full potential.
- To support staff and students across the Academy.
- To support students who require it, in small groups and have a range of SEND/Behavioural needs.
- Assist with the supervision of students out of lesson time but during the school day, within contracted hours as necessary for their safety.
- Assist with the general pastoral care of students, including helping students who are unwell, distressed or unsettled.
- Ability to provide necessary personal care to students.
- Accompany teaching staff and students on visits, trips, and out of school activities within contracted hours as required.
- Attend relevant meetings and participate in training opportunities and professional development as required.
- 30 hours per week, 39 weeks per year. We also welcome applications from those interested in part time employment.
Salary & Benefits
NJC03 FTE £24,796, £17,659.68 pro rata per annum
Regional networks of Trust colleagues and access to key leaders in Education
Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
Awards and Recognition Scheme
Flexible working patterns
Benefits Platform
o holiday discounts
o cinema tickets
o restaurant booking discounts
o Cycle to Work Scheme
Who we are looking for
An interest in working with relevant age groups within a learning environment
An interest in working with children with additional needs
Good numeracy and literacy skills
Ability and willingness to identify own training needs and participate in training
Ability to provide necessary personal care to children
Ability to work well as part of a team
Able to use basic IT including computer, audio, video equipment and photocopier
An understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities
Good keyboard skills and knowledge of relevant IT packages
Knowledge of relevant policies and codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation
Ability to relate well to adults
To be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school
About The David Ross Education Trust
The David Ross Education Trust’s mission is to give every child attending one of our schools a world-class education.
We broaden the horizons of young people by inspiring students to become their confident, academic best via an education that creates academically gifted, confident, well-rounded young people in the classroom, in the workplace and in their communities.
We are driven to provide our young people with access to a world-class education and enrichment experiences. Our students benefit from a wealth of opportunities to develop, learn and lead. From the classroom to cultural visits, sports, music and arts and engaging with our local communities, the rich and varied experiences we create help fuel ambition and unlock potential. The education and experiences we offer equips our young people with the leadership skills, team spirit, resilience and confidence to become outstanding citizens.
Whatever your role you will contribute towards creating a rich and exciting learning environment that also offers our students an unrivalled package of sporting and cultural enrichment.
Our aim is to be the country’s top-performing Multi-Academy Trust (MAT). Recognised as a nationwide system leader, the Trust runs 36 schools between London and Yorkshire, ranging from small rural primaries to much larger secondary schools in urban areas. We have an all through school in London based on the Olympic Park as well as a special school in Lincolnshire which caters for pupils aged 2-19 who have a diverse range of special educational needs.
We are incredibly lucky to be able to work alongside outstanding organisations and individuals who are happy to share their expertise and skills in supporting the Ross Foundation's vision to give children better life chances through access to the best education and support we can give them.
Apply now
To complete our on-line application form, please use the ‘apply now’ tab.
Early applications are advised. We receive high numbers of applications for our roles and therefore have to close the vacancy prior to the closing date in order to review candidates' details against our job criteria before shortlisting or re-opening the vacancy.
The David Ross Education Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.
It is our objective to ensure that job applicants and staff are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential. We do not discriminate against any applicants on the basis of any protected characteristics.
The David Ross Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo vetting appropriate to the post, including a social media presence check and Enhanced DBS check. The successful applicant will be expected to adhere to all safeguarding, welfare and health and safety policies and procedures of the Trust.
All pre-employment checks are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education" statutory guidance.
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 King Edward VI Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 380 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- King Edward VI Academy website
King Edward VI Academy is a mixed, mainstream, secondary school in Spilsby, Lincolnshire. It caters to students aged 11 to 18 with a PAN of 520 students. Places are in high demand at our popular Academy leading to us being consistently well oversubscribed in every year group.
King Edward VI Academy opened in September 2012 and is sponsored by the David Ross Education Trust. It started as two separate schools, the King Edward VI Grammar School, which opened in 1550, and Sir John Franklin Secondary Modern School, which opened in 1954. The schools were combined in 1991 and began as a Humanities College and is a co-educational bi-lateral secondary school with a sixth form.
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