Teaching Assistant
Highgate Primary Academy, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 9AS19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
6 July 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,989.00 - £26,824.00 Annually (FTE) Pro rata salary £12,230 - £12,623
Teaching Assistant job summary
Teaching Assistant
Highgate Primary Academy | 20 hours per week | Permanent | Start Date: September
Working Hours per week: 8:30am-1:00pm
About Us
Highgate Primary Academy is a warm, inclusive and forward-thinking school where every child is encouraged to thrive academically, socially and emotionally. We are proud of our strong community ethos, our creative curriculum and our commitment to ensuring that all pupils are given the best possible opportunities to succeed. Our staff work collaboratively, championing high standards and fostering a nurturing, inspiring environment where children feel safe, valued and motivated to learn.
We are seeking a dedicated and adaptable SEND Teaching Assistant to join our enthusiastic team. This is a unique opportunity to play a vital role in a nurturing school where every child is supported to succeed and celebrated for who they are.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Providing tailored support, helping them access learning and thrive in a nurturing environment.
- Supporting the delivery of a therapeutic, broad, and balanced curriculum that meets individual needs.
- Working closely with teachers and senior leaders to adapt learning experiences in line with statutory SEND requirements.
- Attending to pupils’ health, welfare, and personal care needs, ensuring their safety and well-being throughout the school day.
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for someone who is:
- Patient and adaptable, with a genuine commitment to inclusive education.
- A team player, able to work closely with teachers and support staff to meet pupils’ needs.
- Compassionate and calm, skilled in supporting children with Autism and communication needs.
- Observant and proactive, able to spot barriers to learning and help remove them.
- Confident in building positive relationships with pupils, families, and the wider school community.
What we can offer:
- Comprehensive professional development, including access to sector-leading expertise and a dedicated Leadership Academy for aspiring and current leaders.
- Inclusive and supportive work culture, with a focus on collaboration and staff wellbeing.
- Opportunities for career progression across a growing network of schools in South Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire.
- Excellent CPD and development opportunities across the Astrea Trust.
Interested in Applying? If you are passionate about education, looking for a fresh opportunity, or simply want to make a positive impact, we would love to hear from you. Take a look at the job description and candidate pack to find out more about the role and how to apply. We welcome visits and informal conversations about the role. Please email recruitment@astreaacademytrust.org for more details.
Commitment to Safeguarding and EDI: Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks, including references and enhanced DBS checks. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates who are underrepresented in our workforce.
As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to promoting a culture that ensures there are no barriers to the recruitment, development, and progression of disabled staff across the trust. We provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.
Flexible Interview Dates: Please note that interview dates are flexible, and the academy reserves the right to interview shortlisted candidates during the application window.
Ready to Make a Difference? If you're ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to our dynamic and forward-thinking team, apply today and be a part of our mission to create a positive impact!
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and staff. Every child should feel safe and should be protected from any form of child abuse. We have robust policies and procedures that support our commitment to Safeguarding, this includes our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. The in-house Safeguarding teams at each Academy work in partnership with families and safeguarding partners to ensure the safety of children is paramount. We are committed to ensuring that all staff access regular, contextual safeguarding training to meet the needs of the local community.
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 Highgate Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 356 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Highgate Primary Academy website
We have high hopes for our pupils, and this is expressed in our vision of Making a Difference; To ourselves; To each other; To the World We Live In.
It’s important to us that children enjoy the time they spend here; but we also want them to achieve the very best they can. Our aim is to provide a learning experience that will help all children make rapid progress, whatever their starting point. We want to provide our children with the best possible start in life and help them acquire the skills, knowledge and understanding and ambition to prepare them for life beyond the classroom.
It’s vital that we work closely with parents and carers, and mutual trust and understanding are central to our shared responsibility for the education of your child. We encourage you to take an active interest in your child’s education and in school life; your contribution is valued and important. Our school is bursting with potential, and we are eager to capitalise on this energy – working closely with our partners, our community, carers and parents.
We are delighted to now be a part of the Astrea Academy Trust. The Astrea vision enables individual academies to flourish with real autonomy, whilst also ensuring a strong ethos of support and collaboration.
We want our academy to be a fun and exciting place where children thrive upon success.
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