Teaching Assistant
Bosworth Academy, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 9JL20 days remaining to apply
Job start date
5 March 2026
Closing date
25 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Actual salary £ 6,554 - £6,658
Teaching Assistant job summary
Teaching Assistant
Required ASAP
Grade 6, Pay Point 9-10
Contract type e.g. Fixed term in the first instance, with a view to being permanent
£25,995 - £26,409 FTE
Actual salary £6,554 - £6,658
10.9 hours a week, 39 Weeks a Year.
Mondays 8:20am - 15:10pm and Fridays 8:40am - 15:10pm
The Headteacher and Governing Body are wishing to appoint a Teaching Assistant. Bosworth Academy is a popular and expanding 11-19 school, within the LiFE Multi-Academy Trust, which is increasingly the school of choice for parents in the area. We are seeking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to work with our students with Special Educational Needs. The successful candidate will have a real passion for their subject and the ability to translate this for the students in their care. You will have the desire to ensure that our core value of ‘no student will underachieve’ is fulfilled.
We have high expectations of all our staff, which makes our SEND department an exciting and progressive environment in which to work. The team is forward thinking and extremely supportive of each other, working collaboratively to support and secure high standards of teaching and learning for the children in our care. We are passionate in our goal of ensuring that our students get every opportunity to ‘be the best they can possibly be’.
Bosworth Academy is the lead school in the LiFE Multi Academy Trust, which has been recognised by Ofsted as an ‘Outstanding’ school in our recent inspection. We continue to develop our practice as we believe our community deserves nothing less and were awarded ‘World Class Status’.
Faculty Overview – SEND Team
SEND Team
Our team consists of the SENDCo, SEND Support Coordinator, SEND Support TLR holder, Teaching Assistants and Learning Mentors.
About Us
The Learning Support team at Bosworth Academy is a large team whose fundamental goal is to ensure students are supported to have a positive learning experience at Bosworth Academy.
We work collaboratively towards our strapline that ‘No Student will Underachieve’ and we work hard to maintain high standards with high support.
The Teaching Assistants are classroom based practitioners. We use strategies to ensure that the needs of all students are being met. We know that we can make a huge difference to the children we work with and pride ourselves on this. Students with an Education, Health and Care Plan or recognised as requiring SEN Support are our main focus group and we work hard to ensure all students learn effectively.
Closing Date
The closing date for completed applications is Wednesday 25th March 2026, with interviews taking place the following week.
Application process
Application forms and further details can be downloaded from Eteach.
Completed application forms should be submitted via ETeach. An email will be sent to shortlisted candidates with details of the interview process and the outline of the day.
If you have any queries on any aspect of the application or need additional information, please contact the school or send an email via ETeach, where we will be happy to help you.
Thank you, and we are really looking forward to hearing from you.
Bosworth Academy
Desford Lane,
Leicester
LeE 9JL
Headteacher Simon Brown
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 Bosworth Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1557 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bosworth Academy website
Bosworth Academy is a popular and expanding 11-19 school, within the LiFE Multi-Academy Trust, which is increasingly the school of choice for parents in the area. We have high expectations of all our staff, which makes our faculty an exciting and progressive environment in which to work. The team is forward thinking and extremely supportive of each other, working collaboratively to secure high standards of teaching and learning. We are passionate in our goal of ensuring that our students get every opportunity to be the best they can possibly be.
Bosworth Academy is the lead school in the LiFE Multi Academy Trust, which has been recognised by Ofsted as an ‘Outstanding’ school in our recent inspection. We continue to develop our practice as we believe our community deserves nothing less and were awarded ‘World Class Status’.
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