5 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    18 January 2026 at 10:59pm

  • Date listed

    13 January 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£15,915.00 - £16,423.00 Annually (Actual) Band 5 - SCP 4-6

Teaching Assistant job summary

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Teaching Assistant who is committed to supporting the learning of students to join our dedicated team at Beckfoot School. You will work alongside teaching staff to support learning, promote inclusion, and help all students to achieve their full potential. You will build strong relationships, model our values of Enjoy - Learn - Succeed , and help create a calm, safe and purposeful learning environment. We are looking for someone who:

  • Is enthusiastic, adaptable and motivated to support young people of all abilities and backgrounds
  • Can work collaboratively as part of a team
  • Demonstrates a commitment to inclusion and equality
  • Has high expectations of themselves and others
  • Shares our vision for creating remarkable schools where no child is left behind.

This is a part-time, term-time permanent role at 27.55 hours per week.

Why choose Beckfoot School

Beckfoot School is a thriving 11-18 secondary school with an excellent reputation, making it one of the most over-subscribed schools in the country.

Our school is a vibrant and inspiring place for students to learn, grow and thrive.

We are committed to:

Academic excellence, ensuring every student achieves their potential.

Personal development, nurturing confident, well-rounded individuals.

Visitors often speak of the ‘Beckfoot Buzz’, a tangible sense of energy and positivity that reflects our core values of enjoy, learn, succeed.

At Beckfoot School:

Our professional development offer is exceptional, with high quality CPD and personalised coaching on offer for all staff.

Edurio survey results and staff voice confirms that this is a place where teachers can teach, and students can learn.

Staff turnover is low, and there’s a deep sense of pride in being part of Team Beckfoot School and Team Beckfoot Trust.

Everything we do can be encapsulated by the sentence ‘limitless possibilities for all’, as this truly underpins our belief and ambition for every student.

About Beckfoot Trust

Our mission is to create remarkable schools where no child is left behind. Since our establishment in 2013, Beckfoot Trust has grown into a respected, locally rooted family of ten diverse schools (primary, secondary and special) that learn from and support one another.

We are team Beckfoot Trust, and together with Team Beckfoot School, we’re making a real difference in our community.

Discover more about our vision, the benefits we offer, and how you can join us in shaping the future by visiting our careers page.

Beckfoot Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants as part of our overall vetting checks.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs, certain spent convictions and cautions are protected and they do not need to be disclosed to employers. If they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website and further information about filtering offences can be found in DBS filtering guide

This post is also relevant to the Disqualification from Childcare Regulations, and you have a duty to inform the Trust if you are automatically disqualified from providing childcare by having committed a disqualifiable offence or disqualifying event - see Appendix 2 in the Recruitment Policy for more details

Beckfoot Trust collects and processes personal data in accordance with UK Data Protection Laws. For more information on the personal data we collect and why, please see our Recruitment Privacy Notice: Beckfoot Trust - Privacy Notices

Click on the useful links below for further information:

  • Beckfoot Trust - Policies and Documents
  • Check if you need to tell someone about your criminal record: When you need to tell someone about your criminal record - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
  • DBS filtering guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Thank you for your interest in this vacancy at Beckfoot Trust.

If you have any questions, then please do not hesitate to contact a member of our Recruitment Team on the contact details below.

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.

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About Beckfoot School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1605 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

Beckfoot School formed the Trust in 2013. It is an 11-18 secondary school with 1660 pupils. The school secured an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted judgement in 2014. It established a Teaching School in 2015 and secured a ‘World Class Quality’ in 2016.

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