Teaching Assistant

Beckfoot Thornton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD13 3BH

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  30 October 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  16 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £20,052.27 - £20,692.36 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 Thornton. 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.

Permanent, part time, 33.5 hours per week, term time only plus 3 days, Monday 8.00am to 3.30pm, Tuesday & Wednesday & Thursday 8.00am to 3.15pm, 8.00am to 2.45pm on Friday.

Why choose Beckfoot Thornton

Beckfoot Thornton is a large 11-16 community secondary school and proud to be part of Beckfoot Trust.

We are on a strong journey of improvement, building on the progress made so far and remaining ambitious for the future. Supported by colleagues across the Trust and our partner Delta, we are raising standards through high expectations, strong relationships and a relentless focus on what matters most for our students.

We believe in:

• Keeping things simple to reduced cognitive load and allow everyone to focus on what matters most.

• Creating people first culture, where staff feel valued, recognised and supported.

• Actively exploring flexible approaches to benefit both colleagues and students.

Our school sentence truly captures our mission: ‘We do whatever it takes every day to ensure that students acquire the knowledge, build the cultural capital, and develop the character to live their best lives.”

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 Thornton, 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

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)

Please note, we reserve the right to close advertisements early, either on the advertised closing date, or sooner if required.

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful staff will be requested to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

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 Beckfoot Thornton

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1243 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Beckfoot Thornton website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/beckfoot-thornton

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