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Teaching Assistant

St Gabriel's CofE Academy, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 1AN

16 days remaining to apply

• Earliest start date

  19 October 2026

• Latest start date

  9 November 2026

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 September 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time, part time (Can be done as a job share): 35 hours Monday to Friday 08:15-15:45
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,403 - £28,142
• Actual salary: £21,011 - £22,395
• Pay scale: SCP 7-10
• Hourly rate: £13.69 - £14.59

What skills and experience we're looking for

Duties and Responsibilities

Pupil Support

• Assess the needs of pupils and use detailed knowledge and specialist skills to support pupils’ learning.
• Establish productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
• Promote the inclusion of all pupils within the school.
• Respond skilfully to individual needs.
• Promote independence and holistic development.
• Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement.

Working in the Teaching team:

• Organise and contribute to well-planned learning environments and resources.
• Within an agreed system of delegation, prepare engaging learning opportunities to support pupils’ development and progress.
• Evaluate pupil responses to learning activities through a range of assessment and monitoring strategies. Contribute systematically to the assessment of pupils, the recording of progress and planning for next steps as part of the assessment cycle.
• Promote positive relationships and behaviour.
• Deploy specialist support where required.
• Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals, in liaison with the teacher, to support achievement and progress of pupils.

Working in the school team

• Fully adhere to and contribute to the development of school policies and procedures including the safe and effective running of the school, child protection, health and safety and security, confidentiality and data protection.
• Deliver out of school learning activities to enrich pupils’ experience.
• Contribute fully to the life of the school.
• Be a point of contact for parents, developing positive relationships.

Other

• Maintain a commitment to professional development and training; keeping up-to-date with developments in curriculum and teaching and learning
• Act as an ambassador for the school, promoting the ethos, aims and provision at St Gabriel’s Church of England Academy.
• Any other duties required by the Headteacher, which are within the scope of this post.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• The chance to work with a wonderful skilled and highly collaborative team to affect learning and progress of children.
• Flexible working opportunities.
• 13 weeks break from work each year.
• Training and career progression opportunities.
• Discounted childcare.

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

St Gabriel’s CofE Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, two satisfactory references and a Disclosure of Criminal Record and Disqualification Declaration.

The post holder will be required to take responsibility for and uphold a culture of safeguarding.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

TA 2 Candidate Information 2026.pdf - 514 KB (opens in new tab)

Job Advert TA 2 2026.pdf - 126 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Gabriel's CofE Academy

• Organisation type: Free School, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 502 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Gabriel's CofE Academy website
• Email address: office@stgabrielscofeacademy.org
• Phone number: 01788 222405
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-gabriel-s-cofe-academy

We are a highly successful, happy and forward-facing school, eager to keep learning, developing and being a place where all can flourish.

Arranging a visit to St Gabriel's CofE Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@stgabrielscofeacademy.org.

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