Teaching Assistant

Burton Fields School, Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2PJ

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November 2025

• Closing date

  16 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  22 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Role 1 £13,440 , Role 2 £10,453.
• Additional allowances:

  Role 1 £13,440 , Role 2 £10,453.

Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant Grade 4

2 x Part Time Posts - Fixed Term until July 20th 2026 (in the first instance)

Do you believe that every child has the right to an excellent education every single day?

Are you looking for a school where children’s behaviour is outstanding, where everyone truly belongs, and where your professional growth and wellbeing are valued as highly as the success of the pupils you teach?

If so, Burton Fields School is the place for you.

We are looking for two motivated and dedicated Teaching Assistants to join our inspiring team. You would be required to support whole class learning in the classroom and also support children in small groups and on a 1:1 basis as required.

Burton Fields School is proud to be a GOLD Rights Respecting School, which means that children’s rights are at the heart of our ethos and culture; pupils are encouraged to respect themselves and others, to have a voice in their learning and to play an active role in inspiring positive change. We are a nurturing, inclusive community with high expectations of everyone. At our school, children are celebrated as individuals and inspired to learn through exciting, creative and engaging experiences.

Our children’s behaviour is outstanding; they are curious, kind and eager to learn. Their futures are at the centre of everything we do and we are proud to be a school where each child feels safe, supported and valued.

FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THE POST

Teaching Assistant Roles (Part-Time)
We are seeking two Teaching Assistants to join our team working Monday to Friday Term Time only:

• Role 1: 8:30am - 1:00pm (22.5 hours per week. Actual salary £13,440)

• Role 2: 12:00pm - 3:30pm (17.5 hours per week. Actual salary £10,453)

Please state clearly on your application form supporting statement which role you are applying for (Role 1, Role 2, or both).

In addition to fulfilling the Person Specification, the successful candidate will:

• be an ambitious and highly skilled classroom practitioner

• support our belief that every child has the right to the best possible learning experience

• be committed to providing learners with superb knowledge, skills and understanding through an irresistible learning adventure

• have high aspirations for every child in our school, and strive to ensure that every second of their journey is magical, memorable and of the highest possible standard

• be committed to their own professional learning

• be able to contribute and support the school's relentless drive to enable limitless possibilities for every child

• be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people

To gain a deeper insight into life at Burton Fields, please see our attached prospectus.

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.

About Burton Fields School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 184 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Burton Fields School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/burton-fields-school

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