Teaching Assistant

Biddulph High School, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST8 7AR

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  6 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 June 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
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185 (Actual Salary £16,173)

Teaching Assistant job summary

The Potteries Educational Trust is a growing Multi Academy Trust, working collaboratively with educational institutions from across Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire and beyond, seeking to improve outcomes for all children and young people in the region. The Trust is a vibrant Learning Community working to maintain and develop excellent and innovative teaching and learning. The Trust seeks to deliver high quality parental engagement, pastoral support and the pooling of resources and expertise to achieve an Outstanding learning experience and outcomes for all our children and young people. Institutions work together to foster high quality academic and pastoral support, utilising the best elements of educational research in moving existing strong practice to outstanding in every sense.

Biddulph High school is a popular Academy with just under 800 students on roll, situated in a pleasant residential area on the edge of Knypersley and enjoying an excellent reputation. The Trust is a vibrant learning community, working hard in the areas that we serve to maintain and develop excellent and innovative teaching and learning. The school is an Ofsted graded GOOD.

We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and extremely hard-working team of staff. The successful applicant will be working under the guidance of the SENDCo.

As a member of our Teaching Assistants, you will be committed to: 

Relevant experience and qualifications are ideal but not essential.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Please note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

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 Biddulph High School

• School type: Academy, ages 13 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 770 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 13 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Biddulph High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/biddulph-high-school-stoke-on-trent

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