Teaching Assistant

Ashby School, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1DT

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  21 August 2026

• Closing date

  18 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 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: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Actual Salary £20,745 - £21,076

Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant

Required from August 2026

Grade 6 point 9-10

Temp until July 2028

Pro rota £20,745 - £21,076

35 hours per week for 38.4 weeks (term time plus 2 training days)

Monday - Friday 8.15am - 3.45pm

Do you want a job that is fulfilling? Do you love and value supporting young people? Do you believe in the opportunity for every child to have the best possible opportunity to learn? Are you patient, tenacious, optimistic and a great communicator? Then Ashby School could be the place for you!

We know that our students, and particularly those with SEND, need support to build their learning habits and develop their confidence and resilience. Therefore, we are looking to expand our excellent team of Teaching Assistants by recruiting relentlessly positive individuals with the skill set to make a difference to those students with additional challenges.

We believe that Ashby is a great place for students to take their next educational steps, we also believe it is an equally great place to start or take your next career steps. So, if you think this could be just what you have been looking for, we look forward to welcoming your application!

This is a temporary appointment at Ashby School until July 2028 in the first instance.

Closing Date

The closing date for completed applications is Thursday 18th June 2026

Application process

Application forms and further details can be downloaded from Eteach.

Completed application forms should be submitted via ETeach. An email will be sent to shortlisted candidates with details of the interview process and the outline of the day.

If you have any queries on any aspect of the application or need additional information, please contact the school or send an email via ETeach, where we will be happy to help you.

Thank you, and we are really looking forward to hearing from you.

Ashby School

Nottingham Road

Ashby de la Zouch

Leicestershire

LE65 1DT

Headteacher: Jude Mellor

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 Ashby School

• School type: Academies, None, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1679 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ashby School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ashby-school-ashby-de-la-zouch

Ashby School is a thriving, successful and over-subscribed 11-19 Academy with over 1,600 students on roll including 500 in Ashby Sixth form. Conveniently located close to the M42 and M1, within easy reach of several areas of outstanding natural beauty and with the national forest on the doorstep, the school is set in its own attractive grounds in the expanding market town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.

At Ashby School prides itself on putting students at its heart. We want all our students to have a happy and successful learning experience and are committed to ensuring that all students fulfil their academic potential.

Everyone in the Ashby School community is committed to achieving this, because, at Ashby, ‘Anything is Possible’.

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