Teaching Assistant

Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 3QH

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  14 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989.00 - £26,403.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who is passionate about making a positive difference to children’s education and supporting them to achieve their full potential.

Key Responsibilities

• Support teaching and learning in the classroom under the direction of the class teacher
• Work with individuals and small groups to help pupils make progress across the curriculum
• Provide pastoral support, promoting pupils’ wellbeing and emotional development
• Support pupils with additional needs, including SEN and SEMH, following individual support plans
• Encourage positive behaviour, engagement, and interaction with others
• Observe, record, and feedback on pupil progress, attainment, and barriers to learning
• Support the teacher in managing behaviour and maintaining a safe learning environment
• Provide 1:1 support or mentoring for pupils where required
• Assist with classroom resources, organisation, and administrative tasks
• Support school trips, visits, and extracurricular activities as required

What We Are Looking For

• Experience working with children in a school, early years or similar setting
• Good understanding of supporting learning and behaviour in a classroom environment
• Ability to build positive relationships with pupils and staff
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• A calm, patient, and flexible approach
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

What We Offer

• A supportive and welcoming school community
• Opportunities for training and professional development
• A varied and rewarding role within a dedicated team
• The chance to make a real difference to children’s lives

Closing Date: 14th May 2026

Visits to school on Tuesday 12th May and Wednesday 13th May 3.30pm.

Further information on the duties are included in the attached job description. Applications should be made online, via My New Term.

Three Spires Trust and its academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Section 128 direction check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

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 Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 460 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hanley-st-luke-s-church-of-england-academy

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