Teaching Assistant

Langford Village Academy, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 9QA

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  24 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £13.28 Hourly

Teaching Assistant job summary

JOB TITLE: Teaching Assistant

BASED AT:Langford Village Academy

SALARY/GRADE RANGE: NJC Scale Level 2A Pt 3 (£13.28 per hour)

RESPONSIBLE TO:Vice Principal

HOURS: 15 hours per week, Mon - Fri mornings only (term time only including staff training days)

Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST) comprises ten flourishing academies and two Nurseries delivering first choice education, from Early Years to Advanced Level study. Our vision is ‘to grow the BEST in everyone.’ We believe in the importance of high expectations, hard work and the development of a community of schools where each of us strive to ‘be the best that we can be.’ Our schools work together to add value and compete to continually improve.

Langford Village Academy is a village school in a lovely rural setting.

We are looking for a outstanding Teaching Assistant who is passionate about teaching and learning to join our friendly team.

We offer:

• A Values school with strong spiritual and moral development
• Collaborative, supportive and friendly staff
• Enthusiastic, well behaved children
• The benefits of being part of a Multi-academy Trust

We are committed to the safeguarding and promotion of children's welfare and offers of employment are subject to DBS clearance

Applicants must be willing to undertake a DBS clearance and the Academy must receive two satisfactory references before the successful candidate can commence employment.

CLOSING DATE: 24th Sept 2026

INTERVIEW DATE: tbc

For general enquiries about this role, please contact Dawn Mills on 01462 629000 or dmills@bestacademies.org.uk

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 Langford Village Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 295 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Langford Village Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/langford-village-academy

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