Teaching Assistant (Level 2)

Hampton Gardens Secondary School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 8HR

35 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026, subject to pre-employment checks

• Closing date

  31 August 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  27 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £19,858.00 - £21,510.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 6 (£26,402 – £28,598 FTE) pay award pending

Teaching Assistant (Level 2) job summary

As a Level 2 Teaching Assistant, you will support teaching staff and work closely with the wider Inclusion, SEND, and Pastoral teams to enhance the development and education of students, including those with EHCPs and additional needs.

You will work within a structured and supportive environment, helping to promote positive behaviour, engagement, and wellbeing. You will support students with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and contribute to improving attendance and raising standards.

Your duties will include supporting student induction, assessment, intervention, and ongoing learning, as well as assisting with the planning and delivery of learning activities for individuals and small groups. Monitoring student progress and providing feedback to teachers will also form part of your role. Additionally, you may support targeted activities or clubs during break, lunchtime, or after school as part of the Achievement Support programme.

This role involves working closely with an experienced Inclusion Team, including the SENDCo and SEN Leadership Team, within a collaborative and supportive environment.

For this position, you will need experience working with young people within an educational setting, including supporting students with additional needs. This role would suit someone looking to further develop their skills and progress within a Teaching Assistant career pathway.

This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who is proactive, patient, and passionate about supporting students with additional needs.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK; this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Working Hours & Salary

Grade 6: £26,402 to £28,598 FTE, pay award pending

• 8.15am - 3.30pm (with a 45-minute unpaid lunch break)
• 32.5 hours/week, term time plus 5 days
• Actual salary: £19,858 - £21,510, pay award pending

How to Apply

If having read the advertisement, job description and person specification, you are motivated to apply for this position please submit your application through MyNewTerm.

• Please complete all sections of the application form.
• Please note that CV’s will not be accepted.

Your personal statement should outline your previous experience and how this makes you a suitable candidate for the position for which you are applying.

If you have any questions, please contact the HR Team in the first instance via jobs@hamptonacademiestrust.org.uk

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised closing date should a suitable candidate be appointed.

Hampton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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

Hampton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service.

In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education, the school will consider carrying out an online search as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Full details are contained with our Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy and Recruitment and Selection Policy, which are available via our website, or on request.

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 Hampton Gardens Secondary School

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1310 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Hampton Gardens Secondary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hampton-gardens-secondary-school

Hampton Gardens is an 11-19 free school which opened in September 2017 to an initial intake of 180 Year 7 students. When full, the school will accommodate 1200 students in years 7-11 and 300 students in Sixth Form.

Hampton Gardens is part of the Hampton Academies Trust who also run the highly successful and popular Hampton College all-through school, Hampton Lakes Primary School and Dogsthorpe Infant School. HAT schools have very close links and some shared staff.

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