17 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    8 December 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    21 November 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Working pattern

Full time: 37 Hours Per Week, Term time +3 days

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

NJC07 (£26,403.00 FTE) - NJC11 (£28,142.00 FTE) Actual salary: £22,381.01 to £23,855.10

What skills and experience we're looking for

Ashlawn School is recruiting a Teaching Assistant to support the learning and wellbeing of students throughout the whole school and to promote a positive environment to enable them to access their education. The post requires an individual who is able to work as part of a team, support class teachers, and manage students in a 1:1, small group and whole class setting.

The successful candidate will be able to establish excellent relationships with students, many of whom face significant barriers to their education. You will enjoy support and guidance from a friendly team who work together and aim to give the best possible educational experience for their students. The post is very rewarding and is ideal for people who have SEND experience and who are looking to take their next step.

The post would also be perfect for someone wishing to extend their school experience with a view to training as a teacher. The school is known to promote within and to encourage teaching assistants to train to become teachers through the Ashlawn Teaching School. The Transforming Lives Educational Trust is growing and there is great opportunity for progression.

Our aim is to enable all students to achieve their potential academically and personally, regardless of ability or disability. We aim to increase whole school and community awareness of the importance of quality and equity of opportunity for all students and are committed to providing an integrated and inclusive curriculum to meet individual needs, promoting positive achievement and independence for all.

What the school offers its staff

  • A large bi-lateral school committed to supporting all members of the school community to succeed
  • You’ll be working within a community of passionate, committed colleagues who genuinely support each other

A staff wellbeing team implements various strategies to boost staff engagement including various activities, events, conferences, and many other staff benefits

  • Excellent opportunities to develop and grow in the successful and expanding Transforming Lives Educational Trust, a growing Multi-academy Trust based within the local community
  • To be part of an 11-18 provision with opportunities to teach in the sixth form


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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Ashlawn School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1558 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Email address
careers@tlet.org.uk

We are a school where excellence is at the heart of everything we do. We believe passionately in education and we know that Ashlawn provides the very best educational experience for all its young people.

We are a happy school where high standards and expectations lead to outstanding academic results for all our students. Respect for each other and high standards of behaviour are values which we all share and for which we are all responsible.

Our colleagues are committed to providing an inspirational environment where our students are engaged and enthused, and where learning enables all young people to realise their academic potential and acquire the skills and values they need for life’s journey. Whilst academic success is important, we recognise that there is more to education than exam passes; confidence, adaptability, learning skills, creativity and resilience are all necessary life skills. Success is celebrated in all aspects of school life as we recognise the needs of each individual and where everyone really does matter.

As a bi-lateral school, Ashlawn is the perfect blend of tradition and innovation. We are a forward-thinking and exciting centre of learning with excellent results and our young people are proud to belong to a school which offers the range of opportunities that our unique curriculum affords. Our record of success is reflected in our A level and GCSE results and we are committed to providing the highest standards of provision.

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