Teaching Assistant Level 2

Breadsall Hill Top Primary School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE21 4ET

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  20 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,482.07

Teaching Assistant Level 2 job summary

Teaching Assistant Level 2

Required ASAP

Part Time 35 hours

Permanent

Term Time Only

 

Breadsall Hill Top Primary is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified, enthusiastic and hard-working Level 2 Teaching Assistant to support teaching and learning in the classroom and small groups to maximise the participation of our children. The role will include assisting the class teacher in the planning of work programmes for individuals and groups of children and delivering educational activities and prepared programmes of learning.

We warmly welcome applications from those who are passionate about making a real difference to the lives of children and thrives on challenging themselves and others to keep on improving. Our working relationships are positive, supportive and forward looking. 

You will:

 

• be creative in your approach to learning and delivering the curriculum;
• possess and use appropriate skills to undertake those activities necessary to meet the physical, emotional and educational needs of individuals and groups of children, including those with special needs
• have high expectations of pupils’ achievements and a commitment to excellent standards;
• work well as part of a team
• be literate and numerate;
• be enthusiastic, energetic and committed to making learning exciting;
• have excellent communication skills with children and adults

In return we offer:

·       A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven

towards continuously raising standards.

·       Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives

·       Calm and purposeful learning environments

·       Friendly, polite, well behaved children who deserve the very best

·       Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community

·       A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school

·       Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust

 

Or visits to our school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment.

How to apply

 

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

 

Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website https://recruit.sampeople.co.uk/Jobboard/Trust/transformtrust Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for.

 

Any questions or queries should be directed to Sue Blair at Breadsall Hill Top Primary School by Email: sue.blair@bhtp.derby.sch.uk or by Telephone: 01332 341541

 

Opportunity to visit the school, please contact Sue Blair

Closing date for applications: Friday 20th February 2026 at 9am

Interviews will be held week commencing 2nd March 2026

 

Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 9300 children in 26 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus.

We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children.

We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations.

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

Transform Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment procedures and pre-employment background checks, including satisfactory references, medical, Enhanced DBS with children’s barred list clearance, online and social media checks and completion of relevant safeguarding training including Safeguarding Children in Education.

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 Breadsall Hill Top Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 416 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Breadsall Hill Top Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/breadsall-hill-top-primary-school-derby

Breadsall is a warm and caring community housed in extensive grounds with 6 separate classroom blocks, 2 halls and a number of intervention spaces.

As a team we constantly strive to achieve the very best for you and your child in order to create successful and happy children. Education is a partnership between home and school and we place a great deal of emphasis on our relationship with parents. We believe that children learn best when home and school work together for their benefit.

Our RESPECT code and vision is a living and breathing representation of our school where expectations of ALL pupils are the highest for Learning, Behaviour, Attendance and Punctuality. As a learning community we are committed to providing only the best quality teaching and learning opportunities both in the classroom and outdoors. We have an exciting and engaging curriculum based on a cross curricular approach, which aims to link thinking across subject areas and also develop positive learning behaviours and key skills for life-long learning.

We are a growing school, we know our children well and acknowledge that building positive relationships coupled with high expectations and high quality learning are the keys to success. However parents/carers are important partners in every child’s education and with our support we actively encourage and expect parents/carers to engage in supporting their child’s learning.

Please visit our website https://www.bhtp.co.uk/welcome/ which gives you a flavour of what our wonderful school has to offer, if you have any questions please contact the school office. But don’t simply take our word for it – come and see for yourself; we would be delighted to show you around.

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