Teaching Assistant - Level 3

Millside Spencer Academy, Loughborough, Nottinghamshire, LE12 6AS

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  February 2026

• Closing date

  24 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  6 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,555.00 - £26,204.00 Annually (Actual) NJC12-16. Term Time Only

Teaching Assistant - Level 3 job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Millside Spencer Academy for a Level 3 Teaching Assistant.

A Level 3 Teaching Assistant (TA) role goes beyond basic classroom support, with experienced professionals taking on more responsibility for student development and curriculum activities.

Purpose of the Role

To work with teachers to support teaching and learning as a whole and by working with individuals or small groups of pupils under the direction of teaching staff and, for short periods of time, to be responsible for the whole class in the absence of the teacher.

To deliver high-quality support to children and young people, accelerating the progress of groups of children and young people and developing high quality resources

Role:

• Assist in teaching an agreed timetable as set out by the class teacher.
• Work closely with the class teacher on a day to day basis.
• Work collaboratively with other colleagues.
• Activity support the smooth running of the class on a day to day basis.
• To assist with the development, planning, delivery and review of learning activities for individuals and groups of pupils in accordance with best practice and national guidelines.
• To take responsibility for the planning and delivery of specified packages of work such as lesson planning, assessment or reporting.
• To carry out specified duties with individuals, groups or classes under the direction of a qualified teacher

Measurable Performance Objectives for classroom-based Education support professionals will relate to:

• The delivery of high-quality support to children and young people
• Accelerating the progress of groups
• Developing high quality resources

If you would like a tour of the school prior to applying for this post, please contact Hollie Fensome (Office Manager) on 01509 974255

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).

The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics.

Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer

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 Millside Spencer Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 174 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Millside Spencer Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/millside-spencer-academy

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