Teaching Assistant

Lift Rawlett, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 9AA

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  15 October 2026 at 1:36pm

• Date listed

  1 October 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £22989.06 - £24107.39 per annum

Teaching Assistant job summary

Make a real difference in the classroom and help every student achieve their potential.

We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic, and motivated Teaching Assistant to join our team at Lift Rawlett. You will work closely with teachers and other colleagues to support students with their learning, helping them to access the curriculum, develop their independence and build their confidence.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about working with young people and eager to play an important role in their education and development.

Your new school

Lift Rawlett is an inclusive and ambitious secondary school in Tamworth where we are committed to ensuring every student has the opportunity to succeed. We have high expectations for our students and work hard to create a positive and supportive learning environment where young people feel safe, valued and encouraged to achieve their best.

You will join a committed and supportive team of colleagues who work collaboratively to provide the best possible experience for our students.

The role

As a Teaching Assistant, you will work in partnership with teachers to improve the learning and attainment of students while promoting their independence, self-esteem and social inclusion.

You will support students both within the classroom and through targeted individual and small-group interventions, adapting your approach to meet different learning needs, including SEND.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting students in accessing lesson content and achieving their learning objectives.
• Helping students develop independent learning skills and confidence in managing their own learning.
• Working alongside teachers to support the planning and delivery of high-quality learning.
• Delivering individual and small-group interventions under the direction of teaching staff.
• Supporting students with SEND and adapting support to meet individual needs.
• Promoting positive behaviour and consistently supporting the school's expectations and policies.
• Supporting students' social, emotional and mental health, wellbeing and personal development.
• Monitoring students' progress and providing feedback to teaching staff.
• Working collaboratively with teachers, pastoral colleagues, the SENDCO and parents/carers.
• Helping to create a stimulating, inclusive and safe learning environment.
• Supporting the preparation of resources to meet the diverse needs of students.
• Supporting students on trips and other activities outside of school where required.

Who we're looking for

We are looking for someone who is patient, resilient and able to build positive relationships with young people. You will have good communication and interpersonal skills and be able to work collaboratively as part of a wider school team. You should have a basic understanding of how children learn and develop, or a willingness to learn, alongside a commitment to supporting the welfare and safeguarding of young people.

You will need GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4/C or above, or equivalent, or be willing to work towards the relevant Functional Skills qualifications.

If you do not already hold a Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent, you should have relevant experience and be able to demonstrate the skills and knowledge required for the role.

Why join Lift Schools?

Lift Schools is made up of 62 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 35,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives - and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.

How we support you

We want you to feel supported, valued and able to grow throughout your career with Lift Schools. From high-quality professional development and career progression to wellbeing support and opportunities to connect and collaborate across our network, we invest in you so you can do your best work.

This is a 30-hour-per-week, fixed-term position until 31 August 2027, with an immediate start.

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

Lift Schools is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

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 Lift Rawlett

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 926 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Lift Rawlett website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-rawlett-school-an-aet-academy

Lift Rawlett has a strong and positive reputation locally based on a history of success. We create remarkable students and encourage each to find what is remarkable about themselves. There is an ethos of working together to focus on both academic success and the broader curriculum to encourage confidence and enthusiasm in our students.

Lift Rawlett is a special place. We are very proud of our achievements and visitors always comment on the positivity around the school. As you walk around you will see active lessons based on mutual respect and within a calm learning environment. People matter at Rawlett and leadership is evident across the curriculum. Students lead others to prepare our learners for lifelong learning and their next steps. Whether they progress to higher education, further education or the world of work, on leaving Rawlett we are proud that our students are able to make a positive contribution as responsible and caring young people.

We aim to provide students with a wide range of extra-curricular activities to support their personal and academic progress. There are a wide range of sporting opportunities for students of all abilities where traditional and non-traditional games and sports are offered. International School status has helped us develop learning partnerships with schools in other countries to support the focus on skills essential for the 21st century. The curriculum offers students a wide range of opportunities to become good citizens within our local community.

We are proud that our learning experience extends beyond the formal curriculum. The Rawlett Sports Centre provides a range of sporting and recreational activities for young people and the local community. Links with our feeder primary schools are enhanced by the Sports Leaders Awards Level 1 and 2 gained by older students who plan and deliver activities for local junior school pupils. A huge number of visits and trips take place each year to support the curriculum but most importantly develop the skills of the whole child.

Our academic success continues each year and is based firmly in our belief in our Learning Community between staff, students and parents/carers where we share the responsibility of nurturing each child to achieve their potential through open communication.

Parents always have a choice of school and Rawlett is a local school of choice for a reason. Numbers increase each year based on strong learning partnerships and this in turn creates our positive local reputation. Always looking to improve, Lift Schools shares our values and encourages us to find our remarkable- in each and every child.

Our Curriculum

At Lift Rawlett we are proud to offer a curriculum that is well balanced, relevant and although based on the National Curriculum not limited by it.

We recognise the importance of reading and have a dedicated reading time each day, when the school stops and reads silently together. In addition to this all students in Years 7 to 9 have dedicated library lessons. They are also enrolled on the Accelerated Reading scheme, which allows their English teacher to monitor and support their reading progress.

In Key Stage Three all students have discrete lessons in Art, Citizenship, Design and Technology, English, French or German, Geography, History, Mathematics, Music, Performing Arts - Drama, Performing Arts – Music, Philosophy and Ethics (RE), Physical Education (PE) and Science. A small number of students also have additional literacy or numeracy booster lessons.

In Key Stage Four all students follow a core curriculum of English, Mathematics, Philosophy and Ethics, Science and PE. They take additional options from a range of courses. We take an individual approach to the English Baccalaureate, encouraging but not forcing students to take the required courses. Details of our curriculum offer, including the exam board specifications, for Years 10 and 11 are published to parents in Year 9 each February. Please follow this link to our most recent KS4 Curriculum Offer booklet KS4 Curriculum Options Booklet 2017-19

Our Philosophy and Ethics curriculum has been developed from the Staffordshire Agreed Syllabus and aims to promote the spiritual, moral and social development of our students and the awareness and understanding of different cultures. At Key Stage Four all students are prepared to sit a GCSE in Philosophy and Ethics in May/June of Year 10.

In additional to a rigorous approach to supporting our students to achieve the highest standard in GCSE and other qualifications, we also recognise the importance of supporting them to develop their emotional and physical well-being. PSHE topics are delivered through the regular curriculum and a number of focus days during the year. On focus days we collapse our normal timetable to allow students to learn about a particular emotional, personal or economic well-being topic in depth.

At Key Stage 3 progress is measured against a series of key ‘I can’ statements that we are developing to describe age appropriate expectations.

To view our curriculum across the year please click here

Our Academic Achievements

We are very proud of our student's academic successes. To learn more please click here

WHY JOIN OUR SCHOOL?

Who is Lift Schools?

Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.

Our mission:

We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.
Development:

We are committed to developing all staff at all levels through high quality development opportunities, resources, and experiences that will support you on your professional learning journey with Lift Schools.

Lifestyle:

We champion agile/flexible working across the Trust to help our people achieve an optimal work/life balance.

Money:

All staff have access to our pension schemes (Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers’ Pension Scheme). Everyone has free access to financial advice & support and can access a wide range of retail discounts through our Lift Schools Benefits scheme. We also offer Technology Loans to help with any big digital purchases.

Wellbeing:

We recognise that mental wellbeing is just as important as physical and have set up employee assistance programmes which offer free and confidential counselling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our employees can access our health cash place scheme from BHSF.

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