Teaching Assistant

Meols Cop High School, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 6JS

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  16 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year initially - extension subject to funding
• Pay scale: Grade D scale point 5 to 6 - actual £17,304 to £17,579 pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

Make a Difference Every Day - Join Our Team as a Teaching

Assistant!

Are you ready for a rewarding career that fits around your life? Meols Cop High School is looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our team of Teaching Assistants.

Whether you're new to education or bringing skills from another profession, we welcome your experience and passion — no previous TA or school experience necessary — full training provided.

What the school offers its staff

Why Join Us?

Receive monthly salary payments while enjoying term-time only working. (for example pro rata, working on a TA2 rate of £13.63 per hour, working 28.80 hours per week, over 38 weeks brings with it a salary of around £1,397 each month before Tax and NI deductions Access to the excellent Local Government Pension Scheme, Private GP service and a staff well being programme including services such as counselling, menopause support, weight management and physiotherapy.

Be part of a supportive and inclusive school community At Meols Cop High School, we believe the right personality is the key to success — we are ready to invest in your training and growth. The role of a TA can provide an ideal step towards a career in teaching.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Meols Cop High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 916 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Meols Cop High School website
• Email address: lightbown-s@meolscop.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/meols-cop-high-school-southport

Meols Cop High School is in the heart beat of Southport and plays an integral part within the local
community. We prioritise more than just academic achievement; we instil a profound sense of values and
ethics in all our students, as part of our school motto ‘Brokering Aspirations’. Anchored by its four
foundational pillars: Academic Excellence, Values Driven, Professional Standards, and Skills and
Experiences, Meols Cop fosters a holistic learning environment that prepares students for future success.
Meols Cop is a successful school at the heart of the local community. We are committed to providing
stimulating, challenging and engaging learning experiences for our students and invest heavily in
professional development as we believe ‘Teacher improvement is school improvement’. Meols Cop High
School will offer you extensive career development and bespoke CPD opportunities. Staff are specialists
in their areas with strong links to Maths Hubs work, STEM and Research school training programmes.
Moreover, we are keen to ensure the wellbeing of our staff, and our Workload Charter highlights our
commitment to this.

At Meols Cop we celebrate and support collaboration with local businesses, charities and community
groups within the local area, creating meaningful partnerships that benefit both our students and the
broader community. We believe that instilling values such as honesty, empathy, respect, and resilience is
essential for students to succeed not just academically but also in their personal and professional lives.
At Meols Cop we are committed to ensuring that our young people have the skills, qualifications and
characteristics to lead a successful life. We provide a curriculum that will challenge them academically,
that will allow them to develop as citizens of the world and to undertake experiences that will allow them
to explore passions and make informed choices about their futures. The successful candidate will take a
lead role in making this become a reality through developing a culture amongst our staff and students of
high expectations and high standards.

We would encourage you to look at our website, performance tables and OFSTED reports to ensure that
Meols Cop High School is a school that you feel would be suitable for your professional development.
Meols Cop High School is part of Southport Learning Trust and benefits of working within the Trust
include access to Merseyside Pension Fund, a cycle to work scheme and a private health and wellbeing
service. In addition, as part of Sefton’s admissions policy children of staff where the member of staff has
been employed at a school within the Southport Learning Trust for two or more years at the time at which
the admission application for the school is made, their children will be considered for a priority placement
at Meols Cop High School.

Meols Cop High school is a truly special place to work. Please don’t just take our
word for it - interested applicants are strongly encouraged to visit us, meet our
team and most importantly, get to know our incredible students. To organise a
tour ahead of application, please contact PA to the leadership team, Miss Sarah
Byrne on byrne-s@meolscop.co.uk

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