Teaching Assistant

St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 1DE

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  29 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,403.00 Annually (FTE) Term time plus 10 days to include INSET days

Teaching Assistant job summary

Salary: Grade 5, SCP7-12, £26,403- £28,598 per annum (£23,864- £25,848 Pro Rata)

Start Date: September 2026

Contract: Permanent, Term Time plus 10 days

CEO: Mr T.B. Tapping

Headteacher: Mrs F Cessford

ST BEDE’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL AND BYRON SIXTH FORM COLLEGE

At St. Bede’s Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College we aim to deliver world class education.  We are a rapidly expanding Roman Catholic school with 876 students aged 11-18 years. Our workload charter sets the tone for what we stand for as a Trust and sets out our commitment in relation to staff workload and wellbeing. This supports our overall mission of creating: Better Schools, Better Communities and Better Futures in Christ.

St Bede’s Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College are part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust which is one of four Trusts in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. The Trust includes five Secondary and twenty-five Primary Schools across South Tyneside, Sunderland and East Durham.

Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust safeguards and protects its students and staff by being committed to respond in accordance with South Tyneside Child Protection Procedures. Enhanced DBS checks are mandatory for all school staff.

We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join our team. The Teaching Assistant team at St Bede’s Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College has an important role to play in the progress and support offered to students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Due to this, we are looking for an individual who is adaptable, flexible and able to navigate changes quickly and effectively because the needs of our students can change from lesson to lesson.

Electronic signatures will be accepted but candidates will be required to add a written signature to their application when circumstances allow.

The position we are filling is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. An online search will be completed for all shortlisted candidates.

Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and we expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust safeguards and protects its students and staff by being committed to respond in accordance with South Tyneside Child Protection Procedures. Enhanced DBS checks are mandatory for all school staff.

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 St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 937 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-bede-s-catholic-school-and-byron-sixth-form-college

At St. Bede’s Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College we aim to deliver world class education. We are a rapidly expanding Roman Catholic school with 918 students aged 11-18 years. Our workload charter sets the tone for what we stand for as a Trust and sets out our commitment in relation to staff workload and wellbeing. This supports our overall mission of creating: Better Schools, Better Communities and Better Futures in Christ.
St Bede’s Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College is part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust which is one of four Trusts in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. The Trust includes five Secondary and twenty-five Primary Schools across South Tyneside, Sunderland and East Durham.

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