Teaching Assistant

St Leonards CE Academy, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 0AX

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  5 January 2026 or ASAP following

• Closing date

  12 December 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  28 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 Annually (FTE) £12757.47 (actual)

Teaching Assistant job summary

23.5 hours per week, term time only (including inset days)

Monday and Fridays: 9am - 3.30pm

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 12pm - 3.30pm

About the role:

Supporting children in KS 1 & 2

Working collaboratively with class teachers to deliver engaging and effective learning opportunities.

Fostering a positive, nurturing and inclusive classroom environment

Assisting with classroom activities, supporting children's learning, play and development

Supervise lunch, nurturing and supporting play during the midday break

We are looking for someone who is:

Highly motivated, hardworking and committed.

Able to support children of all abilities, through inclusive practice

Positive and flexible in their approach

Willing to support the Christian ethos of our school

We can offer training and the opportunity to work in a welcoming and supportive environment wit dedicated staff and enthusiastic and friendly children.

St Leonard's CE Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. All appointments are subject to satisfactory completion of safeguarding checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).

St Leonard's CE Academy is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We'll consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.

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 St Leonards CE Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 5 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 125 pupils
• Age range: 5 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Leonards CE Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-leonards-ce-academy

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