Teaching Assistant - The Abbey

Sybil Andrews Academy, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7QB

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  28 October 2025 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  9 October 2025

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: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: USP Grade 3, SP 7-10 (FTE: £26,402 - £28,141 / Actual: £20,833 - £22,258 per annum)
• Additional allowances:

  N/A

Teaching Assistant - The Abbey job summary

Sybil Andrews Academy 

Teaching Assistant, The Abbey Cognition and Learning Hub   

Start date: ASAP 

Salary: Grade 3, SP 7-10 (FTE: £26,402 - £28,141 / Actual: £20,833 - £22,258 per annum)

Contract Type: Permanent, part time, 35 hours per week / 38 weeks per year *or flexible 

Sybil Andrews Academy is seeking to appoint a committed Teaching Assistant to support learning across Years 7 to 11, both in the classroom, and in small group interventions within our specialist Cognition and Learning Hub ‘The Abbey’.  Applicants would be required to have achieved at least a C grade in GCSE Maths and English, or equivalent, and have previous experience of working with children with additional needs, ideally in a secondary school setting.  Applicants will need to be able to work effectively as part of a team, enjoy working with children, and, at all times, demonstrate our values: Kindness, Responsibility, Courage. 

In return we can offer you: 

• A friendly and welcoming team  
• A supportive Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion + SENDCo  
• A workplace which really focuses on your development and wellbeing
• High quality professional development  

This role can be an excellent platform to gain experience prior to teacher training or to gain experience for specialist roles as well as develop within the role.  

For enquiries about the role please contact The Abbey Manager Ms Rachael holden on 01284 413400 or via email rholden@sybilandrewsacademy.co.uk  

 

Closing date: 28th October 2025, 09:00am 

Interviews: TBA

 

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.

In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs.  Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks. We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.

We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We’re keen to ensure we’re designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups.

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

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.

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 Sybil Andrews Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 627 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sybil Andrews Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sybil-andrews-academy

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