14 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    as soon as possible

  • Closing date

    27 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    12 March 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£20,981.00 - £21,310.00 Annually (Actual) Please see recruitment pack for further details

Teaching Scholar job summary

Teaching Scholar

King's Leadership Academy Warrington - part of the Great Schools Trust

King's Leadership Academy Warrington is seeking to appoint an inspiring and passionate Teaching Scholar to join our Ofsted Outstanding Academy.

King's Leadership Academy Warrington is a non-selective free school with a rich foundation in traditional values and cutting-edge international research. Our school is highly regarded and significantly oversubscribed. In the most recent DfE performance tables, King's is proudly ranked in the top 2% of schools in the North West.

Our faculties are forward-thinking and has established a scholarly community where innovative teachers develop talented students. For the successful candidate, this is a unique opportunity to join a superb team and shape the future of a thriving department.

Our curriculum is exciting and knowledge-based, with students across all ages genuinely enjoying their lessons. Departmental resources and schemes of work are provided and are of a very high standard that support teacher work-life balance, additionally with minimal marking and research-informed pedagogy.

As a school, we are unique in our approach in that we seek to develop character and leadership skills in our students. Every student at the school is conscientious, hard-working and an absolute pleasure to teach, our staff never have 'Sunday night dread'. For the successful candidate, this represents a rare opportunity to join a caring team of outstanding practitioners, dedicated to each other’s well-being and the future of every child.

As part of the Great Schools Trust, we are relentless in our focus on people and wellbeing, ensuring that staff are supported, developed and valued. With dedicated weekly CPD time, access to leading leadership programmes and a trust-wide commitment to work-life balance, this is a place where both students and teachers thrive.

Why Join Us?

  • Ofsted Outstanding since September 2019
  • Supportive, aligned staff culture - a school where values are lived
  • Exceptional CPD offer - including coaching, trust-wide leadership development and a team-building away trip once a year with an overnight stay
  • Wellbeing-first approach - with access to BUPA Employee Assistance Programme
  • Opportunities for growth across a nationally recognised and expanding MAT
  • Modern, tech-forward learning environment - every student has access to a personal tablet
  • Smaller class sizes and year groups - allowing you to connect with students truly

Important Information:

  • Curriculum Overview
  • Ofsted Report
  • Academy Newsletters

Ready to Apply?

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification (attached in the recruitment pack) before applying.

If you would like to visit King's Warrington, please reach out to Stacey Perrie at s.perrie@kingswarrington.com

Safeguarding Commitment

King’s Leadership Academy Warrington is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS checks, references, and vetting procedures as outlined in our safer recruitment policy.

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.

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About King's Leadership Academy Warrington

School type
Free School, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
808 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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“King’s Warrington – Winner of the first National Character Award”

King’s is an 11-18 school that was founded on traditional values. The school is highly regarded and significantly oversubscribed. In the 2018 national performance tables, King's was ranked in the top 2% of schools in the North West.

We are unique in our approach in that we seek to develop character and leadership skills in our students. Every student at the school is conscientious, hardworking and an absolute pleasure to teach - our staff never have ‘Sunday night dread’. For the successful candidate, this represents a rare opportunity to join a caring team of outstanding practitioners, dedicated to each other’s well-being and the future of every child.

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