Required: September 2026
Hours: 31hrs 40 mins, 8.15am – 3.10pm, Monday to Friday, Term Time only plus 3 inset days. Fixed for 12 months in the first instance
Salary: Full time, Term Time only - NJC Pt £18269 actual (FTE £25,185)
Holyrood Academy is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our committed team from September 2026. This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in supporting students within our Learning Support department, helping to ensure every young person feels included, supported, and able to achieve their full potential.
We are a values-driven school with a strong focus on social justice, high aspiration, and building positive relationships. As a Teaching Assistant, you will work closely with teaching staff to deliver tailored support, motivate learners, and contribute to a safe, caring, and inspiring learning environment.
In return, we offer excellent professional development opportunities, a supportive team culture, and a range of staff benefits including wellbeing support, pension scheme, and flexible working options. If you are passionate about making a difference in young people’s lives and share our vision, we would love to hear from you.
Closing Date: 9am on Wednesday 1st July
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.
References: References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.
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