Permanent/Part-time 32.5 hours per week, term time only

Grade 3 SCP 3

Start as soon as possible 

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 700 employees and over 5,000 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

Leasowes High School maintained its rating of “Good” in all categories by Ofsted in December 2024 and is oversubscribed for the seventh consecutive year.

“Pupils are justifiably proud to belong to Leasowes High School. The school’s motto of ‘every day, in every way, our students come first’ permeates through school life.”

Leasowes are recruiting for a Teaching Assistant to assist teachers across the ability and age range. We are looking for a talented professional with very good subject knowledge and a clear understanding of creative and effective teaching and learning. We have wonderful children, supportive parents and a commitment to developing all learners in a dynamic environment where innovation is encouraged.

Leasowes is an ambitious, hard-working and successful school where traditional values of fairness, discipline and respect underpin a culture of aspiration and high achievement for all. We aim to help each and every student to understand and reach their potential by offering an impressive range of opportunities and approaches to learning, supported by a caring and committed pastoral team dedicated to the health and welfare of each individual.

Leasowes has an excellent reputation for staff development and the Trust dimension gives real opportunities for teachers to share ideas and learn. We welcome applications from well-organised and inspirational teachers who are driven by the desire to offer elite educational experiences to all students. You should have high expectations of students, and self, displaying energy and enthusiasm in and out of the classroom and contribute to the school’s overall success and ethos

“The schools improvement journey has gained momentum over the last eighteen months. Leaders and staff are relentless in their desire to provide pupils with the best possible education”

Please submit your completed application via the online form.

Applications are welcomed from newly qualified as well as more experienced professionals who possess the necessary drive and commitment to work with our students to contribute to the continued improvement of the School.

Visits to the school are encouraged. 

Please contact Lisa Thomas or call 01384 686646 to arrange a visit. 

Closing Date: 14th March 2025

Interview date to be confirmed.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2024- KCSIE 2024

This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution 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.

Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide