English as an Additional Language (EAL) Teaching Assistant

TES FE News; London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Chelsea Academy is seeking an innovative English as an Additional Language Teaching Assistant to support learning and teaching. This role offers exceptional professional development, a collaborative working environment, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in students' academic lives. Applicants should possess a TEFL or CELTA qualification and be ready to engage in a supportive educational framework.

Benefits

Exceptional professional development

Private Medical Care Support Packages

Cycle Scheme

Daily Staff lunch

Access to School Advisory Services for wellbeing

Use of Academy gym facilities

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a school context preferred.
• Strong communication skills required.
• Ability to support academic progress in a diverse environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide support during Coaching Time.
• Monitor academic progress.
• Assist in maintaining high standards of learning.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Professionalism

Education

TEFL or CELTA qualification

Job description

Job Overview

The Academy is seeking to appoint an innovative, inspiring and well-qualified English as an Additional Language Teaching Assistant who is committed to maintaining a consistently high standard of learning and teaching to help ensure that this continues to be a truly outstanding school. The role will include being a Learning Coach by providing support during Coaching Time to include monitoring academic progress.

This is an important role within the Academy and beyond and the successful candidate will require the professionalism, organisational skills and attention to detail to impress a wide range of stakeholders. Previous experience of working within a school context would be an advantage but a TEFL or CELTA qualification is a requirement for this role.

We Offer

• Exceptional professional development and career progression
• Positive working relationships at all levels
• An ambitious, dynamic and supportive Leadership Team
• Opportunity to gain experience through our partnerships with local schools and networks
• Private Medical Care Support Packages
• Cycle Scheme
• Access to School Advisory Services for wellbeing
• Daily Staff lunch
• Travel card loan scheme
• Use of Academy gym facilities
  
  

Overview

We hope that the attached application pack, along with the Academy’s website, gives you all the information that you need to help you apply for a post here. Chelsea Academy is a great place to work and visitors often comment on the excellent behaviour of our students, the friendliness of our staff and the fantastic Academy building. Our aim is simple; to provide the best quality education for all the students that attend the Academy, to produce happy and employable young people and to become one of the best schools in London.

Our most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2023, saw us being judged strongly good in all areas. We have also been recently awarded a glowing J1 for our SIAMS inspection.Both inspections evidence our excellent quality of education and commitment to ensure all students flourish both academically and pastorally. Recent outcomes at GCSE and A Level demonstrate strong progress for all students with the Academy’s GCSE results this summer being the highest the Academy has ever achieved. However, we are much more than a successful, academically focused school. We believe in educating the whole child and our Christian values of joy, perseverance, servant leadership, charity and forgiveness underpin everything we stand for. It is important that all of our staff, whether they are teachers or not, work closely with our young people and ensure that they are successful in all that they do. We are looking for staff who will always go the extra mile for our young people and believe that education happens both in and out of the classroom.

Chelsea Academy has a strong community of collaboration and support for all our staff. We are a friendly and thriving environment to work and grow both personally and professionally. Our staff are friendly and supportive. We want all of our teachers to be excellent practitioners, passionate and inspired by their subject, and so offer unrivalled professional development and support. This includes an early closure for students every Wednesday to allow for meetings and CPD (including opportunities to visit other schools) and a thriving in-house approach to coaching and supporting staff at the Academy. Through the Chelsea Academy Way for Learning and a focus on our four Chelsea Absolutes, we have a simple, flexible and consistent way of developing outstanding teaching. Most of our senior and middle leaders started as teachers with us and have developed into highly talented practitioners. We offer internal and external training including a broad range of opportunities and your professional development is important to us. Academy staff have access to a wide range of benefits. These include the Cycle Scheme, a private healthcare package, 24 hour GP service, physiotherapy and a confidential well-being support line as well as a chromebook laptop and free lunch.

We are a diverse inner city science specialist academy based just off the King’s Road in Chelsea and are co-sponsored by both the London Diocesan Board for Schools and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Chelsea Academy combines traditional educational values and high academic and behaviour standards with an innovative approach to learning and teaching. The Academy’s specialism is the sciences, and as such we have strong links with local organisations such as Imperial College, The Science Museum and Chelsea Physic Garden. As a Church of England sponsored academy we welcome staff, students and parents/carers from all faiths but expect all employees to have regard for our Christian values that are demonstrated through the taught and non-taught curriculum.

How To Apply

Please use "Quick Apply" on TES to apply for this post. Sorry but we do not accept CVs. The deadline for applications is on the 9th July 2025, although we will be interviewing throughout the duration of the advert. It will assist the shortlisting process if applicants can address directly to the criteria in the person specification in their supporting statements. Chelsea Academy reserves the right to close the advert early if a suitable candidate is found. We therefore encourage early applications.

If you have any further questions about this post or want to know a bit more, then please feel free to contact Anisha Yatally (HR Manager) who will put you in contact with the relevant staff member.

Equal Opportunities and Safer Recruitment

Chelsea Academy is an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from suitable candidates no matter their gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or disability, however, we do expect all our staff to note and follow our Christian ethos which is outlined on our website. Please note that Chelsea Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to satisfy successful references, an enhanced police / Security Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and right to work in the UK prior to starting employment with the Academy.

As part of our recruitment process we will also carry out an online search for information that is publicly available online. This will include social media accounts you may hold. This will only be carried out on shortlisted candidates and before the interview. This processing of data will be conducted under the legal basis of Article 6(e) public task in line with the guidance laid out in paragraph 221 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024. Any data collected during this search will be retained in line with our retention schedule which is available on request.

If you want to work in a happy, purposeful inner city academy with a strong Christian ethos and commitment to helping every student go on to university or meaningful employment, then we would welcome your application.

Yours faithfully

Mariella Ardron

Principal