Teaching Assistant

eTeach UK Limited; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan

DiscountForTeachers Scheme

Free Eye Tests

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Woodhey High School is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to support students in the classroom, help remove barriers to learning, and work closely with teachers to create an engaging and inclusive environment.

Joining Shaw Education Trust means being part of a values‑driven community with a strong focus on wellbeing, professional development, and state‑of‑the‑art resources, including access to modern technology and a comprehensive training programme.

Responsibilities

• Support students in the classroom.
• Help remove barriers to learning.
• Work closely with teachers to create an engaging environment.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has become available for a teaching assistant to join our wonderful team at Woodhey! Make a difference every day. As a Teaching Assistant, you’ll support students in the classroom, help remove barriers to learning, and work closely with teachers to create an engaging and inclusive environment. You’ll play a vital role in building confidence, encouraging independence, and helping young people succeed both academically and personally. If you’re passionate about supporting students and want a career where no two days are the same, we’d love to hear from you. Be part of #TeamWoodhey - the school that has been transformed! Where students show exceptional engagement in lessons, the school is underpinned by strong, supportive relationships, staff feel well-supported, and our values of Respect and Excellence driving everything we do. There has never been a better time to join us. Our remarkable progress has been recognised, being graded Outstanding for Behaviour and Attitudes and Personal Development (2025) is testament to this. We're unbelievably proud of these achievements, but we never stop striving for more - ensuring every student achieves the absolute best academic outcomes and is exceptionally well prepared for life beyond school - progression, not perfection, as we like to say! We equip our staff to flourish through a comprehensive training programme, a supportive welfare package, and access to the latest technology, including a personal iPad. Combined with our incredible students, this makes Woodhey High School an inspiring and rewarding place to work. Are you the missing piece in our jigsaw? The person to take us to the next level? If so, there really is no better time to join us! But don't take our word for it, come and visit us! We cannot wait to welcome you. At

Shaw Education Trust, we believe every role has the power to transform a life.

Whether you’re supporting behind the scenes, inspiring in the classroom, or

leading with vision, you will be part of something truly meaningful. Our

values— opportunity, integrity, community, and equity —guide everything we

do. Our vision is “Opening doors to the world through the power of

learning.” We bring this to life through our mission: working

together to inspire communities where every school is valued, every voice

matters, and every learner thrives. We

are a dynamic and growing family of primary, secondary, and special schools,

proudly serving communities from Birmingham to Bury. Our

people are our greatest asset, and we are deeply committed to their development

through high-quality training, apprenticeships, talent development programmes,

and research opportunities, we empower our staff to thrive as skilled,

confident professionals. We champion wellbeing, value every voice, and foster a

culture where you feel supported, motivated, and inspired to make a real

difference. You

will join a collaborative network of schools where shared expertise and a

strong professional community drive success. Every academy within our Trust has

an equal voice, and every colleague plays a vital role in shaping tailored

learning experiences that raise aspirations and build brighter futures. If

you have the passion, dedication, and drive to help shape lives and create

futures filled with promise, we would love you to join our team. Together,

let’s make the remarkable happen. We

believe every child has the potential to be extraordinary. In

our secondary schools, we pride ourselves on our innovative approach to

curriculum design, to ensure all our schools have breadth and ambition for all

students, regardless of their starting points and barriers. Standard curriculum

models don’t always engage all students, so we constantly seek to innovate and

provide better opportunities to develop both knowledge and skills for life. We

want our students to believe their curriculum is bold, exciting, purposeful,

and ultimately leads to something meaningful for them. Some examples of our

innovation include moving towards a trust wide approach to enrichment and

competitions, to provide a world class enrichment programme and more opportunities

for essential skills like reading and cultural capital. We are also introducing

vocational and technical pathways, which run through the normal school

curriculum but attract support from leading employers and universities to

develops work-readiness in our students, so that they can progress onto T

Levels and apprenticeships. We

are currently at an exciting point in their evolution, with collaboration at

the heart of our collective endeavour. We don’t operate in silos: we value the

power of the pack and strive to collaborate as a collective, ensuring no school

or colleague is left behind. We are currently co-constructing an aligned

curriculum across all EBacc curriculum subjects, to create a world class

curriculum, rich in powerful knowledge and skills. This is driving up standards

through the sharing of the very best practice, whilst allowing each school

sufficient flexibility for autonomy to do what is right for their local

context. A by-product of this approach has been the reduction in planning

workload for colleagues, meaning they can spend more time on the things that

matter and fostering strong relationships with pupils and delivery of the

Education Trust offer the following employee benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:

• An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support
• Support Staff only based on working full time,
• all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of
• employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’
• service including Bank Holidays)
• Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy
• health services designed to support your well-being.
• Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support
• and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of
• discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.
• Free Eye Tests
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to our Institute of
• Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and
• flourish in your role and in the Trust. We
• know our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed to
• ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding
• one. Colleagues
• within the Trust benefit from: Access to a full range of courses both in-house and
• professionally accredited. These courses include a variety of the National
• Professional Qualifications and the Early Carer Teacher Programme delivered by
• Shaw Education Trust as a delivery partner for Ambition Institute. Experienced
• leadership and subject‑specific support. Guidance
• from former HMIs and serving Ofsted Inspectors within the Trust. Access
• to the Trust’s Institute of Education and SCITT. Opportunities
• to work with different schools within the Trust as a Professional Advocate. Participating
• to a suite of online courses. Placement
• projects within our family of schools.Actual Salary: £18,705-£19,000Working hours: 31 hours per week, term time only plus 5 days INSET