Teaching Assistant

The Mead Educational Trust; Leicester Forest East; Remote; GBP 20,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Orchard Mead Academy in Leicester requires a dedicated Teaching Assistant to support teaching staff in delivering lessons and preparing resources. You’ll work with whole-class and individual learners, contribute to planning and delivery, and ensure pupils receive pastoral support.

You will help evaluate student progress and provide feedback to teachers to meet learning needs. A minimum of 3 GCSEs including English and Maths is expected; TA qualification is desirable.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 GCSEs at C grade or above, including English and Maths
• Teaching Assistant qualification desirable
• Experience of class supervision and assisting with lesson provision to achieve positive learning outcomes
• Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work in tandem with teaching staff
• Ability to be empathetic and understanding to the needs of students

Responsibilities

• Assisting with planning, preparation and delivery of lesson provision, both on a whole-class and individual basis, preparing resources to support learning activities
• Ensuring pupils are supported pastorally
• Contributing to evaluating student progress and provide feedback to the class teacher to ensure all students’ learning needs are being met

Job description

# Teaching AssistantEmployer: Orchard Mead AcademyLocation: Leicester, LeicestershireContract Type: Fixed term contractHours: Term TimeContract Length: 1 yearSalary: £20,187 - £20,508Posted: 14th October 2026Expires: 26th October 2026 09:00 AMStart Date: As Soon As PossibleJob ID: 1579609Job Reference: OMATA0626* Share :* PrintOrchard Mead Academy currently have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated practitioner to join the team as a Teaching Assistant, supporting teaching staff with responsibility for the development and educational provision of learners.**Job overview**You’ll be responsible for assisting with planning, preparation and delivery of lesson provision, both on a whole-class and individual basis, preparing resources to support learning activities as well as ensuring pupils are supported pastorally. You’ll contribute to evaluating student progress and provide feedback to the class teacher to ensure all students’ learning needs are being met.**Job requirements*** A minimum of 3 GCSEs at C grade or above, including English and Maths* Teaching Assistant qualification desirable* Experience of class supervision and assisting with lesson provision to achieve positive learning outcomes* Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work in tandem with teaching staff* Ability to be empathetic and understanding to the needs of students**Why join us?**As a Teaching Assistant within Orchard Mead Academy, you’ll be able to build upon your existing skillset within a supportive environment, with professional development, training, and career progression opportunities available.### AttachmentsOrchard Mead Academy Recruitment InformationTMET Recruitment Privacy Statement2026-10 Teaching Assistant### Safeguarding Statement:This post will involve contact with vulnerable groups (children, young people and/or adults) and is therefore, exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure check. This exemption means that shortlisted applicants for this post will be required to declare all criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, and bind- overs both spent and unspent in their application, before interview and regardless of the passage of time.