Teaching Assistant (Level A)

Wilsthorpe School; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Wilsthorpe School is seeking a Teaching Assistant to join a committed team. You will support learning in line with the national curriculum and work in partnership with teachers to help students achieve their best.

The role requires patience and a proactive approach to assist students with diverse needs, contributing to a positive, inclusive learning environment.

Qualifications

• Patience will be key to this role and you will support students across curriculum areas.
• You will work in partnership with teachers to support learning in line with the national curriculum, codes of practice, policies and procedures.
• Experience in supporting students with varying learning, behavioural, social, or SEND needs is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support learning in partnership with teachers to deliver curriculum activities.
• Assist students with varying degrees of learning, behavioural, communication, social, or physical needs.
• Help SEND students meet targets and progress alongside non-SEND peers.

Skills

Patience

Hard-working

Teamwork

Job description

TEACHING ASSISTANT

Grade and Salary: Grade 2: £22,279 - £23,356 actual salary per annum pro rata (£26,016 - £27,274 FTE)

Working pattern: 37 hours per week / 39 weeks per year

Contract term: Permanent

The School

Wilsthorpe School is a high-performing academy that is well on the path to becoming an outstanding school. Everyone in the school believes in our journey of improvement and shares common goals. Strong relationships exist between students and staff which are open, warm, and friendly and these relationships have led to excellent attitudes to learning.

The role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Teaching Assistant to join an already existing committed team at Wilsthorpe School. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic hard-working and is passionate about supporting young people achieve their best. The successful candidate will work in partnership with teachers to support learning in line with the national curriculum, codes of practice, policies and procedures.

The person

Patience will be key to this role as you will be supporting students in a specific curriculum area or support students with varying degrees of learning, behavioural, communication, social, sensory or physical difficulties. You will play an integral part in ensuring students with any degree of SEND meet targets and progress in line with students not on the SEND register.

Why join us?

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.

We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We offer:

• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership, and extensive high street retail discounts.
• Entry to attractive career average pension schemes.
• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals and wonderful students.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• A range of support mechanisms and benefits to employees. The Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter, and we take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously.

Applications must arrive by: Wednesday 16 September 2026 at 9.00am.

Interviews will be held on: Wednesday 23 September 2026.

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.