TEACHING ASSISTANT (CORAM HOUSE) – September 2026
We are seeking dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to join our supportive and dynamic team from September 2026. This role will involve working with students across the school, EYFS through to KS2, providing both in-class support and targeted SEND interventions, as well as contributing to the wider life of a busy school. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting students’ academic progress, wellbeing, and engagement in school life.
This exciting role will require you to deliver small-group and 1:1 SEND intervention programmes supporting pupils with a range of needs. You will promote independence, confidence, and positive behaviour.
In the classroom you will assist teachers during lessons across a range of subjects supporting differentiation and inclusion in mainstream classes. The role also requires that you will provide supervised cover for teacher absence when required and support break/lunch duties and transitions around the school day. There will be opportunities for you to participate in training and professional development
Ackworth School, a co-educational boarding and day school, was founded in 1779 by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). It maintains its ethos and traditions and is still governed by the Society. The school is academically non-selective and provides an excellent range of facilities and co-curricular opportunities, recently achieving fantastic feedback in the ISI inspection (January 2026). The Head is a member of both HMC and the Society of Heads.
As a non-selective school, we offer a broad education that supports all abilities. Our small class sizes mean that our teachers can dedicate more time to deliver a rich curriculum, allowing all pupils to make progress. Our pupils are one of Ackworth's USP's. Visitors to the school never fail to acknowledge how amazing they are and how positive the encounter is. This is something that makes a career at Ackworth such a rewarding one.
The candidate must hold a relevant qualification and have sufficient experience at this level to include teaching classes during planned absences and to cover for PPA time. You would be expected to cover from EYFS to KS2.
In return we offer:
• a generous fee remission of 50% for the children of our staff.
• all food and refreshments during the working day.
free on-site parking.
flexible pension and wellbeing benefits.
• 34 working weeks
• a supportive and friendly environment based on the Quaker ethos of the school.
• a beautiful working location in an ideal location within easy travelling distance of the main centres of Sheffield, Leeds, Doncaster and York.
The working hours are 37.5 per week (8am-4pm) term time only (34 weeks). The salary for the role is £19,705.95 (£25,876.50 FTE).
Completed school application forms should be submitted with a cover letter of no more than one page and should be sent by email to: jobs@ackworthschool.com
Closing Date: Friday 19 June at 9:00 a.m.
Interviews will be held w/c 22 June.
We reserve the right to see candidates prior to the closing date so early application is recommended.
Applicants should read carefully the Recruitment, Selection and Disclosure Policy. Our recruitment privacy notice is also available on our website within “Working For Us”.
Ackworth School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all applicants will undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and an enhanced DBS and Barred list check with Disclosure and Barring Service. Applicants should also be in sympathy with the School’s Quaker ethos.
For an informal and confidential discussion, please contact Ellie Spendlove on 01977 233600 or ellie.spendlove@ackworthschool.com