Overview
Start as soon as possible
Grade 2
Term time only – 39 weeks, 32.5 hours per week, FTE £21,404 - £21,808
Actual Salary £18,801 - £19,266
We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.
About Leasowes High School
Leasowes High School maintained its rating of “Good” in all categories by Ofsted in December 2024 and is oversubscribed for the seventh consecutive year.
“Pupils are justifiably proud to belong to Leasowes High School. The school’s motto of ‘every day, in every way, our students come first’ permeates through school life.”
Leasowes is an ambitious, hard-working and successful school where traditional values of fairness, discipline and respect underpin a culture of aspiration and high achievement for all. We aim to help each and every student to understand and reach their potential by offering an impressive range of opportunities and approaches to learning, supported by a caring and committed pastoral team dedicated to the health and welfare of each individual.
Role and Responsibilities
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our committed and talented team of staff at Leasowes High School. At Leasowes High School we highly value personal attributes of hard work, positivity and kindness, and we are looking for staff who can model these values.
We have wonderful children, supportive parents and a commitment to developing all learners in a dynamic environment where innovation is encouraged. Leasowes is an ambitious, hard-working and successful school where traditional values of fairness, discipline and respect underpin a culture of aspiration and high achievement for all. We aim to help each and every student to understand and reach their potential by offering an impressive range of opportunities and approaches to learning, supported by a caring and committed pastoral team dedicated to the health and welfare of each individual.
Leasowes has an excellent reputation for staff development and the Trust dimension gives real opportunities for teachers to share ideas and learn. We welcome applications from well-organised and inspirational teachers who are driven by the desire to offer elite educational experiences to all students. You should have high expectations of students, and self, displaying energy and enthusiasm in and out of the classroom and contribute to the school’s overall success and ethos.
Additional Information
Please submit your completed application via the online form. Applications are welcomed from newly qualified as well as more experienced professionals who possess the necessary drive and commitment to work with our students to contribute to the continued improvement of the School. Visits to the school are encouraged.
Please contact Lisa Thomas or call 01384 686646 to arrange a visit.
Closing Date: 9am on Friday 12th September 2025
Interview date to be confirmed.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Safeguarding and Other Information
We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment.
All necessary safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertaken can be found at Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2025.
This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.
Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide
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