TEACHING ASSISTANT

 (Working with SEND students and those with a diagnosis of Autism)

Scale Pay Point 5 (Range 5-6) 

Pattern of hours: Monday – Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm with half an hour
unpaid lunch break each day and an early finish of 4.00pm one afternoon each week

Term time only, plus 3 days

Actual salary £21,771.13

Thank you for requesting details for the post of Teaching Assistant at The Skipton Academy (TSA). 

The successful candidate will work as directed in meeting the additional educational needs of students and support them in all areas of school life, where necessary. The post holder will report progress of students’ performance to the Assistant Principal/SENCO and will carry out other duties as required.  In addition, they will encourage students to become independent learners and at all times respect confidentiality of information relating to the academy trust and its students. 

As a comprehensive academy, our overriding aim at TSA is to ensure that our students achieve everything that they are capable of.  We recognise every student as an individual, with different needs and talents, and we work hard together to make sure we support and nurture successful, happy and confident learners who achieve in the widest sense of the word, and not just academically.  

At Moorlands Learning Trust (MLT) we are aspirational for every student within our Trust and are committed to achieving success for all and inspiring others to do so too. We believe in investing in the professional and career development of our staff to keep ourselves at the cutting edge of educational developments, where staff wellbeing is also a key priority for us and our schools.

If you are inspired by this opportunity and have the qualities to contribute to our high-quality provision, then we would be delighted to hear from you. 

How to Apply 

As part of your online application (no more than 2 sides of A4) please explain: 

How your skills, qualities and experiences make you a suitable candidate for this post. 

The closing date for this post is: 9am Monday, 27 April 2026

Provisional interview date is:  Thursday, 30 April 2026 from 1.30pm

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you do not receive an invite to interview we regret your application will have been unsuccessful on this occasion, but we wish you every success in your future career. 

Thank you again for your interest in our school. 

Mark Cook

Principal