Job Description

TEACHING ASSISTANT LEVEL 1
DARTON ACADEMY, BARNSLEY
Darton Academy are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant Level 1 to join our academy in July 2025, on a permanent, part time basis.
Are you looking for a role that will enable you to influence and give direction to the children in a large successful academy? Do you want to work for a Trust that is transforming educational outcomes for students in some of the most deprived areas in the North of England? If so, this could be the role for you.
Your new role
As a Teaching Assistant Level 1, you will work under the direct instruction of teaching/senior staff, usually in a classroom with the teacher. You will support pupils to ensure they can access learning and provide general support to the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom.
Salary: Grade C Points 4 - 6 (324,404 - 325,183 Full Time Equivalent). The minimum actual pro rata salary per annum for this job starts at 317,094.59.
Hours: 30 hours per week / term time only plus 5 days (39 weeks).
Please see the job description on our website for more information on the criteria and role.
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience required for this position, then we would very much like to hear from you.
Your new school
Darton Academy is an exciting place to learn and as soon as you enter the building you can feel a buzz of enthusiasm. There is a sense of purpose, and the academy is calm and orderly, with state-of-the-art facilities. We are a close-knit community, and we pride ourselves on knowing our pupils well and doing our utmost to ensure everyone fulfils their true potential.
We aim to ensure that our pupils can learn in a safe and supportive environment, where everyone values academic achievement and has a positive attitude to learning. As a result of our journey of continuous improvement, our pupils secured an amazing set of exam results in the summer of 2023, with 55% of pupils achieving a grade 5 or higher in maths and English, and 75% achieving a grade 4 or higher. We continue to go from strength to strength and our unvalidated progress 8 score is 0.38 which far exceeds expectations for pupils of similar ability nationally. Darton Academy is yet again one of the highest performing schools in Barnsley. In February 2023 Ofsted graded us Good with an outstanding personal development offer.
We strongly encourage our pupils to take part in enrichment activities so they can discover all their strengths and talents, and run over forty clubs, as well as pupil support sessions and interventions. We also regularly organise whole school events and educational visits so that our pupils have a broad experience of learning beyond the classroom.
We believe in rewarding pupils for good behaviour, attendance and achievement and run a number of celebration events throughout the year, from Super September to our summer DartFest. We place learning at the heart of everything we do and use our core values of respect, responsibility, and resilience to build a positive ethos.
Why join us?
Staff across the trust are talented and enthusiastic, and all contribute to the trust's success story.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high-performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.
As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing. Here are just a few examples in each areaxe2x80xa6
Financial Wellbeing:
xc2xb7 Membership to either the Teachers' Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
xc2xb7 Technology scheme and Vehicle Leasing Scheme*
xc2xb7 Access to an extensive discount's platform
Physical Wellbeing:
xc2xb7 24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner for you & your household
xc2xb7 Gym & fitness discounts
xc2xb7 Cycle to Work scheme*
xc2xb7 Free annual flu jab
Mental Wellbeing:
xc2xb7 Access to an industry-leading Employee Assistance Programme
xc2xb7 Menopause Support Service
xc2xb7 Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
*Subject to ensuring NMW is maintained
xc2xb7 Holiday Entitlement: minimum 35 days (subject to pro rata if working part-time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays.
For more information and to apply for this position please visit our website at
Visits to the Academy are warmly welcomed by appointment. Please call the academy to arrange your visit on 01226 232306 or for an informal chat.
Closing date: 8th June 2025 at midnight.
In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.
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