Teaching Assistant

The role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Teaching Assistant to join our school. The successful candidate will be passionate in making a difference for our children. We are looking to recruit a colleague with both the commitment and relevant skills to embody our culture and help to raise standards throughout the school. They will join the school at an exciting point in its trajectory; we look forward to having you on this journey.

Our School

Brakenhale School is a school where we all strive for excellence. We are a high performing 11-18 secondary school with a resolute determination to accelerate students’ life chances. Our new Headteacher joined us on the 1 September 2021 and with his leadership, we aim to be truly exceptional. Our team approach to everything we do will enable this. Furthermore, Brakenhale School is part of the high achieving Greenshaw Learning Trust (GLT) where the support and guidance is of a high quality. 

An Ofsted inspection in January 2019 graded the school as ‘good’ overall. However, areas were also awarded as ‘outstanding’. We are extremely proud of what we do and often talk of ‘refinement’ as the mechanism to make us even better. As a secondary school serving the local community, we had over 550 preferences for 210 Year 7 places for September 2021. Families want to send their child to our school; we are proud of this.

Application process

The deadline for applications is Monday 11 July at 9am. Interviews will take place soon after the position closes. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by soon after the closing date.

The candidate pack can be downloaded from this page and suitable candidates can contact our HR Team at hr@brakenhale.co.uk with further questions.

The Brakenhale School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. It is essential that all members of staff and volunteers share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all posts.