Teaching Assistant at Forest Academy
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Job Reference: EDV/2026/FA/35126
Location: Bridle Road, Shirley, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 8HQ
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Contract Term: Full-Time
Salary: £23,647.06 - £29,434.00 Annually (Actual)
Fixed Term End Date: Tue 31st Aug, 2027
Closing Date: Midnight, Fri 23rd Oct, 2026
Start Date: ASAP
Positions Available: 1
Interview Date(s): TBC
About this Role
Role: Teaching Assistant
Contract: Fixed-Term, Term-Time Only (plus inset days)
Start Date: ASAP
End Date: 31st August 2027
Salary Range: NJC Outer London - Grade 3, Spine Point 5-7 £23,647.06 - £24,331 - Pro-Rata of (£29,434.00 FTE - £30,285.00 FTE Per Annum)
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday - 8:30am - 3:30pm - 32.5 Hours Per Week (half an hour unpaid lunch break)
Inspire Partnership Academy Trust, is a family of schools across Croydon, Medway and Greenwich who aim to offer a life changing education to children. Our schools work in collaboration to transform the lives of the children and communities we serve.
Our core values of Collaboration, Excellence, Friendship, Resilience, Respect and Responsibility, define the way we care for, enrich and teach every child.
What sets us apart from others is the opportunity to work at the cutting edge of educational thinking and practice, supported by excellent training and development and opportunities to take part in ground breaking research projects and collaborative work with talented and innovative colleagues, both at a local and national level.
Forest Academy is rapidly improving and working to provide an exceptional learning experience for our wonderful children. Our vision is to ensure children receive the very best education. We aim to make a life-changing difference within our diverse community of Croydon.
We are seeking to appoint a committed, resilient, passionate and ambitious Teaching Assistant to join our school and partnership to inspire a generation of children.
Our benefits
- Ongoing professional development
- Commitment to staff well-being (members of the staff well-being charter)
- Annual Incremental Pay Increases
- Enhanced Family Friendly Pay (maternity, paternity/enhanced sickness pay)
- Teacher's Pension Scheme
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Eye care voucher scheme
- Extensive Training and Induction program
Please note we will only accept applications from candidates who have documentary evidence that they have the right to work in the UK.
Forest Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff, volunteers and external agencies to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, Medical Clearance and satisfactory Employment References.
Further information about our Trust is available at: https://www.inspirepartnership.co.uk
To arrange a visit please contact:
- Julie Allcott - Senior HR Officer - Email: [email address]
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Teaching Assistant employer: Forest Academy
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