Support Staff - Classroom in Ealing

Salary: Grade 5, Scale point 12-15. Starting salary for term-time only for 33 hours per week is £27,372.

Closing date: Midnight Sunday 7th June 2026

Interview date: week commencing Monday 8th June 2026

We are looking to appoint a committed professional to the role of Teaching Assistant at William Perkin CE High School. William Perkin Church of England High School was opened in 2013 and is part of the Twyford Church of England Academies Trust. Its GCSE results place it within the top 5% of schools nationally. The school is founded on the successful systems and approaches of Twyford Trust, with the principle difference that it is a distinctively Christian school with open admission criteria. The school is rated ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted (June 2015) and SIAMS (October 2016) and is oversubscribed on first choice applicants.

Role Summary

Teaching Assistants are required to support students in Years 7–11 with statements of Special Education Need, and to take the lead responsibility for students with learning and behavioural difficulties.

Qualifications & Experience

• A sensible attitude, with the ability to be flexible, reflective and find solutions
• An understanding of how secondary age students learn and think
• Strong organisational abilities, energy and enthusiasm
• A commitment to the ethos of the school

Benefits & Support

• Excellent relationships within a strong team
• On-the-job learning and development opportunities
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Opportunity for a one-to-one meeting with a member of Teach West London’s initial teacher training team to offer bespoke career support.
• Opportunity to work in KS3 and KS4 classrooms to provide a range of experience.
• Opportunity to work closely with the subject you aspire to train to teach in, allowing you to develop necessary subject knowledge and familiarity with subject’s pedagogical approaches.

Additional Information

Roles are up to 35 hours per week; part‑time applications can be considered. Exact hours will be discussed at interview and salary will be pro‑rated. The school reserves the right to research shortlisted candidates on social media platforms and the internet, and the recruitment panel may consider this during the recruitment process. The Twyford Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undergo the child protection screening appropriate to the post, including an enhanced DBS and references. The post-holder will also be expected to read and adhere to the Trust’s Child Protection Policy, and any other safeguarding documents stated within this.

The Twyford Church of England Academy Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents our context and wider community. We are aware that those of Global Majority Heritage/United Kingdom Minority Ethnic (GMH/UKME) and disabled people are currently under-represented among our staff, and we particularly encourage applications from those with the relevant skills and experience that will increase this representation.

About the school William Perkin CE High School is consulting on its Admissions policy for entry into Year 7 in September 2026 to include ‘Children of Staff’ places. If, as we expect, the proposal is approved, the admissions policy will include the following criterion: ‘Children of all staff’ where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made or where the member of staff has been recruited to a post where there is a demonstrable skill shortage. William Perkin Church of England High School is a highly successful and heavily oversubscribed school which achieves exceptional outcomes for its students. It opened as a Free School in September 2013 and its progress measures at GCSE have consistently placed it in the top 5% of schools nationally and it has a flourishing sixth form with a particular specialism in STEM subjects. William Perkin works closely with Imperial College London, The Royal Society and the Institute for Research in Schools (IRIS) to ensure our success as a centre of excellence for Science. It serves the local community in North Greenford but benefits from being part of the Twyford CE Academies Trust which is the top-performing MAT in the UK.

William Perkin has a strong and distinctively Christian ethos with open admissions criteria. The school is rated ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted (May 2025) and was very successful in its recent SIAMS inspection (January 2024).

The Twyford Church of England Academies Trust (TCEAT) is a Multi Academy Trust which comprises four secondary schools in the London Borough of Ealing. The Trust was established in October 2011 to enable our heavily oversubscribed existing school, Twyford CE High School, to build on its successes and look outward to the large number of parents who were eager to become part of its community. Over a 10-year period it launched three new schools Ealing Fields, William Perkin and Ada Lovelace all of which have achieved progress outcomes ranking them in the top 1% of schools nationally, making TCEAT the highest performing Trust in the UK including the progress made by disadvantaged students. TCEAT aims to deliver outstanding education in a comprehensive school setting and embraces the Trust motto ‘Life in all its fullness’, encouraging students to use their individual gifts wisely and well. Supported by the London Diocesan Board for Schools (LDBS), TCEAT operates on collaborative principles with some central services to achieve consistency of provision. The Trust has a highly evolved common curriculum running through years 7-13, which has been devised by staff within the four schools. It has thriving post-16 provision, including both A-Levels and T-Levels, and is heavily oversubscribed. Music plays a significant role in the spiritual life of the TCEAT schools and pastoral systems are strong. The Trust also runs Teach West London, a Teaching School Hub for teacher training and development with outreach to over 330 schools across Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon and Hounslow.