Teaching Assistant

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Bury, Lancashire Contract Type:
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Grade 4 £ 25,186-£25,989 FTE Pay Award Pending Posted: 14th September 2026

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As Soon As Possible Expires: 28th September 2026 09:00 AM Contract Type:
Permanent

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Unsworth Academy are now looking to recruit highly motivated Teaching Assistants to join their team.

The main purpose of the role is support and assist our teaching staff within the classroom. You will help to encourage and motivate our students under the guidance of the Class Teacher.

Unsworth Academy is a thriving, oversubscribed, co-educational and non- selective Bury high school. The school is on an incredibly exciting journey of school improvement. Our latest Ofsted report, in April 2025 was glowing and indictive of an outstanding judgement were it to have been a graded inspection.

A new three-year development plan titled 'Exemplary Unsworth 2028 was launched in September 2025. It will guide our journey to an even more sophisticated level of provision for the wonderful community of Unsworth.

At Unsworth Academy, our vision is to drive both the academic and character development of learners, so they can positively shape the society and communities they inhabit. We are unapologetically ambitious, fostering a culture built on individual ownership, holistic development and community strength.

AtShaw Education Trust, we believe every role has the power to transform a life.

Whether you're supporting behind the scenes, inspiring in the classroom, orleading with vision, you will be part of something truly meaningful.

Ourvalues
- ** opportunity, integrity, community, and equity** - guide everything wedo. Our vision is ***"Opening doors to the world through the power of learning."
*** We bring this to life through our mission:
** working together to inspire communities where every school is valued, every voice matters, and every learner thrives.
** Weare a dynamic and growing family of primary, secondary, and special schools,proudly serving communities from Birmingham to Bury.

Ourpeople are our greatest asset, and we are deeply committed to their development through high-quality training, apprenticeships, talent development programmes,and research opportunities, we empower our staff to thrive as skilled,confident professionals. We champion wellbeing, value every voice, and foster aculture where you feel supported, motivated, and inspired to make a real difference.

Youwill join a collaborative network of schools where shared expertise and astrong professional community drive success. Every academy within our Trust hasan equal voice, and every colleague plays a vital role in shaping tailored learning experiences that raise aspirations and build brighter futures.

I fyou have the passion, dedication, and drive to help shape lives and create futures filled with promise, we would love you to join our team.
*** Together,let's make the remarkable happen.
****** Webelieve every child has the potential to be extraordinary.
*** Inour secondary schools, we pride ourselves on our innovative approach to curriculum design, to ensure all our schools have breadth and ambition for all students, regardless of their starting points and barriers. Standard curriculum models don't always engage all students, so we constantly seek to innovate and provide better opportunities to develop both knowledge and skills for life. Wewant our students to believe their curriculum is bold, exciting, purposeful,and ultimately leads to something meaningful for them.

Some examples of our innovation include moving towards a trust wide approach to enrichment and competitions, to provide a world class enrichment programme and more opportunities for essential skills like reading and cultural capital. We are also introducing vocational and technical pathways, which run through the normal school curriculum but attract support from leading employers and universities to develops work-readiness in our students, so that they can progress onto TLevels and apprenticeships.

Weare currently at an exciting point in their evolution, with collaboration atthe heart of our collective endeavour. We don't operate in silos: we value thepower of the pack and strive to collaborate as a collective, ensuring no schoolor colleague is left behind. We are currently co-constructing an aligned curriculum across all EBacc…