Assistant Pupil Progress Leader (Teaching Assistant)

Wellfield School, Wingate, County Durham, TS28 5AX

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  15 September 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  27 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,798.00 - £25,777.00 Annually (Actual) Term Time Only plus 5 Days

Assistant Pupil Progress Leader (Teaching Assistant) job summary

Assistant Pupil Progress Leader

Term Time Only plus 5 Days

37 hours per week

Actual Salary £23,798-£25,777

To Start ASAP

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, committed and highly motivated person to become part of our Learning Support Team.

The successful candidate will provide in class support across the curriculum. The ability to work closely with colleagues and work as a mentor, offering support and guidance to young people, is essential.

Candidates should have:

• 4 GCSEs Grade A*-C or equivalent, including English or Maths
• NNEB, CACHE, BTEC, NVQ3 or equivalent qualification
• Experience of supporting young people to overcome barriers to learning
• Sound practical, interpersonal and organisational skills

To find out more about this role, or to arrange a discussion/visit, please contact Kelly Jobes at k.jobes@wellfieldschool,net

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Wellfield School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 914 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wellfield School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wellfield-school-wingate

Wellfield School is a mixed, comprehensive, non-denominational secondary school without sixth form situated in Wingate, County Durham. It is a community state school that provides 1,200 places for students between the ages of 11 and 16 when fully subscribed. Wellfield School is part of New College Durham Academies Trust.

Wellfield School’s motto is “Go the extra mile”. It is a learning community that aims for high achievement and success for all. The secondary school prides itself on being a happy and caring environment, an exciting centre of learning for the community, and a place where all children feel respected for their individual talents.

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