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Classroom Assistant

Attleborough Academy, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 2AJ

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• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  24 November 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 November 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3
• Working pattern: Part time: 32.5 hours
• Contract type: Fixed term - Role is fixed to specific student
• Actual salary: £17,454 TO £18,068 pro-rata per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

This position is linked to a Year 8 student with high functioning autism who will needhelp and supportin lessons tobe able to access their learning and make progress. As such, the role is fixed term for the duration of the student’s academic career at the Academy (Year 8 to Year 11 and possibly thereafter, Sixth Form).

The Student Support Team is a very close-knit and effective group of individuals who provide high quality and personalised care and support in the belief that this is key to student success and enjoyment during their time at the Academy.

The successful candidate will need to be flexible, resilient and hardworking and committed to the role. A natural empathy, caring nature and proven experience of working with vulnerable and challenging students is an advantage as such these qualities are essential requirements to work in this challenging but extremely rewarding position.

What the school offers its staff

We are an inclusive, friendly and effective learning community with high aspirations and a reputation for innovation. Excellent relationships between students and staff are at the heart of the ethos of the Academy and are often commented on by those who visit the school. Indeed, in our most recent Ofsted Inspection (2021) we were termed a ‘special place to be’. The Academy is a hardworking and caring community of people with high standards and high expectations. Our core values are Commitment, Acknowledgement, Respect and Excellence (CARE). CARE therefore has a genuine meaning within our school as we want the Academy to be a place where these values are seen in all aspects of our work together.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education September 2024, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.

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About Attleborough Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 932 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Attleborough Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr@setrust.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/attleborough-academy (opens in new tab)

Attleborough Academy is a popular, 11 to 18 Academy which is continually developing to meet the demands of providing the highest quality education for all students. Later this academic year, Attleborough Academy will be joining the Sapientia Education Trust (SET) which is an exciting and important development for the Academy. The SET are committed to bringing like-minded schools together to work in partnership to develop a world class education. This merger promises to bring multiple benefits in terms of teaching and learning and new opportunities for students and staff.

We are an inclusive, friendly and effective learning community with high aspirations and a reputation for innovation. Excellent relationships between students and staff are at the heart of the ethos of the Academy and are often commented on by those who visit the Academy. The Academy is a hardworking and caring community of people with high standards and high expectations. Our core values are Commitment, Acknowledgement, Respect and Excellence (CARE). CARE therefore has a genuine meaning within our Academy as we want the Academy to be a place where these values are seen in all aspects of our work together.

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