Education Support Assistant
Bluecoat Trent Academy, Nottingham, NG5 1AJ16 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
28 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
11 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- Learning support or cover supervisor
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- English, Mathematics, Science
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time, Permanent.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- From £27,711 to £31,067
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Supervise the students working on a pre-set learning activity in the absence of a teacher or within the Independent Learning Unit.
- Establish productive working relationships with students, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
- Liaise with the designated class teacher to understand what the pre-prepared exercise for the class will be and what resources may be given to students to facilitate learning.
- Record and report attendance at lessons in accordance with Academy procedures.
- Explain and respond to students about what is required and what pre-prepared task/exercise they will be expected to undertake.
- Answer any general questions the students have in relation to the work set and model expectations to students.
- Manage behaviour of students to ensure that a constructive learning environment is maintained by using a range of strategies to deal with classroom behaviour as a whole, and also individual behavioural needs. This will include meeting and communicating with parents as required.
- Report back to the designated class teacher as appropriate.
- Work with teaching staff to establish an appropriate learning environment which is purposeful, orderly and productive.
- Assist teaching staff in lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting lessons/work plans as appropriate.
- Ensure timely and accurate design, preparation and use of specialist equipment/resources/materials as required by teaching staff.
- Be responsible for keeping and updating records as agreed with teaching staff.
- Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop students’ competence and independence in its use.
- Determine the need for, prepare and maintain general and specialist equipment and resources.
- Administer and assess routine tests and invigilate exams/tests.
- Provide general clerical/administrative support.
- Provide first aid assistance to staff, students and visitors as and when necessary.
- Provide flexibility to the working day to attend after school meetings, subject team meetings or year group meetings.
- To provide guidance and advice to readers and library users.
- To provide guidance and support for users of ICT and other educational technology available in the library areas.
- Maintenance and display of newspapers and magazines.
- Supervision of students before school, during break and lunch times and after school.
- Actively promoting and managing after school clubs.
- Support with the Duke of Edinburgh Award.
- Other reasonable tasks as requested.
What the school offers its staff
- Archway benefits to include shopping discounts and competitions
- A free and confidential employee assistance programme offering counselling and advice
- Access to a generous pension scheme
- Access to discounted travel schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Comprehensive training and support
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
- Eye care voucher scheme
- Free flu vaccine
- Access to e-learning and development
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to the satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check, Barred List check, the receipt of satisfactory references, online searches and any other statutory checks that are required for the post. We are an equal opportunities employer.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Bluecoat Trent Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 654 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bluecoat Trent Academy website
- Email address
- hr@archwaytrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01159007245
Bluecoat Trent Academy
The Bluecoat Trent Academy (BTA) opened its doors in September 2021 with the founding cohort of Year 7 pupils. BTA is an 11-16, non-faith school. For the first year BTA accommodates six forms of entry, growing to eight forms in subsequent years.
The new build for the academy will be built on the former site of Clarendon College, on the edge of Forest Fields, close to Mapperley Park. Whilst the new academy is being constructed BTA will, for the first three years, be based in its own building on the site of Bluecoat Aspley Academy on Aspley Lane. The school will be underpinned by the ethos of all the Archway academies whilst establishing its own unique vision and values.
Arranging a visit to Bluecoat Trent Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@archwaytrust.co.uk.
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