GAP Placement 2026/27 - Lower School

Norwich School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 4DD

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  5 February 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  23 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,134 actual pa

GAP Placement 2026/27 - Lower School job summary

Tel: 01603 728488

Email: recruitment@norwich-school.org.uk

Website: https://www.norwich-school.org.uk/current-vacancies

• Salary - £18,134 actual pa
• Temporary until 31 August 2027
• Full Time
• 37.5 hours per week
• Term Time only (34 weeks per year)
• Required from September 2026

We wish to appoint a creative, dynamic and determined individual on a fixed term, term time only basis from September 2026, for the 2026/27 academic year. 

The GAP Placement – Lower School will be expected to work 37.5 hours per week during term time, and the salary is £18,134 per annum, depending on qualifications and age. This placement will be at the Lower School (ages 3-11). 

The successful candidate will bring innovation, enthusiasm and a willingness to learn and will also be a passionate contributor to the wider life of the school, which is located in the Cathedral Close at the heart of this vibrant city.  

The role would suit someone with recently completed education or equivalent experience. Competitively priced local accommodation may also be available. 

We have a strategic aim and commitment to increase the diversity of our staff body. We are passionate about the adults in our community being positive role models for pupils of all backgrounds and we also want our staff to reflect the diversity of our pupil body and wider society in general. We would therefore particularly welcome applicants who come from ethnically minoritised backgrounds.   

How to apply

For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our website for more information about Norwich School and a full job description.  

Completed application forms should be sent by email to HR at - recruitment@norwich-school.org.uk 

Closing date:  5 February 2026, 12 midnight

Interview date:   TBC

Norwich School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Registered Charity No 311280 Co-Educational, HMC: 11-18; IAPS: 3-11

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.

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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 Norwich School

• School type: Independent school, Christian, ages 3 to 18
• School size: 1170 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Norwich School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/norwich-school

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