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  • Start date details

    3 November 2025

  • Closing date

    10 September 2025 at 10am

  • Date listed

    5 September 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£28,598.00 - £31,022.00 Annually (FTE) Actual starting salary £21,607 - £23,438 annual gross

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Broad Horizons Education Trust

Tuckswood Academy

Tuckswood Centre

Norwich

NR4 6BP

www.tuckswoodacademy.co.uk

Email: recruitment@bhetrust.co.uk

Vacancy:

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Scale F12 -17

£28,598 - £31,022

Actual starting salary £21,607 - £23,438 annual gross

32.5 hours per week, term time plus one week

Starting date: 3rd November 2025 (fixed term to 31st August 2026)

We are seeking to employ an enthusiastic and dedicated Higher Level Teaching Assistant to provide cover for PPA and staff absence across the primary ages.

The ideal candidate will preferably have previous experience working in a similar role. This role could provide good learning opportunities for recently qualified teachers or those seeking to explore the teaching profession. They will also demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team and to build relationships with young people from very diverse social and educational backgrounds.

At Tuckswood we believe that children, parents, staff and the wider community play a crucial role in shaping children and their futures. As a school we strive to provide a rich and well developed curriculum as well as skills and experiences to prepare children for later life. To help children grow we promote the Tuckswood 5; Be Kind, Be Curious, Be Ready, Be Resilient, Be Proud. Everyone at Tuckswood follows these rules and they help us to create a positive culture where we learn from mistakes and from each other. We are very much a part of the local community and work hard to develop good links with those around us including businesses and schools. We actively promote a close working relationship between children, parents and staff and welcome parents to many events at school. This allows parents to be able to be part of their child's learning journey and help us to provide the best possible learning outcomes.

For more information please email Emma Hoey - Smith our Headteacher; head@tuckswoodacademy.co.uk. We would love to hear from you!

As part of the Broad Horizons Education Trust you will be included in a family of Academies who put the needs of children at the forefront of their education. The academy values of ‘Be Kind, Be Curious, Be Ready, Be Resilient, Be Proud’ is reflected amongst all staff and all our staff work collaboratively to support children’s emotional, physical and academic development.

For more information about the academy, please look at our website: https://www.tuckswoodacademy.co.uk.

To access the online application and to apply, please select the “Apply” button and enter your details.

You must “Submit” your fully completed application by the closing date/time.

Closing Date: Wednesday 10th September 2025 at midday

Interviews: Monday 15th September 2025 (or upon application)

This Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations, therefore successful candidates will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether disqualified under these regulations. Applicants must be prepared to undertake an Enhanced DBS check and attend a Warner Interview. Right to Work in the UK will need to be established. If applicable the following will be required: a certificate of good conduct, for teaching posts, a letter of professional standing from the professional regulating authority in the country in which the applicant has worked.We are an equal opportunities employer.

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

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About Tuckswood Academy

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
217 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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School location

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