Numeracy Teaching Assistant

Neston High School, Neston, Cheshire, CH64 9NH

31 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  1 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  31 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Mathematics
• Working pattern: Part time: 27 hours per week (Term time plus INSET)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: £19,821 - £22,175 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you an experienced and capable Teacher or Teaching Assistant looking to join a warm, friendly school? Could you deliver a variety of numeracy related learning activities and interventions in order to raise standards of numeracy across our maths department?

An exciting and rewarding opportunity has arisen in the Mathematics Department, for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to work alongside the department and its leadership team to develop the quality of delivery and support available for our students.

The successful candidate will support students with weak numeracy skills across the school and lead on planning, delivering and evaluating programs of numeracy support and interventions for individuals/groups/whole classes of students both in and outside the classroom. In addition, you will also be responsible for monitoring students and assessing, recording and reporting on students’ achievement, progress and development.

You should:

• Have experience of working with students with additional needs.
• Have a flexible and proactive approach to supporting students.
• Be pro-active with the ability to act on your own initiative.
• Be able to build excellent working relationships with students, staff and parents.
• A good understanding of the issues relating to child development and inclusion.
• Have very strong literacy and numeracy skills
• Have excellent communication skills.
• Have good IT skills.
• Have good behaviour management skills.
• A commitment to safeguarding children.

What the school offers its staff

Neston High School is a high-achieving mixed 11–18 school set in the beautiful surroundings of Cheshire. Our school is extremely popular, known for its academic excellence, exceptional pastoral care, and a positive environment where young people thrive.

Staff have access to a wide CPD programme and you will be joining an friendly, experienced and supportive team with a strong emphasis on teamwork. An Employee Assist programme and pension are available for all.

The school itself offers state of the art classrooms and ample free parking along with other benefits such as cycle to work.

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

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant must have enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Numeracy Teaching Assistant application pack.pdf - 499 KB (opens in new tab)

About Neston High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1724 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Neston High School website
• Email address: leadbetterh@nestonhigh.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/neston-high-school-neston

Neston High School is a large 11 – 18 rural fully inclusive comprehensive school with approximately 1,750 students on roll. We are consistently over-subscribed and are proud to serve our local families and the community who travel into the area to learn in our state of the art multi-million new build and grounds. Within our centre for learning you would be joining a dedicated team of colleagues, who consistently strive to shape extraordinary lives by providing all of our young people with the opportunities to explore, dream and discover their holistic potential.

Arranging a visit to Neston High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email leadbetterh@nestonhigh.com.

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