Raising Achievement/Resources Assistant

Sewell Park Academy, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 4BX

29 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  19 August 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  21 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Grade E7-11 £26,403 - £28,142 Actual starting salary £12,849 - £13,695 (paid pro rata)
• Additional allowances:

  Grade E7-11 £26,403 - £28,142 Actual starting salary £12,849 - £13,695 (paid pro rata)

Raising Achievement/Resources Assistant job summary

Sewell Park Academy

St Clements Hill

Norwich

Norfolk

NR3 4BX

Vacancy:

Raising Achievement/Resources Assistant

Grade E7-11 £26,403 - £28,142

Actual starting salary £12,849 - £13,695 (paid pro rata)

20.5 hours per week (Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday - this can be discussed for the right candidate however), term time plus 2 weeks

Permanent

Start Date - September 2026

• Do you feel like you ought to be working in an organisation that changes lives for the community it serves?

• Do you want to work in a school where staff enrich the minds and enable the success of the young people they work with?

• Do you want to work in a school that prides itself on making a difference so that one day, you can look back and know it was worth it?

At Sewell Park Academy, we strive to ‘enrich minds and enable success’ for the students that we serve. Our mission is to ensure that our students leave with the qualifications needed to succeed in their next stages of their lives, but also be healthy, safe and be able to develop strong relationships. We have built a culture where staff want to stay and students want to come. So much so that 100% of staff said that ‘our school has a culture of learning: students are ready, willing and able to learn’ and we have had a turnover rate for teaching staff of just 2% in the last three years. We are the third most over-subscribed secondary state comprehensive in Norfolk.

The Trustees and Governors of Sewell Park Academy are seeking to appoint a Raising Achievement/Resources Assistant to join our dedicated SEND team. This exciting role combines specialist support for a student with a visual impairment alongside wider Raising Achievement responsibilities across the school.

A key aspect of the role will be preparing accessible learning resources for a visually impaired student. You will work closely with teaching staff to adapt lesson materials using specialist technology and software, ensuring resources are ready for lessons and fully accessible. Full training will be provided, so previous experience of using visual impairment technology is not required.

Alongside this specialist responsibility, you will also work as part of our Raising Achievement Team, supporting students within lessons, delivering targeted interventions and helping vulnerable learners overcome barriers to learning.

The successful candidate will:

• Prepare, adapt and convert lesson resources into accessible formats for a student with a visual impairment.

• Learn to use specialist visual impairment technology and software to produce accessible learning materials (full training provided).

• Work with teaching staff to ensure resources are prepared ahead of lessons.

• Provide classroom support across a range of subjects.

• Deliver interventions and targeted support for students with SEND and other vulnerable learners.

• Support students to develop confidence, independence and resilience.

• Provide whole-school classroom cover when required, supervising students and ensuring a positive learning environment in the absence of teaching staff.

• Work collaboratively with teachers, the SENDCo and external professionals to ensure students receive the support they need.

The successful candidate will be organised, proactive and flexible, with excellent communication skills and a genuine passion for supporting young people. They will be able to work independently when preparing specialist resources whilst also enjoying being part of a collaborative and supportive team.

This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop specialist skills in visual impairment support whilst also gaining valuable experience within a thriving SEND and Raising Achievement department. Ongoing professional development will be provided throughout your employment, including specialist training from Qualified Teachers of Vision Impairment and other external professionals.

We want the right person to make parents say similar things to Josh’s mum when he left us:

“He has always been a quiet and sensitive soul but I have watched him navigate his way through high school, with your guidance and care, he has grown and developed into a kind, responsible, respectful young man.

Thank you to everyone who taught him or took the time to listen and help him.”

Or this parent of Skye who said this of their prospective sibling coming to the school:

“I cannot fault the school and I sincerely hope that my daughter makes Sewell Park her school of choice.”

Further information about the Academy can be found on our website: www.sewellparkacademy.co.uk

For more information regarding this vacancy please contact: The Trust’s Recruitment Team by email on recruitment@bhetrust.co.uk

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

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

Closing date: 9am Wednesday 19th August 2026

Interviews: Thursday 27th August 2026

We reserve the right to end the vacancy and interview before the advertised closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Please note that it is normal practice to appoint to the bottom of the scale.

The 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. The successful applicant will be required to complete an enhanced DBS, and have checks carried out with past employers. Right to Work in the UK will need to be established. 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.

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

Broad Horizons Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we will check the suitability of staff to work with children. Applicants must be willing to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and overseas police checks (where applicable).

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 Sewell Park Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 775 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Sewell Park Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sewell-park-academy

A school where we believe every student should have the highest aspirations for their future. Our dedicated staff work tirelessly to ensure every student receives the opportunities to succeed, through our vision of "Enriching minds, enabling success".

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