Teaching Assistant
Denbigh School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK5 6EXThis job expired on 30 January 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
February 2025
Closing date
30 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
16 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,183.00 - £27,711.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary – £17,277 to £19,011 p.a.
Teaching Assistant job summary
TEACHING ASSISTANT
Commencing – February 2025
Term Time Only
Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 3:30pm
30 hours per week
Salary – £25,183 to £27,711 FTE
Actual Salary – £17,277 to £19,011 p.a.
Are you passionate about supporting students in reaching their full potential? Are you looking for a role that offers both challenge and fulfillment, where your contributions will have a lasting impact?
The Role
Denbigh School is seeking a motivated and dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our supportive team and help enrich the learning experiences of our students. As a Teaching Assistant, you will:
- Collaborate with teachers to assist with classroom activities, supporting lesson delivery and engaging with students.
- Implement innovative learning strategies that cater to individual student needs, empowering them to reach their full potential.
- Provide individual support to students who require additional assistance, helping them navigate challenges and fostering their progress while celebrating their achievements to boost their confidence.
- Promote a positive and inclusive classroom environment that encourages teamwork, respect and a sense of belonging among all students.
About Watling Academy
Denbigh School is an excellent school with an enviable reputation. It is a highly successful, over-subscribed comprehensive school with 1750 students aged 11 – 18 and over 200 staff. At Denbigh School, we firmly believe that every student has the right to learn in every lesson, and every teacher has the right to teach without disruption. Our strong expectations around behaviour and engagement foster a calm, purposeful and dynamic environment where both staff and students can thrive. Our school embodies the core values of Kindness & Respect, Engagement, and Doing No Harm. These values are central to everything we do, guiding our approach as a school and as a cohesive team of staff.
For more information about our school, please explore our website: https://www.denbigh.net/
Learn more about why you should join us by downloading the attached Denbigh School Recruitment Pack
About The Denbigh Alliance
The Denbigh Alliance Trust is driven by our mission of Care, Education and Opportunity. We prioritise care by ensuring that no student or staff member ever feels anonymous. Everyone is recognised, valued and supported, creating a strong sense of belonging within our community. Our commitment to education is reflected in our proven track record of academic success, consistently outperforming both Milton Keynes and national averages. We offer opportunity through supportive and dynamic learning environments, where every student can thrive and be well-prepared for future success in higher education or employment. For staff, we offer extensive opportunities for professional development and progression within our growing network of schools, empowering you to advance your career within a united, forward-thinking Trust.
As a Maths Hub, Computing Hub and SCITT, we are recognised as leaders in raising educational standards both within our Trust and in the schools we support. We are proud to appoint motivated, highly qualified staff who thrive in a culture where collaboration and the spirit of partnership are central to everything we do.
How to Apply
Due to our commitment to safer recruitment practices, we can only accept applications through My New Term. Please do not submit CVs.
The Denbigh Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.
E-mail: hr@thedenbighalliance.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Anthony Steed
Closing date for applications: Thursday 30th January 2025, 9am
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.
About Denbigh School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1761 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Denbigh School website (opens in new tab)
Are you an inspirational, enthusiastic and committed teacher who is looking for the next exciting step in your career?
The Denbigh Alliance is a growing and successful MAT and you will teach across the age, key stage and ability ranges. You must have a passion for teaching and have strong subject knowledge.
Denbigh can offer you:
• The opportunity to be part of a welcoming, dynamic and dedicated community.
• Staff development and well-being is important to us and we offer excellent staff benefits, including pension schemes, an Employee Assistance Programme, social events, staff breakfast, annual flu jabs and discounted gym membership.
• The opportunity to join a growing and successful MAT which has recently been awarded a new school on the western expansion area in Milton Keynes.
• The knowledge that you are making a difference to students lives.
• Opportunities for exciting career development, including a subsidised MA Programme
A bit about us:
The Denbigh Alliance has a track record of delivering academic success in subjects which offers students a real currency to progress into higher education or employment. We consistently outperform the Milton Keynes and national averages in terms of the results our students achieve. This academic success is built on the supportive, well-disciplined and dynamic learning environment we provide, which enables our students to focus on their studies. We believe that for a School to succeed there needs to be a genuine spirit of partnership between students, the School and parents.
We are a Teaching School, Maths Hub, Computing Hub and SCITT and amongst the best in the country in terms of raising standards, both within our Trust and in the schools that we support.
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