Teaching Assistant

The Nicholas Hamond Academy, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7DZ

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £16,685.00 - £17,218.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Salary Scale: 4 - 6

Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant

• Contract Type: Permanent
• Hours: 28.5 hours a week
• Salary Scale: NJC Point 4-6
• Actual Salary: £16,685 - £17,218
• Start Date: ASAP

Are you looking for a fantastic new opportunity? The Nicholas Hammond Academy are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to support students in the classroom.

About you: -

We are looking for a confident individual who is patient, sympathetic and enjoys working with young people by establishing positive relationships with students, using a flexible approach to support children within a secondary Academy.

The successful candidate will be self-motivated, effective communicator, enthusiastic and able to use their own initiative, to support students in the classroom to ensure that they are making progress academically, socially, and emotionally.

Previous experience or qualifications in a relatable role within an educational establishment is desirable but not essential. This role requires, a grade C/4 or equivalent in English and Maths.

We welcome applications from ambitious candidates, keen to make a difference who have a genuine passion and belief in the potential of every student.

Why choose The Nicholas Hamond Academy?

Rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted in January 2022, here at The Nicholas Hamond Academy, we are “determined to be the best that we can be”. As a team, we are dedicated to delivering a high-quality education that enables students to make rapid progress and achieve transformational academic targets. We have high expectations of our pupils and every student matters to us. We work closely with our local community, including parents and carers, who actively support the work we are doing to achieve and maintain the highest possible standards.

About Academy Transformation Trust

We are proud to be a part of the Academy Transformation Trust family of academies whose mission is to transform the learning, aspirations and opportunities for their pupils and the communities in which they live. This commitment also extends to staff who are key to their success.

In return, you can expect fantastic Professional Development opportunities, a comprehensive employee benefits package, shopping discounts, cycle-to-work and gym schemes, cinema tickets and an employee assistance programme.

To learn more and apply online, please see our application pack for more information and visit our careers page.

Closing Date: Friday 09 October 2026 at 9am

Interviews: TBC

The successful applicant will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2026. We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are open to Flexible Working.

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 successful applicant will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2023. We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are open to Flexible Working.

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 The Nicholas Hamond Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 710 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Nicholas Hamond Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-nicholas-hamond-academy

“Inspiring every student who comes through our doors by providing them with the best educational experience we can and by giving our students every opportunity to be the best that they can be.”

The Nicholas Hamond Academy or ‘TNHA’, is an aspirational 11 – 18 academy. Our students are awesome, the staff passionate and the parents supportive. Together we are ‘One Team’, “determined to be the best that we can be”.

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