Teaching Assistant
Norwood Primary School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 7DZ17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
16 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
18 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 8.45 - 3.15 with a 45 minute lunch
Contract type
- Permanent
Hourly rate
- £11.59 - £13.69 depending on experience and qualifications
What skills and experience we're looking for
Teaching Assistant – 28.75 hours
08.45 – 15.15 Monday to Friday with 45 minutes for lunch.
Are you looking to join a school where children are eager to learn, resources are plentiful and our staff and governors work as part of a supportive and caring team?
Norwood Primary School is a happy, friendly local authority maintained school with a safe, supportive learning environment, where pupils are valued and make positive contributions to the school community. We share a sense of pride and achievement and each pupil is well prepared for the next phase in their learning, ready to embark on becoming responsible, independent members of society.
Norwood Primary School is a good school where we strive to ensure that all pupils make good or better progress in their learning. A broad, balanced and exciting curriculum is delivered by a skillful and dedicated team ensuring each individual fulfils their potential.
Our most recent Ofsted inspection from May 2023 graded all areas as ‘Good’ and the report can be found here - https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50220715
We are looking for:
- a teaching assistant who either holds a relevant qualification or is working towards one
- a teaching assistant with a passion for learning and the pursuit of excellence for all of our community
- someone who builds positive, effective relationships with children, their families, staff, governors and the wider community
- a teaching assistant who wants to work as part of a team to shape our vision and practice in an evolving time for education
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- inspiring, enthusiastic and engaged pupils
- a talented, committed and friendly team who are passionate about working and learning with children
- a culture which encourages and supports relevant high quality continuous professional development and provides opportunities to ensure you continue to grow as a primary practitioner
- a well-resourced school that is set in extensive well-maintained grounds
- partnerships with local schools to enhance and develop further the learning opportunities for all children within the locality
- a fully confidential Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme, providing 24/7 support for personal or professional issues including free legal advice, medical information, counselling and a raft of online self-help tools
Norwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS).
Closing Date : Noon – Wednesday 15th January 2025
Interview Date : Wednesday 22rd January 2025
Commitment to safeguarding
Norwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office@norwoodschool.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Norwood Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 203 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Norwood Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- office@norwoodschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01733 574717
Norwood Community Primary School is a single form entry primary school in Gunthorpe which is on the North East outskirts of the diverse city of Peterborough. Our catchment area is made up of predominately owner occupied dwellings with mainly families from a white British background, however due the changing dynamics of the area, a greater diversity of social, ethnic and cultural backgrounds are joining our school and community.
We have a maximum of 30 children per year group from Reception through to Year 6 and annually our Reception places are much sought after by families dwelling both in and out of catchment addresses.
Arranging a visit to Norwood Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@norwoodschool.co.uk.
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