Teaching Assistant
Castleward Spencer Academy, Derby, DE1 2RJ85 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
30 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
26 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday - Friday 37 hours per work
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- NJC7 - NJC11 (£21,966 - £23,414)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Do you want to be part of a brand-new team in a brand-new school?
Can you help to give our children the best start possible?
Will you bring imagination and excitement to provide our children with magical memories?
Castleward Spencer Academy are looking to appoint a level 2 Teaching Assistant. The successful Teaching Assistant will work with the class teacher to support teaching and learning as a whole and working with small groups of pupils under the direction of teacher and, for short periods of time, be responsible for the whole class in the absence of the teacher.
If you wish to discuss this role, please do not hesitate to contact Lindsay Trail, Principal at info@castlewardspencer.org.uk
SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 18000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2500 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.
We currently have 17 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and 1 primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our school’s benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers, and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.
Mission
Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
Vision
Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.
We Believe:
- All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development.
- Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a ‘family’ and are open to a true sense of partnership.
- We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.
Applicants would be expected to share the Trust’s high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.
If you would like to discuss the role, or have any queries, please contact Lindsay Trail, Principal, at info@castlewardspencer.org.uk
The Spencer Academies Trust Safer recruitment policy requires applications for this post must be submitted through our recruitment portal. CVs cannot be accepted. We are also required to request references prior to interview.
Closing date for applications: 28th February 2025
Interviews will take place on: TBC
Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and close the advert ahead of the closing date.
What the school offers its staff
Generous Local Government Pension Scheme, Employee Assist Programme (Health Assured) and BHN Extras (Discount and Salary Sacrifice Schemes). Recognition of local government and academy continuous service for full details, click here:https://www.satrust.com/employee-benefits
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.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Castleward Spencer Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 118 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Castleward Spencer Academy website
- Email address
- info@castlewardspencer.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01332 949471
Castleward Spencer Academy, Derby.
Arranging a visit to Castleward Spencer Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email info@castlewardspencer.org.uk.
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