Teaching Assistant
Outwood Academy Normanby, Middlesbrough, TS6 9AG12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
15 December 2025 at 8am
Date listed
3 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Part time: 32.5 hours, Monday - Friday, 8.15am - 3.15pm, term time only, plus 5 days
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 3, SCP 5-6 (£19,285, - £19,592)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Student Support Role - Teaching Assistant
Outwood Academy Normanby
Start Date: January 2026
Contract: Permanent
Salary (Actual Salary):Grade 3, SCP 5-6 (£19,285, - £19,592)
Working Pattern: 32.5 hours,Monday - Friday, 8.15am - 3.15pm, term time only, plus 5 days
About the Role:
As a Teaching Assistant, you will be essential in promoting the learning and welfare of students, including those with Statements of Special Educational Needs. You will work in close, direct collaboration with the teaching body to deliver the current curriculum, ensuring all students are actively engaged in their education.
This demanding role requires you to support the management of classroom behaviour and work effectively across a variety of settings: whole-class exercises, small focus groups, and on a one-to-one basis. We seek an individual with high aspirations for every student and the determination to make a significant difference to their lives.
- Job Description can be found here:Click Here
- Person Specification can be found here:Click Here
When completing your application, please give due regard to the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Please note that all of the essential criteria listed on the Person Specification will be used to shortlist candidates for interview. If you do not demonstrate and/or evidence that you meet all of the essential criteria elements, you will not be selected for an interview.
What the school offers its staff
A message about Outwood Academy Normanby from our Principal:
Thank you for your interest in joining Outwood Academy Normanby. We are delighted you are considering joining our team and I am proud to share more about our academy, our community, and the exciting opportunities that await you here.
Outwood Academy Normanby serves the communities of Normanby, South Bank, Grangetown and Eston in Teesside. These are communities with a rich history and a strong sense of local pride. Like many areas, they also face socio-economic challenges. This context means that our students arrive with a diverse range of experiences and starting points. This presents a unique and deeply rewarding opportunity for educators who are passionate about making a real difference.
At Outwood Academy Normanby it is our clear intent that all students deserve every opportunity to reach their full potential. This unwavering belief drives everything we do. We are committed to providing a high-quality education that equips our students with the knowledge, skills, and determination they need to succeed in life.
Working at Outwood Academy Normanby is not without its challenges. You will be teaching and nurturing students who may have experienced significant disadvantages, and who may require additional support to overcome barriers to learning. You will need to be adaptable, resilient, and possess a genuine commitment to inclusive practices. You will need to be creative in your approach to teaching and learning, and be willing to go the extra mile to ensure every student thrives.
However, the rewards of working in this community are immense. Seeing the progress our students make, witnessing their confidence grow, and knowing that you have played a part in shaping their futures is an incredibly powerful and fulfilling experience. We are a close-knit and supportive staff team who are dedicated to working together to achieve the best outcomes for our students. We invest heavily in the professional development of our staff, providing opportunities for growth and advancement within the Outwood Family of Schools.
We always recruit passionate and dedicated individuals who share our vision and are committed to making a tangible and sustained difference to the lives of our students. If you are ready to embrace the challenges and celebrate the rewards of working in our community, we would be delighted to receive your application.
We encourage you to visit our website to learn more about our academy and our values, and welcome visits to our school to meet with me and our team.
Mark Robinson
Please contact our HR team on o.unthank@normanby.outwood.com should you wish to visit the school and have a tour of the department to see what we have to offer. If you share our vision of “Students First”,then why not join our family?
Further information about the job
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 will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About Outwood Academy Normanby
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 765 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Outwood Academy Normanby website
- Email address
- o.unthank@normanby.outwood.com
About Outwood Normanby:
We are a diverse and vibrant 11-16 academy, based in the friendly, north-east town of Middlesbrough.
We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.
The Academy became part of the Outwood Family of Schools in 2019 and as a member of the Outwood Family we believe in putting Students First, raising standards and transforming lives.
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