Teaching Assistant

Denewood Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG7 4ES

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,594 to £27,572

Teaching Assistant job summary

The role in a nutshell

As a Teaching Assistant, you will play a vital role in transforming the lives of the children you support. You will help pupils overcome learning and developmental challenges, making a meaningful contribution to the quality of education they receive.

 

The responsibilities of a Teaching Assistant can be varied and may differ from school to school. At this Academy, the key duties include:

 

·       Supporting children with additional or special educational needs

·       Leading wellbeing interventions

·       Delivering targeted intervention sessions to small groups of pupils

·       Providing one-to-one support to help individual pupils access their educational provision

• Providing one-to-one support to help individual pupils access their educational provision

 

This role offers variety and the opportunity to face something new each day. You may encounter different topics and challenges, but the rewards are significant. Supporting pupils to reach their potential, grow in confidence, and achieve their goals brings immense satisfaction.

 

The candidate

The ideal candidate will hold, or be willing to work towards, a recognised Teaching Assistant qualification and demonstrate a strong commitment to ongoing professional development. We are looking for someone who can offer:

 

·       A recognised Teaching Assistant qualification

·       Educated to grade 4 or above at GCSE level in English and Maths

·       A genuine commitment to supporting a wide range of children, including those with individual and often complex needs

·       Strong communication skills

·       A collaborative approach and commitment to effective teamwork

We welcome applications from everyone who believes they meet the expectations of the role regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, or disability. To ensure that our staff composition is representative of the communities we serve, applications from groups who are currently under-represented in education including people with disabilities and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are particularly encouraged.

About your benefits

The position attracts an excellent remuneration package including a competitive salary, pension scheme, health assured programme with access to mental health, financial and family support (EAP) and the Cycle Scheme salary sacrifice. You will also receive Mental Health First Aid Training.

We prioritise your professional growth with annual training and development opportunities, training bursaries are available upon request. 

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

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

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 Denewood Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 16
• School size: 110 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Denewood Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/denewood-academy

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and Nottingham