Teaching Assistant
Edgar Wood Academy, Heywood, OL10 2QNThis job expired on 8 July 2022 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 July 2022 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
20 June 2022
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: Permanent – 37 hrs per week – Term Time Only These hours will be between 8.00am – 4.30pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £20,852 - £23,023 FTE
Actual salary
- £18,016 - £19,891
Teaching Assistant job summary
Required: September 2022
Salary: The post will be paid on support staff salary scale point 8-13 (£20,852 - £23,023)
Actual for term time is £18,016 - £19,891)
Permanent, Term Time : 37 hours per week
We are seeking to recruit a Teaching Assistant in a new school which opened its doors in September 2021 and which serves the local community in Middleton and Heywood. This role would suit a person with experience and a passion for working with children aged 11-16 with SEND, behaviour, social emotional and mental health issues. We are an expanding school, with an intake of 120 places from September 2021, followed by a further 180 places offered for September 2022. We want to employ enthusiastic teaching and support staff that will grow with the school.
We are based in a temporary site in the grounds of Hopwood Hall College, Middleton Campus whilst the new school is completed. From September 2022, Year 7 and Year 8 students at Edgar Wood Academy will be the first to experience our new school building in Bowlee, Middleton, with its modern state-of the-art facilities, designed to allow our students to flourish academically, culturally and artistically.
To work at Edgar Wood Academy, you must aspire to be an outstanding colleague. You must be willing to share and learn. We wish to appointment someone who will help us to make a positive difference to the lives of young people in the borough.
In return we promise a supportive and enjoyable working environment and the resources needed to carry out the role to the highest standards, including a bespoke professional development programme to support you with your future career aspirations.
Closing Date : Friday 8th July 2022
Candidates will be shortlisted and given interviews as we receive applications
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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About Edgar Wood Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 637 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Edgar Wood Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@altusep.com
- Phone number
- 0161 676 9620
Thank you for your interest in Edgar Wood Academy. We are incredibly excited to have been chosen by the Department for Education to open a new school to serve the local community in Middleton and Heywood. Helping our students realise their potential lies at the heart of everything we do. Through a culture of mutual respect, strong behaviour and high standards, we aim to inspire and engage all pupils, regardless of prior attainment or social background.
By joining our school, you will be part of an exciting journey, building the school from its foundations and helping to create the ethos, values and culture of our school. We believe in strong discipline, which allows our teachers to teach and our students to learn. As a result, we will improve student achievement through high-quality teaching in a safe and caring environment. We value each individual child in our school and recognise that each has different talents and gifts, which we will nurture over the course of their school journey. We will help each student to develop, both personally and academically, so that they have the knowledge and skills to progress to an aspirational career, a fulfilling life and make a positive contribution to their local community.
The school has recently moved into a modern, state-of-the-art building, with stunning views of the local countryside, but within easy access of several motorway links. We can offer the opportunity to shape and develop a curriculum which will capture students’ interests, provoke serious thinking and develop their intellectual curiosity. The curriculum will be culturally relevant to our students and will serve to develop social attitudes and behaviours, celebrate British values and ensure that students have an inclusive approach to their local and global communities. Edgar Wood Academy have an extensive enrichment programme which will ensure that all pupils are engaged in a curriculum suffused with memorable experiences and rich opportunities for learning.
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