Teaching Assistant - English Department
The North School, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8AL5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April 2025
Closing date
10 February 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
31 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: Term Time Only (38 weeks). 37 hours per week.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,747 - £24,743 FTE
Actual salary
- £19,990 - £20,828 Pro Rata
What skills and experience we're looking for
- The North School
- £23,747 - £24,743 FTE (£19,990 - £20,828 Pro Rata) - SAT B
- Term Time Only (38 weeks)
- 37 hours per week
The North School are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, inspirational and experienced Teaching Assistant to join our school community.
Are you passionate about supporting young learners and helping them achieve their full potential? This role offers a unique opportunity to work closely with teachers and students within our excellent English Department, fostering an engaging and inclusive learning environment where every child can thrive.
As a Teaching Assistant, you will play an essential role in the classroom, working under the guidance of the class teacher to implement effective teaching and learning strategies. You will provide invaluable support to both individual students and groups, ensuring they are fully engaged and making meaningful progress in their educational journey.
Beyond assisting with classroom activities, you will contribute to creating a purposeful and supportive environment, promoting inclusion and equal opportunities for all. You’ll be an important advocate for safeguarding and the welfare of children, helping to maintain a safe and nurturing space for every student.
If you are eager to inspire young minds, build meaningful relationships, and play a crucial role in shaping the future, we’d love to hear from you. Join us in creating a supportive and inspiring atmosphere where students can grow academically, socially, and emotionally.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits include:
- Local Government Pension Scheme – with a generous employer contribution;
- Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC (Additional Voluntary Contribution) Scheme;
- Enhanced Maternity Pay;
- Employee Referral Recruitment Incentive;
- Access to training and development;
- Employee Assistance Programme – Wellbeing and advice;
- Discounts with local and national retailers, cinemas and restaurants;
- Cycle to Work scheme;
- On-site Parking.
Further details about the role
Full details of the requirements of the post can be found in the accompanying recruitment pack.
If you are interested in this post, please contact Jo Manning at joanne.manning@swale.at or 01233 614600.
Applications should be made via Kent Teach, or by submitting a completed application form directly to joanne.manning@swale.at. Please note, we cannot accept CVs.
If you experience any difficulty in completing the application form, please contact recruitment@swale.at or 01795 905989 (option 2).
In accordance with current GDPR compliance we will not keep any details / application forms on file once the position is filled.
Interview Dates: w/c 17th February 2025
Swale Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from ROA and will require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Swale Academies Trust schools will conduct an online check of shortlisted candidates in line with the Keeping Children Safe In Education guidelines.
Commitment to safeguarding
Swale Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from ROA and will require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to joanne.manning@swale.at
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The North School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1291 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The North School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- joanne.manning@swale.at
- Phone number
- 01233 614600
We are proud that The North School is a happy and improving school where students and teachers enjoy learning together. An experienced team of colleagues provide all students with the best possible opportunities, both inside and outside of the classroom. Our teachers encourage all students to develop their resilience and independence.
Our students are expected to treat each other and staff with care, courtesy and consideration. They are taught to always try their very best at whatever they do and to value the progress they make as individuals. We value a community approach to education to ensure that there is a broad range of expertise within the school. This enables our students to be supported in all areas, so that they may strive to reach their full potential in school and in their future lives.
At The North School we recognise that the students are at the centre of the learning experience and that they all come with different needs and abilities, not to mention interests and strengths. Therefore, we continually review the curriculum diet available; to ensure that it best reflects the national picture and the needs of the students. This enables us to make the learning experience as skills based as possible with a broad range of subjects and an emphasis on personal achievement.
Working in partnerships with parents and the local community is important to us. Collaboration with parents to ensure that every student in our care reaches their full potential is highly valued. We encourage all parents to get involved in the life of the school. The well-established Parents’ Forum offers an excellent opportunity to influence the developments at The North School.
Our classroom practice and academic achievement is supported by a wide range of facilities that include a Basketball Academy, excellent sports facilities and clubs, a climbing wall and even a full working farm that has achieved great success at the Kent Show.
Part of the Swale Academies Trust, The North School recognises that people have different strengths and interests and aim to give individuals the opportunity to develop those further where possible. The School has a real community feel and really encourages its employees to be part of this community and the wider life of the school.
Arranging a visit to The North School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email joanne.manning@swale.at.
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