Teaching Assistant (Focus on Literacy)

Sherwood Church Academy, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 2DY

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Preferably November 2026

• Closing date

  12 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  29 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £19,944.00 - £20,583.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant (Focus on Literacy) job summary

The Sherwood Church Academy opened in September 2008 and enjoys 21st century facilities, highly motivated and professionally developed staffing.

You will have

• A passion for the long-term success of students with an ambition to ensure they enjoy 70 or more fantastic years after they leave us.
• A determination to fulfil your own potential
• An enthusiasm for coaching and nurturing using excellent people skills and a high level of empathy
• A hunger for both autonomy and accountability

And will want to be part of an organisation that:

• Is values driven
• Is not afraid to be different and make changes for the benefit of our students
• Judges its success by the success of its students
• Supports and values its staff and takes the wellbeing of its people seriously.

Applicants should be educated to GCSE English and Math to Grade C (Grade 4) or above. This is an exciting opportunity to join an enthusiastic and committed team in our academy.

If you think you could make a difference to our fantastic students and would like to have a role with real job satisfaction, then this may be the post for you!

Interviews: TBC

No Agencies please

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

We undertake very thorough checks to ensure that we meet our obligations to protect the children attending the Academy. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced check for regulated activity via the Disclosure and Barring Service. You will be required to provide;

• Original documents to allow us to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check for regulated activity.
• Original copies of Certificates for all relevant qualifications.
• Evidence that you have the right to work in the UK e.g. UK passport, birth certificate or other appropriate documents.

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 Sherwood Church Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1008 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Sherwood Church Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/samworth-church-academy

Our vision is to create an environment that provides the best start to a bright future for all our students, by giving them all the opportunity to be fully qualified for adult life, in the fullest sense of the term.We realise this vision by offering a broad range of courses, to cater for as many interests and abilities as possible. We also work in partnership with other Mansfield schools to maximise opportunity. To broaden the educational experience we include Sport, Dance, Music and Drama in the curriculum. Not just for the select few, but for absolutely everyone. There are many different ways of defining achievement but ours is unusually holistic. Good qualifications are crucial to young people and their futures but we also know that other things are important to prepare young people for the challenges they face.

The Samworth Church Academy is a Global Member of the Round Square, a worldwide association of schools which share a commitment, beyond academic excellence to personal development, responsibility and international understanding through service, challenge and adventure. 'Inspiring students to become the leaders and guardians of tomorrow's world'

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