Teaching Assistant Grade 2 & HLTA
Nunnery Wood High School, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 2LTThis job expired on 15 October 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
15 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
1 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3
Working pattern
- Part time: Teaching Assistant - Grade 2 (27 hours 40minutes per week) HLTA - (34 hours per week)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Teaching Assistant-Scale 3 pt 5-6 £13.26-£13.47 HTLT-Scale 6 pt 19-22 £16.62-£17.47
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are currently expanding our superb team of Higher Level Teaching Assistants & Grade 2 Teaching Assistants and invite applications from energetic, positive applicants who want to make a difference in the lives of our wonderful students.
This is a chance to join a Special Educational Needs and Disability department that is regarded as a centre of excellence. The students it supports have a wide range of needs and working with them offers you the challenges and rewards of education at its best.
Nunnery Wood High School is oversubscribed with extremely high standards of behaviour and respect. Our students with additional needs are a vital part of the school community and they all access mainstream lessons as a significant part of their timetables. Their remaining time is spent in the Base – a suite of rooms dedicated to additional support.
We welcome applications from those already working in education, but equally from those keen to make a career shift.
An application form and further information is available from the vacancies section of the school website.
What the school offers its staff
Nunnery Wood High School in Worcester is a vibrant and forward-thinking educational institution that offers a wealth of opportunities for both students and staff. It is oversubscribed and popular, reflecting its strong reputation in the community, with continued investment in both staff and facilities to maintain and enhance the quality of education and working environment. The school consistently achieves fantastic exam results and outstanding outcomes for all students, regardless of their starting point, demonstrating its commitment to excellence and inclusive education.
Situated on a spacious 15-acre campus, part of which forms a shared site with the adjacent Sixth Form College and Sport Complex, the school benefits from extensive facilities, including a fully equipped fitness suite, an all-weather outdoor pitch, and an athletics track. The school is also well-regarded in the community, which benefits from access to its theatre, large halls, and gym.
The school is committed to academic excellence, fostering traditional values such as politeness, hard work, and respect. Students are encouraged to explore their interests through a diverse range of subjects and extracurricular activities, creating a well-rounded education.
For staff, Nunnery Wood High School offers a supportive and inclusive work environment. Employees benefit from a host of amenities designed to promote well-being and work-life balance, including private health insurance, access to reduced rates at the on-site Nunnery Wood Sports Complex, free parking, electric vehicle charging points, and fitness suite. The school prides itself on its welcoming and friendly team, making it an excellent place to work and grow professionally.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Nunnery Wood High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students.
All staff at Nunnery Wood High School have a safeguarding responsibility.
The successful applicants will be required to undertake safer recruitment vetting checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Nunnery Wood High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1479 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Nunnery Wood High School website
- Email address
- personnel@nunnerywood.worcs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01905 363636
Welcome to Nunnery Wood High School.
Nunnery Wood High School is an academy in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. It is a co-educational school and a Science College with about 1500 students on roll aged from 11 to 16. In 1983 following a restructuring of schools in Worcestershire the Nunnery Wood Secondary School was renamed Nunnery Wood High School.
The school campus is located on the edge of Worcester, surrounded by some 15 acres (61,000 m2) of gardens and playing fields which it shares with the adjacent Sixth Form College. The school benefits from refurbished or purpose built extensions including facilities for Science, English, Music, Art & Design, Languages and ICT. The school’s sports centre has an all-weather outdoor pitch and athletics track.
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