Teaching Assistant L2

Denewood Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG7 4ES

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  16 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Actual Salary = £21,657.38 - £23,451.34

Teaching Assistant L2 job summary

You will play a special role to create change in the life of the children you support. As a teaching assistant, you help children overcome learning and developmental challenges, and make a significant contribution to the quality of education which our pupils receive.

The roles allocated to a teaching assistant are diverse, so they may vary from school to school.

In this Academy, the main duties for teaching assistant posts are:

·        to assist with teaching children in class, alongside and under the direction of the class teacher

·        to support children who may have additional or special needs

·        to lead lessons under the direction of the class teacher

·        to teach groups of children for intervention sessions

·        to support individual pupils in accessing their educational provision

In the role, you will need to be ready for something different every day. You will deal with new topics or new problems to be resolved. But helping children to attain to their potential will be rewarding. When you support individuals or small groups to reach their goals, or increase in confidence, their smiles of success will make your day worthwhile!

The candidate

The role is not solely about supporting children with identified special educational needs or low-attaining pupils. Teaching assistants also help pupils with a wide-range of academic abilities to take ownership of their learning, encouraging them to ask questions and take risks.

The ideal candidate will have or can demonstrate a commitment to undertake professional development. You will need:

-       Qualified to Level 3 CACHE Diploma in Childcare and education or equivalent

-       Ideally, GCSE English and mathematics or a willingness to work towards a fully funded equivalent qualification.

-       An unwavering commitment to a wide-range of children with individual and often complex needs

If you meet the criteria and you are enthusiastic about the role, we would welcome your application.

To complete the application process, you will need to complete the application form and associated documents through the portal which can be found at: https://raleigheducationtrust.face-ed.co.uk/vacancies

 

Only candidates requested for an interview will be contacted. If you are not invited, we thank you for your interest in this exciting post with the Trust.

 

Raleigh Education Trust is obliged by law to operate a checking procedure for employees who have substantial access to children and young people. It is an offence to apply for a position within a school or trust if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Denewood Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 16
• School size: 96 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

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