Teaching Assistant Level 1B - applications always welcome

Sawston Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 3BP

337 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible, subject to pre-employment checks

• Closing date

  31 August 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 September 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: No, visa sponsorship not available
• Subjects: Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
• Working pattern:
  • Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,812.00 - £21,189.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary from £17,526.11 (pay award pending)

Teaching Assistant Level 1B - applications always welcome job summary

Sawston Village College is a very successful school and part of Anglian Learning, a high-performing multi-academy trust responsible for 15 schools in West Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, and Essex, educating over 8000 pupils and employing more than 1000 staff. 

Our vision is for dynamic, empowered learners who thrive and lead in their communities: locally, nationally, and globally.  Our schools are at the heart of their communities and as well as providing a broad, rich, and vibrant curriculum to pupils they also provide sporting, community education and other facilities and opportunities to their local community. 

We’re committed to making Anglian Learning a place where everyone feels valued and has equal access to the opportunities our Trust offers.  We are always open to discussing flexible working opportunities or making adjustments to ensure you thrive in your role with us.

The Vacancy

We are always keen to hear from people who would like to join our Teaching Assistant team.  Successful candidates will work under the guidance of class teachers and the Inclusion Manager, supporting pupils in different subject areas across the College to reach their potential.  A willingness to work as part of a large, friendly, flexible and supportive team is essential.  The standard working week is 32.5 hours but we are happy to consider applications from candidates who wish to work fewer hours.

Our Teaching Assistants play a vital role in the College’s success.  They contribute extensively in and beyond the classroom and are a friendly team of skilled professionals.  Their work enables young people to flourish and achieve their potential in mainstream classes and in our on-site inclusion facility, Compass House.  They operate in a variety of ways, with some specialising in English, Maths or Science and others supporting across the curriculum.  Some TAs run small literacy groups whilst others might work with one or two pupils during a lesson.  Our pupils have a variety of needs and so training is vital and we share our skills and experiences daily.  The role of the TA is challenging but ultimately rewarding.

Please download the candidate information pack for full details.

Commitment to safeguarding

Anglian Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment and those in regulated activity will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check and online checks. Certificate of Good Conduct and other applicable checks may be requested. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Our policies for Ex-Offenders, GDPR, Safeguarding and Recruitment can be found on our website: www.anglianlearning.org.

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About Sawston Village College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1171 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Sawston Village College website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sawston-village-college-cambridge (opens in new tab)

Sawston Village College is an inclusive, comprehensive 11-16 academy, set on a picturesque open campus, a few miles south of the culturally iconic and aspirational city of Cambridge. It was the first purpose-built Village College in England and we are proud of the fact that it is still heralded as a model for community education and remains true to Henry Morris’ founding principles. Many members of the local community visit each week to participate in learning, sporting or leisure activities. We are also proud to be a founding member of the Anglian Learning Trust, a family of like-minded schools serving over 5500 pupils from ages 3-19 in this region. The Trust affords us opportunities to learn from each other, prosper from outstanding leadership development and build strong professional networks to achieve ambitious objectives.

We are a very welcoming and highly successful school, one in which all staff are valued and all contribute to our strong caring ethos. The College is listed in the top ten state secondary schools without a sixth form in the UK (The Sunday Times, 2023). Pupils are at the centre of all that we do but we can only succeed when all professionals work together, collaboratively and supportively, to ensure a positive, safe and calm learning environment in which all pupils can thrive. We ensure our staff have the resources, development and opportunities to fulfil their roles and responsibilities. Staff wellbeing is vital to our success and we consider workload and the working environment very carefully.

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