Teaching Assistant

Newton Bridge Academy, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 9AX

31 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  20 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  17 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,267.00 - £22,290.00 Annually (Actual) G3.6-9

Teaching Assistant job summary

Newton Bridge Academy is an all-needs specialist school catering for over 260 fantastic children and young people aged 4-19 years, with a broad range of needs and abilities . All pupils have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). The school was legally formed as Grantham Additional Needs Fellowship (GANF) on 1st January 2024 following the merger of Ambergate Sports College and The Grantham Sandon School, two schools that were judged to be ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted prior to the merger. The school’s name was officially changed from GANF to Newton Bridge Academy on 1st September 2025 to reinforce and celebrate our identity as one school. Our two sites are known as ‘Newton East Site’ which is situated towards the east side of Grantham town, and ‘Newton West Site’ which is to the west.

Newton Bridge Academy is proud to be part of CIT (Community Inclusive Trust), a Multi Academy Trust comprising of special and mainstream schools across Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

Our school motto is ‘Unique learners. Limitless learning.’

We see every member of our school community as a ‘unique learner’ capable of ‘limitless learning’, through the acceptance and celebration of diversity, pupils’ rights and the belief that all children and young people can learn, achieve and fully participate in school and wider community life, whatever their circumstances.

At Newton Bridge Academy, we offer a high-quality pathway-based curriculum that is personalised to ensure our fantastic pupils make the best possible progress. Our staff are a talented, caring, resilient and ambitious team of people who are committed to displaying ‘visible kindness’ at all times and providing the best possible education, care and school experience for every pupil.

“Behind every child who believes in themselves is an adult who believed in them first.”

We are seeking to appoint inspirational, friendly, flexible and enthusiastic Teaching Assistants. Our work at Newton Bridge is guided by three core principles: visible kindness, deliberate botheredness and certainty in adult behaviour. These principles underpin our shared belief that feeling safe, understood and valued is the foundation for all learning. We are committed to enabling our pupils to learn, achieve and thrive in an environment that offers the highest standards of education, care and preparation for life beyond school.

If you share our commitment to excellence and you are ambitious and ready to make a meaningful impact, we warmly encourage you to apply.

Please refer to attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about this role and to ensure your suitability for this role.

The benefits we can offer:

• The opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of young people.
• A supportive induction process to help you develop within this role to be the best you can be and develop for your next career step.
• Access to high quality continuous professional development opportunities.
• A rewarding role where no two days are the same!
• Flexible working opportunities from day one of your employment with CIT.
• Access to the Local Government or Teachers Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• A Bike2Work Scheme

For more information about this role or to arrange a visit to the school please contact Marie Harris-Duncan (Senior Administrator and HR) on marie.harris-duncan@newtonbridge-cit.co.uk or 01476 564994.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 19 April 2026 at midnight.

Interviews will take place: W/C 27 April 2026 (confirmed dates to follow)

CIT 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 will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, medical and reference checks.

Applicants may also be subject to a social media presence check.

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

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Newton Bridge Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 258 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Newton Bridge Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-grantham-sandon-school

Grantham Additional Needs Fellowship (GANF) is an ‘all-needs specialist school’ catering for over 250 pupils aged 4-19 years with a range of different needs and abilities, and all pupils have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). The school was legally formed on 1 January 2024 following the merger of Ambergate Sports College and The Grantham Sandon School, two schools that were judged to be ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted prior to the merger (Ambergate campus March 2023 and Sandon campus April 2023). Our two sites are currently known as ‘Ambergate Campus’ which is situated towards the west side of Grantham town, and ‘Sandon Campus’ which is to the East.

‘Unique learners. Limitless learning.’

We see every member of our school community as a ‘unique learner’ capable of ‘limitless learning’, through the acceptance and celebration of diversity, pupils’ rights and the belief that all children and young people can learn, achieve and fully participate in school and wider community life, whatever their circumstances.

At GANF we offer a high-quality curriculum that is personalised to ensure our fantastic pupils make the best possible progress. Our staff are a talented, caring, resilient and ambitious team of people who are committed to providing the best possible education and school experience for every pupil. Staff and pupil well-being is at the heart of everything we do.

GANF is part of CIT (Community Inclusive Trust), a Multi Academy Trust comprising of special and mainstream primary schools across Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

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