Teaching Assistant
Queen Eleanor Primary Academy, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 8NN16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
21 February 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
30 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: 32 hours per week 39 weeks a year
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £17871.63 - £18152.05
Pay scale
- D3-4
Hourly rate
- 12.45-12.65
What skills and experience we're looking for
About Our School:
Queen Eleanor Primary Academy is a welcoming and ambitious school, we value diversity and set high aspirations for all our pupils within our community we serve. Our vision is that all members of our school community will be inspired to learn, equipped to succeed, have an enriched experience during their time here and as such, will go on to excel in all aspects of life. Queen Eleanor is a school that understands the importance of staff development; therefore, we would welcome and support any applicants that would like to go through the apprenticeship route for this role.
About the Support Team:
The support team is made up of 12 teaching assistants, each playing a vital part in equipping our pupils to succeed by enriching their experience at school by tailoring requirements for pupils. Our aim is to provide all pupils with a broad, relevant and engaging curriculum that will equip them with the knowledge and habits required to succeed in the next stage of their education and into their adult lives.
About You:
As a Teaching Assistant at Queen Eleanor Primary Academy you will bring your passion for education and dedication to support students’ growth. Our ideal candidate would:
- Be hardworking with a proactive and positive attitude.
- Be creative and eager to learn, always seeking new opportunities for growth.
- Have strong organisational, communication, administrative and interpersonal abilities.
Requirements:
To apply for the Teaching Assistant opportunity, you must hold:
- Strong foundational skills in verbal and written communication, as well as numeracy.
- Proficiency in explaining tasks clearly and simply.
- Eagerness to participate in extra-curricular activities.
What the school offers its staff
About Creative Education Trust:
Creative Education Trust was established in 2010 to work in England’s post-industrial and coastal towns and cities. We are now a network of 17 schools educating 13,500 children and young people.
We have chosen to work with schools in challenging circumstances. We have successfully transformed schools previously deemed to be inadequate into good ones in order that all our students can have the best start in life. We are committed to providing educational opportunity for children of all abilities and to building cultural capital through a wide range of co-curricular activities. Curricular innovation through our Knowledge Connected programmes promotes creative, integrated and pro-active thinking so that our students are equipped for the challenges of the 21st century.
CET Benefits & Continual Professional Development:
CET are committed to your learning and development, which is a continuous process that starts with your induction. The opportunities include a wide range of subjects from middle leadership and DSL training to autism awareness. We run annual conferences including Safeguarding and Learning and Teaching and have regular network meetings across the Trust.
We have a wide range of benefits that you are more than welcome to explore further in our Staff Benefits brochure attached.
Further details about the role
Next Steps:
Application Closing Date: 21/02/2025
Interview Date:
Please submit your application through our website using the direct online application method.
We warmly welcome visits to our school or if you would like to arrange a confidential conversation with the Line Manager of this position, please contact our administrative team on enquiries@queeneleanoracademy.org.uk who would be happy to assist in arranging this.
Essential Information:
Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.
All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.
The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.
Commitment to safeguarding
Queen Eleanor Primary Academy and Creative Education Trust are committed to safer recruitment and any offers of employment made will be subject to satisfactory checks including checks of the candidate’s suitability to work with children.
Applying for the job
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About Queen Eleanor Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 220 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Queen Eleanor Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- helen.smith@queeneleanoracademy.org.uk
Queen Eleanor Primary Academy has served the community of Far Cotton since 1952. It is situated on the edge of the local recreation ground, just a short walk from Delapre Abbey. The school converted to an academy in September 2013, sponsored by Creative Education Trust. The school was judged as continuing to be a Good school in March 2023. There are currently 230 pupils in the school, approximately 35% of whom are eligible for free school meals. Over 60% of the children speak English as an additional language. The school is a vibrant community where excellence, diversity and creativity are routinely celebrated. Visits to the school are highly recommended.
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