Teaching Assistant - Secondary

Cromwell Community College, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, PE16 6UU

44 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  12 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 - £25,185.00 Annually (FTE) ALT Grade C - £18,650.78 to £18,943.38 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant - Secondary job summary

Job Title: Teaching Assistant - Secondary

Contract: Permanent, 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Salary (FTE): ALT Grade C -£24,796.00 to £25,185.00

Actual Salary: ALT Grade C -£18,650.78 to £18,943.38

Closing Date: Friday 12th September 2025, Midday

Are you passionate about supporting students' learning? Do you have the skills to help pupils reach their full potential? If so, we would love to hear from you!

About us:

Cromwell Community College is a popular, oversubscribed and successful school. We are the first all-through (4-18) school in Cambridgeshire. It is our mission to ensure that all pupils access a curriculum which is relevant and ambitious throughout their journey at Cromwell.

We have a vibrant learning community enabling students to flourish academically and socially. Our central ethos of care, respect for the needs of others, courtesy and a warm community feel provides an atmosphere where our students can make the very best of their talents to achieve success and are inspired to fulfil their potential.

About the role:

This is an exciting opportunity to work with pupils alongside classroom teachers in supporting learners with special educational needs to access the curriculum. This includes assuming the role of keyworker for students with EHCPs, supporting students individually and within group settings and promoting the inclusion of all.

Working pattern: Monday - Friday, 08:30 – 15:30 term-time, plus 5 training days

The Ideal Candidate:

You will need to be well organised, able to work in a team and using your own initiative.

Experience of working with school aged students, in a professional setting, is desirable.

Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of students and to work in a forward-thinking academy with a commitment to inclusion and development. You will be part of a supportive and collaborative team, with opportunities for personal and professional growth.

• Opportunities to develop your skills and enhance your career development through a wealth of CPD opportunities
• Join a friendly, dedicated and experienced team
• Vivup Benefit System
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to Local Government Pensions Scheme

If you wish to discover more about this exciting opportunity, please contact the Recruitment Team - recruitment@activelearningtrust.org

The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment (except for Early Career Teachers who are subject to a Statutory Induction Period). This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.

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 Cromwell Community College

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 18
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 1524 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cromwell Community College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cromwell-community-college-chatteris

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