Teaching Assistant

Tuckswood Academy, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 6BP

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  15 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: D Grade: £25,583 to £25,989 FTE - £19,242 to £19,548 actual gross annual salary
• Additional allowances:

  D Grade: £25,583 to £25,989 FTE - £19,242 to £19,548 actual gross annual salary

Teaching Assistant job summary

Tuckswood Academy

Tuckswood Centre

Norwich

NR4 6BP

www.tuckswoodacademy.co.uk

Email:recruitment@bhetrust.co.uk

Vacancy:

Teaching Assistant

32.5 hours per week, term time plus one week

D Grade: £25,583 to £25,989 FTE

£19,242 to £19,548 actual gross annual salary

Permanent

We are seeking a caring and understanding Teaching Assistant to join our hard-working and committed staff team. The role will involve promoting our core values of Be Kind, Be Curious, Be Ready, Be Resilient and Be Proud. The main duties include working with and supporting the children across the primary phase, leading interventions and supporting during break and lunch times.

Tuckswood Academy believes that all children have a right to a good education and it is our responsibility to ensure that the curriculum at this school is made accessible to all. Our children are tolerant, kind and caring of each other and work hard when they are at school. Our staff are very friendly and welcoming and go above and beyond to support the needs of our children. As part of the Broad Horizons Education Trust you will be included in a family of academies who put the needs of children at the forefront of their education.

Personal qualities are of paramount importance and the person appointed will be expected to display enthusiasm, energy, good humour, flexibility and reliability. You should also have the ability to work independently as well as part of a busy team. Part of the role requirements is to act up as a Cover Supervisor when required to cover absence.

Informal telephone conversations and/ or visits to the school are encouraged, please email Emma Hoey -Smith at head@tua-edu.uk to arrange a convenient time.

Further information about the Academy can be found on our website: www.tuckswoodacademy.co.uk

To access the online application and to apply, please select the ‘Apply for job’ button and enter your details.

You must ‘submit’ your fully completed application by the closing date/time.

Closing Date: Wednesday 15 July 2026 at 12noon

Interviews: TBC

This Academy 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 is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations, therefore successful candidates will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether disqualified under these regulations. Applicants must be prepared to undertake an Enhanced DBS check and attend a Warner Interview. Right to Work in the UK will need to be established. We are an equal opportunities employer.

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.

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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 Tuckswood Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 188 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Tuckswood Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tuckswood-academy-and-nursery

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