Teaching Assistant
Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange
Barnsley
- New
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- £15.985 - £16,252
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- December 2024
- Apply by:
- 24 October 2024
Job overview
Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange is seeking a Teaching Assistant to join their academy. The successful candidate will work as a Teaching Assistant, by supporting the teaching and learning of Maths and English, under the direction of teaching staff. The role of Teaching Assistant across our Academy is to promote the learning and welfare of students by providing practical and learning support to students, including those with statements of special educational needs, under the direction of the class teacher.
This is a permanent position. The working pattern for this role is 30 hours per week, which includes 2.5 hours lunchtime cover, Monday to Friday, term time only plus 2 days.
Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange is based in the South Yorkshire Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and we are proud to be rated Good by Ofsted.
We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place children at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.
OPA Littleworth Grange joined the Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) in 2016. As a member of the Outwood Family we believe in putting Children First, raising standards and transforming lives.
Find out more about OGAT's vision and values
Full training and support will be given for the right candidate.
When completing your application, please give due regard to the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Please note that all of the essential criteria listed on the Person Specification will be used to shortlist candidates for interview. If you do not demonstrate and/or evidence that you meet all of the essential criteria elements, you will not be selected for interview.
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Closing date: Midday on 24 October 2024.
Interview date: 8 November 2024.
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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
About Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange
- Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange
- Littleworth Lane, Lundwood, Barnsley
- South Yorkshire
- S71 5RG
- United Kingdom
Chief Executive Officer: Lee Wilson
Principal: Karen Wakefield
We are a Good rated Primary Academy based in the lively South Yorkshire metropolitan borough of Barnsley near Sheffield.
We operate in an attractive new building providing at the heart of the community in Lundwood, and we pride ourselves on our caring and nurturing ethos which promotes positive behaviour by encouraging pupil participation in all aspects of school life.
As part of our extended services, we provide study support, family learning courses and community access to our facilities. We have an Early Years Unit, including a 78-place nursery, ensuring children receive an inclusive, personalised education right from the start.
We also hold a number of awards including the Activemark and the Healthy Schools Silver Award.
We want you to help to take us to the next level.
To help you do that, we work hard to ensure we reduce workload on our colleagues, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of children first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.
We will also actively invest in your future through working closely with the Outwood Institute of Education to offer access to a wide range of CPD opportunities, with all staff receiving a minimum of two hours’ CPD each week.
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