Level 1 Teaching Assistant - Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury
Grade £19,211 - £20,939
Allowances (Not applicable)
Hours Part Time (32 hours)
Contract Fixed Term Contract (Until 31/08/2026)
Closing Date: 04/04/2026
Interview Date: TBA
Start Date A.S.A.P.
Job Title: Teaching Assistant – Level 1
Actual Annual Salary: £19,211 - £20,939 Based on hours and week worked
Full Time Equivalent Salary: £25,941 - £28,275 (CLF Grade B) Based on full time hours, all year round.
Contract Type:?Fixed term until 31 August 2026
Hours: 32 hours per week - Part Time, Term Time Only plus Inset days
Working Pattern:?Monday to Thursday (6.5 hours per day) and Friday (6 hours).
Potential Start Date: April/May 2026 (Subject to completion of pre-employment checks)
Inspiring confidence, nurturing potential, and shaping brighter futures at Tewkesbury Academy.
Tewkesbury Academy is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant Level 1 to join our committed academy team on a fixed term contract until 31 August 2026. This role plays an important part in supporting students’ learning, development and day-to-day classroom experience, helping to uphold high expectations for engagement, progress and personal growth across the academy.
Support students by adopting relevant strategies and techniques to enable them to access the curriculum, engage with their learning and achieve their full potential. Take responsibility for implementing planned learning activities/teaching programmes as agreed with the teacher, adjusting activities according to students’ responses as appropriate. Deliver measurable impact on student attainment as well as social and emotional well-being. Work collaboratively with relevant colleagues to fulfil the requirements of the role.
About you:
You will:
- Be committed to being part of a high-performing school that has high expectations.
- Continuously be committed to improving the life chances of pupils.
- Always be committed to your own self-development and resilient to the challenges of working in a busy school environment.
- Be committed to seeing feedback as a gift and strive to be better every day.
- Stay committed to the wider success of Tewkesbury Academy and the community it serves.
- Have experience of, or a willingness to embrace, working within a single form entry school setting.
- Have an understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities and how a teaching assistant supports students in their learning.
- Be able to engage students and manage behaviour on a one-to-one or small-group basis.
- Be committed to undertaking relevant qualifications (e.g. NVQ Level 2/3 in Supporting Teaching and Learning, First Aid) to ensure ongoing professional development.
- Have strong interpersonal skills, particularly the ability to demonstrate empathy and active listening.
- Have good planning and organisational skills, specifically regarding learning activities and support materials.
- Be someone with a keen interest in working with children and committed to inclusion and acceptance of all.
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role, prior to submitting an application.??
About Tewkesbury Academy:
Tewkesbury Academy is an exciting place to learn and work within Gloucestershire with a student body of more than 1,000 and upwards of 150 colleagues. We serve the distinctive town of Tewkesbury and surrounding villages, with its renowned historical, musical and ecological festivals each year.
The sense of community and connectedness is strong at the academy, as is support from the wider business community, and this is reflected in the plethora of personal development opportunities at the school.
Being ready, respectful and responsible is a key tenet of life at Tewkesbury Academy, where we provide a calm and supportive environment and expect commitment and hard work from students and staff alike to ensure that they feel supported and challenged to produce their best.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff, and volunteers, to share the same commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
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