Teaching Assistant

Newmarket Academy is a community school on a journey to embed and sustain the significant improvements we have made. We are ambitious to ‘be the best we can be’ for the children who attend our school.

Our core values- respectful, responsible, resilient- capture our approach and we are looking for a teaching assistant to join us who can model our values support us on our journey.

 We are proud to have been appointed the first lead secondary school in the country for developing the CUSP curriculum (Curriculum Unity Schools Partnership) at secondary level. 

The CUSP curriculum is well established in the UK and internationally. CUSP is guided by evidence-led curriculum structures, such as retrieval, spaced retrieval practice and interleaving. It is underpinned by explicit vocabulary instruction and research-focused pedagogy. Combining these has led to exceptional outcomes for young people, as a result of coherent curriculum design and instructional teaching. 

Newmarket Academy is part of Unity Schools Partnership, a forward-thinking academy trust of 39 schools. At Unity, we value our people, and we have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice. 

Unity Schools Partnership celebrates both professional development and career progression. The role may vary according to the needs of our students throughout the year and may involve supporting them in classes, small groups or on a one-to-one basis. 

The successful candidate will also be required to provide an element of administrative support for the SEND department as part of the role; therefore, good ICT skills and previous experience in an administration position are desirable. 

You will: 

• Possess good English and maths skills (GCSE C or equivalent),

 • Be determined to make a positive contribution towards the learning experience of our students 

• Have high expectations of all our students as well as a commitment to raising standards and promoting progress 

• Be flexible and open to change in order to meet the needs of our students, the needs of the SEND department and those of the Academy

 • Be pro-active, and willing to use your own initiative, as appropriate 

• Possess good interpersonal, organisational, communication and administrative skills • Take a professional approach in your dealings with students, staff, parents/carers and external agencies 

• Have the ability to remain calm and confident when under pressure 

• Be a team-player, open to advice, feedback and guidance from colleagues 

• Be able to deal with sensitive information in a confidential manner 

• Have an interest in special needs and education and be willing to undertake further professional training and development

 In return we will offer: 

• Support any CPD required to be able to fulfil the role 

• Newly refurbished learning spaces with state of the art interactive white boards and sound systems. 

• A supportive and friendly working environment with well established “well-being” programmes.

 • An excellent programme of induction into the Academy with supportive and dynamic staff. 

• 2 week October half term 

• Well-being day each Academic year. Prospective candidates are invited to visit the Academy and meet the team.