Teaching Assistant at Newton Road School

This vacancy is only available to internal candidates who are currently employed at Nene Education Trust. Please do not apply if you are not currently employed at this organisation as your application will not be considered.

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Internal Applicants ONLY
  Job Reference #
EDV/2026/NRS/68615
  Location
Newton Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 0HH
  Contract Type
Fixed Term
  Contract Term
Part-Time
  Salary
£24,796.00 - £25,185.00 Annually (FTE)
  Hours Per Week
30
  Weeks Per Year
38
 Fixed Term End Date
Tue 31st Aug, 2027
  Closing Date
Midnight, Mon 22nd Jun, 2026
  Start Date
01/09/2026
  Positions Available
1
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About this Role

The Role 

You will have the opportunity to work with, and learn from, an incredible team of people who strive to make a difference every day. However, we want to learn from you as well! We encourage our children to be learners, and as professionals we need to model our passion for learning and development as well. 

At Newton Road we are a team! So, if you are a great team player, who is resilient and has a passion for making a difference to the children in your care, we would love to hear from you! 

Newton Road School are looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant to join the team. You need to be patient, hard-working and have high expectations for yourself and pupils. The post holder’s prime duties will be assisting the teacher with day-to-day work and helping to deliver learning programmes for individuals and small groups. A commitment to the life of the school is vital! School tours are encouraged. 

Key Tasks: 

  • To support teachers and pupils in the delivery of quality teaching and learning. 

  • Provide for the social, emotional and personal development of a pupil with additional need 

  • Promote the involvement of pupils in the social and academic processes of the school 

  • Enable pupils to become more independent learners 

  • Help raise standards of achievement for pupils 

About You 

You will need: 

  • Desirable to have Level 2 or Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent 

  • Proven track record of strong and consistent behaviour management 

  • Experience of working closely with parents in successful home-school partnerships that support pupils’ needs 

  • A working knowledge of relevant and effective SEN interventions and how to support pupils with SEND 

  • Skilled at making and sustaining positive relationships with children 

  • Able to stimulate children’s interest in learning 

  • Able to work closely with pupils who are finding learning difficult, or those who have experienced a feeling of failure 

  • Skilled at developing children’s self-esteem and motivation so that they become resilient, independent learners 

  • Capable of delivering intervention work and maintaining appropriate records 

  • Knowledge and understanding of how children learn 

  • Familiar with IT and its educational uses or approaches 

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills 

Benefits: 

  • Access to retail discounts, and technology schemes.  

  • Access to Cycle to Work  

  • 24/7 access to a free Employee Assistance Programme to provide confidential advice and guidance on any personal and/or work-related matter.  

  • Free Mindfulness training with a qualified and experienced professional  

  • An open and collaborative working environment, not just within your academy but also across the Trust where innovation is encouraged.  

  • Discounted gym membership  

  • Commitment to exploring ways to reduce email traffic and confine email replies to office hours – while recognising our employee’s preferences for when they work  

  • Commitment to continuously review workload issues and explore options for simpler, less onerous methods and processes.  

Nene Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, students, and volunteers to share this commitment. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search as part of our due diligence process.  

Any offer of employment will be subject to DBS and Right to Work checks.  

We look forward to your response.  

The Trust will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.  

*Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert before the closing date stated*  


Contact Details

  HR Team
  joinourteam@neneeducationtrust.org.uk


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