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Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale C: £8,234 to £8,364 pro-rata per annum (Actual) (£24,027 - £24,404 full time/full year equivalent)
Part Time: hours per week / 2 days (Thursday and Friday)
Start Date: July 2025
Great Yarmouth Primary Academy is looking for an enthusiastic and inspiring Classroom Assistant supporting across the school to join our team. You will be an inspirational practitioner who is passionate about raising achievement through motivating and inspiring students, who will also contribute to the vision and values of the school.
The role involves supporting SEND children in the classroom and small group interventions to support our children to make accelerated progress, although you may be asked to support across other key stages where necessary. You will also be required to teach RWI phonics intervention to a small group. You should be able to work effectively as part of a team, following the direction of the teachers as well as working under your own initiative.
The main responsibilities of this role will be:
* To work under the instruction/guidance of teaching/senior staff.
* To work within the overall ethos of the Academy.
* To undertake care and learning programmes and activities to support individuals or groups of pupils, including more specialised support for those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) or EAL (English as an Additional Language).
* To enable access to learning for pupils and assist the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom.
The ideal candidate will have:
* Experience of working with primary children
* Experience supporting children with high needs SEND and behaviour needs
* Experience of leading interventions to support learning
* Ability to use a range of relevant technology
* Experience of teaching RWI phonics scheme would be desirable.
Great Yarmouth Primary Academy is an Ofsted 'Good' school in the heart of Great Yarmouth. The school is proud to serve an immensely diverse community and is committed to continuing to raise educational standards ensuring children develop academically and socially by delivering a knowledge-rich curriculum from a team who are passionate about pedagogical understanding with English and Maths at the heart of our learning.
The school also provides an extensive wider curriculum ensuring children have the knowledge, skills, and cultural capital to progress in their school career and into adult life ensuring lifelong passions and enthusiasm for children which will support their education and wellbeing. The academy has developed the foundations of a community hub within the school, which will ensure children from birth - 11 years as well as parents are able to access support and develop relationships with educational professionals.
We are part of the Inspiration Trust, twice ranked as the country’s top family of comprehensive schools for pupil progress and strongly believe in the importance of giving the widest educational opportunities to all young people, regardless of their background. We have strong networks across the Trust, with opportunities to work with a diverse range of schools and partners. We are committed to offering excellent professional and learning opportunities for our staff, with a busy programme of continuing professional development courses delivered by some of the country’s best educational thinkers and practitioners.
The Inspiration Trust is a Multi Academy Trust, committed to delivering the very best educational experience for the young people of Norfolk and Suffolk, across 17 schools. We are ambitious for our schools and communities and want to create Britain’s highest performing federation of 3-19 schools and transform education in the East. Inspiration Trust specialises in transforming schools in disadvantaged areas and taking academies from failing to outstanding.
If you would like to know more about this exciting opportunity, then please contact Sharon Baker, PA to Principal. To apply for this role please click the Apply button to complete the online application form.
Closing date for applications: 9am on Friday 28th March 2025
Interview date: Week commencing 31st March 2025
Inspiration Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. We are an equal opportunities employer.
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