Teaching Assistant & Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green

Wakefield

Salary:

£18,518 - £19,408

Job type:

Part Time, Permanent

Start date:

01 September 2025

Apply by:

12 August 2025

Job overview

Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green is seeking a Teaching Assistant and Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join their academy.

The successful candidate will work as a Teaching Assistant during the morning periods, by supporting the teaching and learning of Maths and English, under the direction of teaching staff. Then during the afternoon you will work as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant, covering PPA of class teachers. This is a rewarding role where you will work collaboratively with teaching staff to assist teachers in the whole planning cycle and management of the class.

The working pattern for this position is 16 hours Teaching Assistant and 12.5 hours Higher Level Teaching Assistant working term time plus 2 days. This position is permanent.

The successful candidate will be a highly self-motivated individual with high expectations for all pupils. An excellent curriculum knowledge is essential.

Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green is a primary academy based in the village of Havercroft, in the cathedral city of Wakefield.

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 Newstead Green joined the Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) in 2018. As a member of the Outwood Family we believe in putting Children First, raising standards and transforming lives.

The successful candidate will be creative, inspirational and have the ability to make learning purposeful and relevant – helping our children to raise their aspirations and believe in their own abilities to succeed and shine. Team work is very important to us so effective communication and the ability to build positive relationships with all children, their families and colleagues is essential. whilst operating in line with our safeguarding procedures.

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Closing date: Midday on 12 August 2025.

Interview date: 14 August 2025.

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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.

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About Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green

Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green

Cow Lane, Havercroft, Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF4 2BE

United Kingdom

+44 1226 722484

Chief Executive Officer: Lee Wilson

Principal: Lyndsay Corbett

We are a primary academy, based in the village of Ryhill, in the cathedral city of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, near Leeds.

At the centre of everything we do is innovation as we strive to achieve one simple aim; to help encourage a love of learning within today’s children who then go on to become tomorrow’s success stories.

This is why we have introduced the transformational, whole-school primary maths programme, Inspire Maths which is based on the leading Singapore Maths series My Pals Are Here. This initiative aids our pupils development of critical thinking skills, helping them make mathematical connections and become highly numerate.

Similarly, children in years 2 to 6 participate in Accelerated Reader: a computer program that helps teachers manage and monitor pupils’ independent reading practice. Whenever children finish a book, they will answer a series of multiple-choice questions tailored to their level of ability, giving them the impetus to become better and more passionate readers.

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.

We also offer a generous employment package with a whole host of staff benefits, including a health cash plan, a cycle to work scheme, plus a partnership with car leasing company, Synergy, with offers exclusively for Outwood colleagues.

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