Newmarket Academy
Teaching Assistant
Start date: September 2026
Contract: Part Time, Fixed Term to 31st August 2027 (19.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year)
Salary: Grade 3 SP4-6 (FTE £25,185 to £25,989 / Actual £11,098 to £11,452)
Over recent years, Newmarket Academy has achieved notable academic and extracurricular successes and we are proud of all that our students and staff have accomplished. At the same time, we are excited about the future. We are determined to keep building on this success -continuing to grow, strengthen and raise standards so that every child benefits from the very best education and opportunities.
Our vision is simple and ambitious: Newmarket Academy will be an excellent school. We want to be the school of choice for our community-a school that families trust, students enjoy attending and the wider community feels proud to support. We are ambitious for every member of our school community and believe that excellence should be evident in everything we do.
At the heart of our approach is a strong no excuses culture, rooted in care and belief. We hold high expectations for behaviour, effort and achievement because we know our students are capable of great things. Every child is seen as an individual, and we are committed to providing the support, challenge and encouragement each one needs to thrive. We combine high standards with warmth, ensuring that our school is calm, orderly and welcoming -a place where students feel safe, valued and inspired to succeed. 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 and 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 40 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. We are looking for a talented individual to help foster a caring and supportive learning environment for our young people.
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.
- Be flexible and open to change in order to meet the needs of our students
- 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.
In return we will offer:
- Support any CPD required to be able to fulfil the role
- 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. Please contact Sian Newby, PA to the Headteacher for further information or to make an appointment [email protected]
Closing Date: 9:00am,17th August 2026
Interviews: 27th August 2026
Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.
In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks. We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.
We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We’re keen to ensure we’re designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups.
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