Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant – Fixed Term until July 2024

Do you want to be part of a team where you will help make a lasting impact on our scholars and rapidly accelerate their progress?

Thank you for taking the time to consider a career within the Secondary Phase at Astrea Academy Sheffield. This is a unique opportunity to join us on our journey as we prepare to open our Sixth Form for the first time in September 2023.

We have very recently received our first Ofsted Inspection report, with outcomes of 'Good' across all areas. An achievement we are very proud of.

We are committed to a knowledge-rich curriculum and a traditional approach to teaching, behaviour and culture. We believe that schools must teach powerful knowledge, ’the best that has been thought and said’ and an ‘entitlement curriculum’ for all. We believe in explicit instruction and have been greatly influenced by Lemov’s ‘Teach Like A Champion’, Rosenshine and recent developments in cognitive science. We believe that the creation of a scholarly culture that is warm and strict, disciplined and joyful, where there is ‘purpose not power’, ensuring impeccable behaviour, where teachers can focus on teaching and scholars can focus on learning, underpins everything.

We are values-driven and our vision is to provide an inclusive, aspirational and academic education for all our scholars, so that all of them will learn, thrive and lead successful lives. We are unapologetically ambitious for every child, no matter what their background, prior attainment or needs. We want to ensure that all our scholars have the option to be able to go to university or aspirational alternative. We are not going to reduce expectations because of a child’s background or home life, or because they are new to English or have a special education need. In fact, the opposite is true. It is our job to redouble our efforts to help children overcome these barriers so that they can flourish.

We value our staff highly and treat workload very seriously. Our systems are high leverage, ensuring you can really focus on your core purpose – teaching, in a sustainable way, unhindered by bureaucracy or poor behaviour.

What we offer:

• High aspirations, with a firm emphasis on academic attainment

• A knowledge-rich curriculum that develops a general knowledge of the world not simply for progression for the workplace, but for the love of the acquisition of knowledge
• A calm and purposeful learning environment built on mutual respect and centralised behaviour systems
• Outstanding pastoral care with the provision of specific trust delivered SEMH services where appropriate to the scholar
• Standardised reading and arithmetic catch-up programmes for pupils where this is relevant that are taught by specialists
• Active parental and community involvement

• A broad range of extra-curricular activities including sports, music, performing arts and academic clubs

What we are looking for:

• Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent

• Experience of working within KS3/4

The successful candidate will be:

• Aligned to our values and mission. If you are the type of person who fits with our culture, you will love working here
• Someone who passionately believes that all children can achieve, no matter what their starting point, background or needs. Someone that does not make excuses for what children can achieve.

Interested in applying?

If this is something you are interested in, looking for a new challenge, have a passion for education or maybe all of the above, take a look at the Applicant Brief to find out more about the role and how to apply.

We actively welcome visits and would be delighted to show you around our academy to appreciate fully our excellent learning environment.

The closing date for all applications is Sunday 16th April 2023.

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS checks.