Teaching Assistant (Level 2) - Northstowe Secondary College

Northstowe; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Remote; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Northstowe Secondary College is seeking an experienced Level 2 Teaching Assistant to join the SEND team. You will deliver targeted literacy and/or numeracy interventions with small groups or on a 1:1 basis, helping pupils make rapid progress and bridging gaps.

Working across the secondary school, you will support curriculum lessons, collaborate with teachers, and uphold high expectations to inspire and challenge learners.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering targeted literacy and/or numeracy interventions.
• Ability to support small groups or individual students effectively.
• Experience in a secondary school setting is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide targeted literacy and numeracy interventions under SENDCO guidance.
• Support students across a range of curriculum lessons.
• Collaborate with teachers to maximise pupil progress.
• Maintain high expectations to inspire and challenge learners.

Skills

Literacy support

Numeracy support

1:1 support

Small group teaching

Education

Level 2 Teaching Assistant qualification

Job description

ADVERT

TEACHING ASSISTANT - LEVEL 2

Based at Northstowe Secondary College

Salary: Grade 5, Points 5-7

Hours of work: Applicants must be able to workfrom 8:30am to 4pm, Monday to Friday with an earlier finish of 3:35pm one day per week. The role is 32.5 hours per week.

Weeks per year: 39 weeks per year, (term time only plus training days)

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced teaching assistant to join our SEND team working across the secondary school. Applicants must be able to demonstrate relevant experience and skills to deliver targeted literacy and/or numeracy intervention with small groups of students or on a 1:1 basis. Interventions are an important aspect of boosting basic skills, bridging learning gaps and reinforcing skills and knowledge from classroom lessons. Our Level 2 Teaching Assistants additionally support students in a range of curriculum lessons.

About Northstowe Learning Community (NLC)

Northstowe Learning Community brings together:

• An 11-16 secondary school (NSC)
• Northstowe Sixth Form (NSF)
• Northstowe Primary School (NPS)

Situated on the Northstowe Education Campus, NLC is co-located with the Trust’s Martin Bacon Academy. This specialist provision provides an innovative experience for its sixth form students through full integration with the Northstowe Sixth Form. This creates a vibrant educational hub where inclusion, collaboration, and excellence are central to the student experience.

From September 2026, the school contains:

• Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes (as the primary continues to grow year-on-year to eventually reach its full 3FE and 630 pupil capacity)
• Approximately 830 students in Years 7-11 (as the secondary continues to expand to its eventual 12FE / 1800 PAN capacity)
• Around 115 sixth form students across Years 12 and 13. The Sixth Form will grow over time to reach its capacity of 400.

NLC continues to grow rapidly in step with the new town of Northstowe, which will eventually be home to around 30,000 residents accommodated in up to 10,000 homes. The school is deliberately designed to play a key role in the provision of community facilities to reflect the Cambridgeshire Village College ethos.

Our Journey So Far

Northstowe Secondary College opened in 2019 with its first Year 7 cohort of just 71 students. In September 2024, the addition of both primary and sixth form phases marked a major milestone in our development and the school was renamed Northstowe Learning Community to reflect its expanded and unified identity.

With the recent completion of Phase 2 of our building programme, NLC now features:

• An additional new specialist block for 11-16 education
• A state-of-the-art primary school building
• A purpose-built sixth form centre

Phase 3 will commence once further housing development is confirmed. Once complete, Northstowe Learning Community will be one of the largest schools in the East of England, with capacity for approximately 2,800 students from Reception through to Year 13. The campus aims to serve all ages and abilities, taking a lead role in bringing people together to create a sustainable and empowered local community.

Our Ethos and Vision

At NLC, we are committed to providing outstanding teaching and pastoral care, creating a culture where students work hard, enjoy learning, and thrive. Our dedicated staff are warm, approachable, and determined to give every child the best possible start in life.

As a teaching assistant, you will:

• Make a real difference to the positive experience of our students and their families.
• Work with teaching colleagues on practices which maximise your impact in the classroom.
• Provide targeted support under the direction of the SENDCO and/or classroom teacher.
• Set high expectations which contribute to students being inspired, motivated and challenged to achieve their best.

The opportunity:

• To join our motivated, friendly staff and students in a highly-regarded multi-academy Trust with a strong community presence.
• To collaborate within the Trust, sharing good practice and benefiting from the support and guidance of an experienced network of colleagues.
• Access to informal and formal professional development.
• To contribute to the culture where students experience a positive and enriching education.

The ideal candidate will have:

• An interest in and evidence of continuous improvement and professional development.
• Experience working in a similar role within a secondary school or demonstrate the skills to progress to a Level 2 TA role.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills to communicate effectively and professionally with staff, students, parents and others.
• A thorough understanding of child protection and safeguarding matters.
• The school’s core values of kind, curious and hardworking at the heart of everything they do.

About Meridian Trust -

Meridian Trust is a values-led organisation formed in 2011 that has risen to be one of the highest-performing academy trusts in the country. The Trust is founded on its commitment to a high-quality educational provision for all at the heart of local communities. Meridian currently operates primary, secondary and special schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire.

Meridian Trust offers a wealth of fantastic benefits for teaching and support staff which are highlighted below but are not limited to -

• Apprenticeship and CPD opportunities which allow you to gain specialist knowledge in a role you are passionate about developing in.
• Access to our benefits partner Vivup - benefits include an online GP, Lifestyle savings, support for mental health and wellbeing through the Employee Assistance Programme and many more
• Cycle to work scheme
• Teacher’s pension scheme
• Healthcare benefits including free eye test vouchers and flu vaccinations
• Free on-site parking
• Discounts on a wide range of benefits from everyday essentials to holidays

To explore our full range of benefits, please visit https://www.meridiantrust.co.uk/jobs-and-training/benefits/.

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The 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 appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.