Achievement and Progress Support Assistant (APSA)
| Posting date: | 22 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £12.65 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 08 August 2025 |
| Location: | King's Lynn, Norfolk |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | West Norfolk Academies Trust |
| Job type: | Temporary |
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Summary
Springwood High School are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Achievement and Progress Support Assistant (APSA) to join the school. The successful candidate would join a team of dedicated and ambitious teaching assistants. You will provide support so that the student can access the curriculum, participate in learning, and experience a sense of achievement.
Start Date: September 2025
Hours: 5.75 hours/ 39 weeks (term time plus one) This equates to one
school day per week, ideally this would be a Friday.
Salary: Scale C, Point 4 - £12.65/hour. Approx. £3247
(£24,404 FTE based on a 37hr week – please note salary will be pro rata)
Pay Award Pending
Temporary Fixed Term Contract till 31st August 2026
Email: recruitment@westnorfolkacademiestrust.co.uk
Website: https://www.springwoodhighschool.co.uk/
Purpose of the Job
As an Achievement and Progress Support Assistant, you will work with teachers to raise the learning and attainment of pupils while also promoting their independence, self-esteem, and social inclusion. You will provide support to pupils so that they can access the curriculum, participate in learning, and experience a sense of achievement. You will manage the provision of support for students with Special Educational Needs implementing the strategies and advice included in the pupil’s Education, Health and Care Plan or Learning Profile and contribute to termly and annual reviews.
Responsibilities, but not limited too:
Personal and professional conduct
· Having proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school in which they work as professional members of staff.
· Demonstrating positive attitudes, values and behaviours to develop and sustain effective relationships with the school community.
· Having regard for the need to safeguard pupils’ wellbeing by following relevant statutory guidance along with school policies and practice.
Knowledge and understanding
· Acquire the appropriate skills, qualifications, and/or experience required for the teaching assistant role, with support from the school employer.
· Demonstrate expertise and skills in understanding the needs of all pupils (including specialist expertise as appropriate) and know how to adapt and deliver support to meet individual needs.
· Share responsibility for ensuring that their own knowledge and understanding is relevant and up to date by reflecting on their own practice, liaising with school leaders and accessing relevant professional development to improve personal effectiveness.
Teaching and learning
· Demonstrate an informed and efficient approach to teaching and learning by adopting relevant strategies to support the work of the teacher and increase achievement of all pupils including, where appropriate, those with special educational needs and disabilities.
· Promote, support and facilitate inclusion by encouraging participation of all pupils in learning and extracurricular activities.
· Use effective behaviour management strategies consistently in line with the school’s policy and procedures.
Working with others
· Recognise and respect the role and contribution of other professionals, parents and carers by liaising effectively and working in partnership with them.
· With the class teacher, keep other professionals accurately informed of progress or concerns they may have about the pupils they work with.
· Understand their responsibility to share knowledge to inform planning and decision making.
Personal and Professional Conduct
The duties and responsibilities listed in this job description provide a summary of the main aspects of the role. This is not an exhaustive list and the post holder may be required to carry out other tasks, as deemed appropriate to the grade and nature of the post.
This job description is current at the date indicated below but, in consultation with the post holder, it may be changed by the Headteacher to reflect or anticipate changes in the post commensurate with the grade or job title.
Due to the routine of the school, the workload may not be evenly spread throughout the year. Flexibility of hours, and a flexible attitude and willingness to assist others in the team, when required is necessary.
For a full job description please click the link below.
Closing Date for Applications: 8th August 2025
Interview Dates: w/c 11th August 2025
Start Date: Sept 2025
How to apply
For this vacancy, please click the 'Apply for Job' button, to complete our online application form.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable field is met.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from minority ethnic communities and those with disabilities. An enhanced DBS check will be required.
As part of our recruitment process it is necessary for us to perform an online social media check. The reason for the online search is to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet the safeguarding duties set out in KCSIE. There is no other purpose for a search.
This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualifications) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.
Start Date: September 2025
Hours: 5.75 hours/ 39 weeks (term time plus one) This equates to one
school day per week, ideally this would be a Friday.
Salary: Scale C, Point 4 - £12.65/hour. Approx. £3247
(£24,404 FTE based on a 37hr week – please note salary will be pro rata)
Pay Award Pending
Temporary Fixed Term Contract till 31st August 2026
Email: recruitment@westnorfolkacademiestrust.co.uk
Website: https://www.springwoodhighschool.co.uk/
Purpose of the Job
As an Achievement and Progress Support Assistant, you will work with teachers to raise the learning and attainment of pupils while also promoting their independence, self-esteem, and social inclusion. You will provide support to pupils so that they can access the curriculum, participate in learning, and experience a sense of achievement. You will manage the provision of support for students with Special Educational Needs implementing the strategies and advice included in the pupil’s Education, Health and Care Plan or Learning Profile and contribute to termly and annual reviews.
Responsibilities, but not limited too:
Personal and professional conduct
· Having proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school in which they work as professional members of staff.
· Demonstrating positive attitudes, values and behaviours to develop and sustain effective relationships with the school community.
· Having regard for the need to safeguard pupils’ wellbeing by following relevant statutory guidance along with school policies and practice.
Knowledge and understanding
· Acquire the appropriate skills, qualifications, and/or experience required for the teaching assistant role, with support from the school employer.
· Demonstrate expertise and skills in understanding the needs of all pupils (including specialist expertise as appropriate) and know how to adapt and deliver support to meet individual needs.
· Share responsibility for ensuring that their own knowledge and understanding is relevant and up to date by reflecting on their own practice, liaising with school leaders and accessing relevant professional development to improve personal effectiveness.
Teaching and learning
· Demonstrate an informed and efficient approach to teaching and learning by adopting relevant strategies to support the work of the teacher and increase achievement of all pupils including, where appropriate, those with special educational needs and disabilities.
· Promote, support and facilitate inclusion by encouraging participation of all pupils in learning and extracurricular activities.
· Use effective behaviour management strategies consistently in line with the school’s policy and procedures.
Working with others
· Recognise and respect the role and contribution of other professionals, parents and carers by liaising effectively and working in partnership with them.
· With the class teacher, keep other professionals accurately informed of progress or concerns they may have about the pupils they work with.
· Understand their responsibility to share knowledge to inform planning and decision making.
Personal and Professional Conduct
The duties and responsibilities listed in this job description provide a summary of the main aspects of the role. This is not an exhaustive list and the post holder may be required to carry out other tasks, as deemed appropriate to the grade and nature of the post.
This job description is current at the date indicated below but, in consultation with the post holder, it may be changed by the Headteacher to reflect or anticipate changes in the post commensurate with the grade or job title.
Due to the routine of the school, the workload may not be evenly spread throughout the year. Flexibility of hours, and a flexible attitude and willingness to assist others in the team, when required is necessary.
For a full job description please click the link below.
Closing Date for Applications: 8th August 2025
Interview Dates: w/c 11th August 2025
Start Date: Sept 2025
How to apply
For this vacancy, please click the 'Apply for Job' button, to complete our online application form.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable field is met.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from minority ethnic communities and those with disabilities. An enhanced DBS check will be required.
As part of our recruitment process it is necessary for us to perform an online social media check. The reason for the online search is to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet the safeguarding duties set out in KCSIE. There is no other purpose for a search.
This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualifications) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.