* Ixworth High School
* Address: Ixworth, Suffolk IP31 2HS
* Salary: £11,852 - £12,451 per annum
* Hours: Part Time, 20.25 hours per week, term time plus one week.
* Contract: Maternity Cover, Required from January 2026
* Reference: 8159
Ambition, Resilience, Respect
Ixworth High School is a small high school set in the picturesque Suffolk countryside. We are generally over-subscribed and will have around 550 pupils in the school by September 2026.
The school is currently judged good across all areas by Ofsted in April 2025. The inspection team noted that "Ixworth is a happy school, where pupils know they are safe and well cared for". They also noted the pupils behave well, are polite and engaging, with calm and purposeful classrooms.
The school's vision is to provide an education system that truly serves those it educates by always reflecting on and addressing individual needs, strengths, and interests. There is a Specialist Resource Base on site for around 20 pupils, supporting pupils with Communication & Interaction needs, these students are fully integrated into the main school.
The school showed much improved results in 2025 and was among the top twenty most improved schools in England for attainment and English.
Your role will be:
* to support students to learn effectively in the classroom following direction from the class teacher.
* may invigilate exams and tests.
* may assist escorting pupils on educational visits.
* may assist with break time supervision including facilitating games and activities.
* communicates with pupils to support learning and development and encourage acceptable behaviour.
* exchanges information with staff and parents/carers.
* work with individuals or small groups of pupils in the classroom under the direct supervision of teaching staff.
* support pupils to understand instructions.
* support independent learning and inclusion of all pupils.
* support the teacher in behaviour management and keeping pupils on task.
For more information
Please read the Job Description (pdf) and the Recruitment Information Pack (pdf).
Why join Sapentia Trust? (pdf)
How to apply
Please apply online
Closing date: 9am, 15 December 2025
Interview date: 18 December 2025
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education's "Keeping Children Safe in Education", references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.