Teaching Assistant: SEND - Permanent, Term Time Only (TTO), Salary Scale E pro rata (equates to £22,626.96 - £24,170.25 (+ SSA £1297.96-£1321.57) depending on experience
You will be keen to learn and develop further, through collaboration with others, and through whole school and departmental CPD.
You will contribute to the development of an excellent standard of teaching within across the school as part of the SEND department. You will raise the achievement of our students through the support of our students with SEND, adopting strategies to access the teaching and learning in the classroom and ensuring student progression by implementing bespoke interventions strategies which meet the students’ needs.
We also expect the candidate to be someone who will share good practice to enhance the learning experience of all students. We believe that staff can learn from their peers at all levels, and we operate a professional learning group approach to sharing good practice across the academy.
The SEND Department consists of an Assistant Principal SENDCo, a Deputy SENDCo and HLTAs/TAs with active responsibilities for an area of SEND. We are fortunate to be able to offer our students further support.
This is a professional and forward-thinking department; we are flexible in meeting our students’ needs, both in and out of the classroom. “Teachers and teaching assistants work together to ensure that pupils with SEND are well supported in lessons.” (Ofsted) November 2022. We are striving for excellence and always looking for new, creative, and exciting opportunities to develop learning, supporting students and advising staff, “teaching staff have the knowledge to helps pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)”.(Ofsted) November 2022.
To be considered for this post you must have a good education background to GCSE equivalent or above and be willing to engage in further professional development. We are looking for a TA with the capability to provide an excellent range of support for our students, and with the capacity to develop further.
This is an exceptional opportunity to join us on our journey towards becoming one of the best schools in the Northeast of England. We have further work to do but are well on the way in our improvement plan. The successful candidate will learn and develop here, and will, we hope, go on to achieve great success in their career.
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please access the attached application pack where you will find a letter from our Principal, Dr Andrew Fowler, a letter from Helen Potter, our Assistant Principal (SENDCo), the job description and person specification.Should you wish to pursue this opportunity, please complete the application form. Lord
Lawson of Beamish Academy is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.
This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, if successful you will be required to apply for an enhanced Disclosure.
Please supply an email address for each of your referees; all references will be taken up and verified prior to interview.
Closing Date: 9am Monday 19 May 2025 Shortlisting to take place: Monday 19 May 2025 Interview Date: Thursday 22 May 2025 Further details and application form available at www.lordlawson.academy/about-us/vacancies Completed Application Forms to be submitted no later than 9am on Monday 19 May 2025: via recruitment@lordlawson.academy . We do not accept CVs.
Salary amounts quoted are from 1st September to 31st August, if you commence employment part way through the academic year, they will be subject to an equated salary adjustment