General Teaching Assistant

Forest Moor School, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 2RA

8 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  8 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  26 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,553.00 - £22,590.00 Annually (Actual) SCP Point 3 -6 - Salary is actual and inclusive of SEN allowance

General Teaching Assistant job summary

General Teaching Assistant - Forest Moor School

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children? We are seeking a dedicated and proactive General Teaching Assistant to join our supportive team.

About Us

At Forest Moor School, we are dedicated to transforming lives and providing exceptional, inclusive education. As part of the Wellspring Academy Trust, we believe in removing barriers to learning and ensuring that every child, regardless of their background or challenges, has equal access to an enriching education.

We are based at Menwith Hill, just outside of Harrogate and are a Key Stage 2 - 4 provision with around 96 students on role. We work in beautiful surroundings and now with a lovely building that is continuing to be refurbished to suit the needs of our students

The Role:

The post of General Teaching Assistant is a key post in supporting the learning, behaviour and general wellbeing of our pupils. Working under the direct guidance of the teaching staff, you will support individuals or small groups of pupils within the classroom or other designated learning environments.

We operate using nurture principles. Our class sizes are small, giving you the unique opportunity to develop close relationships with students, which is at the core of everything we do. To be successful you will need to be able to form excellent relationships with our SEMH students, their families and the wider school team. This is both a challenging but immensely rewarding post; Unconditional Positive Regard is at the centre of our ethos, and the successful candidate must possess the personal qualities and emotional resilience to thrive in this environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Learning & Behaviour Support: Assist classroom teachers in implementing positive behaviour management strategies and pre-planned learning activities.

• Observation & Feedback: Use agreed structured observation methods to provide clear feedback on student learning, behaviour and participation to help shape future planning.

• Academic & Pastoral Support: Interact with pupils using careful questioning to support their thinking skills, provide 1:1 or small group guidance and support their social, emotional and physical wellbeing.

• Community & School Life: Assist in escorting and supervising pupils on educational visits, out-of-school activities and during break times.

• Classroom Administration: Prepare learning areas and materials, undertake minor clerical duties like photocopying and support the basic use of ICT.

• Tracking & Progress: Supervise and provide access arrangements for internal and external testing, ensuring compliance with exam regulations.

What We Are Looking For

• Experience: Proven experience appropriate to working with children in a learning environment.

• Qualifications: Relevant NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent in English and Maths.

• Skills: Good written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to converse at ease and provide advice in accurate spoken English. Good reading, writing and numeracy skills are essential.

• Behaviour & Engagement: An understanding of child development, an awareness that children have differing individual needs and the ability to maintain appropriate professional boundaries.

• Teamwork & Adaptability: Excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility and a strong ability to work successfully within a collaborative team framework

Forest Moor and the wider Trust places a huge emphasis on professional development and invests significantly in staff training at all levels. This means that, although experience of working in an SEMH setting would be an advantage, specialist support and training will be provided for outstanding candidates wishing to make the career fulfilling move into special education.

If you would like to discuss or find out more about this post, please contact Alec Scott, Vice Principal, at Forest Moor School, via email a.scott@forestmoor.org.uk

The deadline for applications via My New Term is Midnight on 8th July 2026

Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at interview.

Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.

If you are currently living overseas or have lived / worked overseas in the last five years please be aware that you will be required to provide an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in, if you are the preferred candidate for the post.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Forest Moor School

• School type: Academy, ages 9 to 16
• School size: 103 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Forest Moor School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/forest-moor-school

Forest Moor is an SEMH special based at Menwith Hill, just outside of Harrogate. It is a Key Stage 2 – 4 provision with around 96 students on role in beautiful surroundings and now with a lovely building that is continuing to be refurbished to suit the needs of our students.

Our aim is to provide the best possible care and education that we can for children and young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. Unconditional Positive Regard is at the centre of what we do and we are creating an academy that is welcoming, caring, safe, warm and believes that all its pupils can be supported and empowered to succeed. We are creating individual and personalised pathways for our students that are built around their varied needs which will help them achieve positive outcomes and prepare them for their onward destinations into continuing education, work or training. In order to achieve this, we have developed a curriculum that provides opportunities for academic progression as well as vocational learning, whilst being engaging, creative, and innovative.

We see strong relationships as the key to our success – with students, parents, carers and the wider community and we ensure that our school is a welcoming safe place for children to learn and prosper. We believe in working closely with our families and carers and welcome their support, but also realise that at times they will need our support too. We work closely with other agencies and schools to make sure we do all we can to make learning and life the best it possibly can be.

Forest Moor and the wider Trust places a huge emphasis on professional development and invests significantly in staff training at all levels. This means that, although experience of working in an SEMH setting would be an advantage, specialist support and training will be provided for outstanding candidates wishing to make the career fulfilling move into special education.

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