Grade 4 Teaching assistant

St Giles School, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 7NJ

39 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  18 April 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Special Education Needs (SEN), Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,992.00 - £28,624.00 Annually (Actual)

Grade 4 Teaching assistant job summary

St Giles School

An Introduction to Our School

St Giles is an inspiring, exciting and aspirational school for children and young people aged 3-18 with a broad range of difficulties from moderate/severe to profound and multiple, which includes those with autism and associated behaviours.

Based in Retford, our school provide highly specialised and personalised education to children and young people with Education Health and Care Plans (EHCP) from across the whole of the Bassetlaw, which is the most northerly district of Nottinghamshire.

We’re also a growing school. We have expanded our provision from September, with the introduction of brand new classes across 2 sites. There are currently 199 pupils on roll taught in 23 classes.

Pupils are taught that ‘no dreams are out of reach’. Our aim is to develop the full potential of individual children involving teachers, other professionals and parents in partnership.

There are 23 classes, led by teachers, 3 Assistant Head Teachers, a Deputy Head Teacher and a Principal. We also have specialist teachers supporting with PE, music and art provision onsite. Pupils are also enabled in their learning by teaching assistants and Personal Care Assistants, who provide a variety of interventions to ensure the comfort of pupils. Administrative support is led by the School Business Manager, who is assisted by 4 Administrators.

We also have a team of Health Care Support Workers, ICT Support, a caretaker and cleaning team. School also commissions services from professionals such as; art, drama and music therapists and a sensory occupational therapist. In addition, the school has regular support from visiting nurses, paediatricians, speech therapists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and a Senior Educational psychologist.

Our purpose-built school was officially opened by HRH The Duke of Kent in 2012 and includes, teaching classrooms and specialist areas such as, music and art suites. Additional specialist facilities including hydrotherapy pool, a fully refurbished soft play room and an interactive sensory room provide opportunities for a highly personalised learning environment.

The school also has extensive grounds with play areas equipped with trim-trails, swings, round-a-bouts, trampolines, a multi surface court and interactive sensory exploration area.

Our broad and specialist Curriculum, which give learners the skills and knowledge to prepare them for life beyond St Giles, includes the National Curriculum and its pre-requisites, sensory education, communication skills, a wide ranging personal and social education programme, mobility education, and a well-developed post 16 education programme.

Our learners are based in teaching groups according to their ability and more loosely their chronological age. There are currently four cohorts of learners, focusing on formal, semi-formal and pre-formal teaching. Each teaching group is the responsibility of a teacher, supported by at least two teaching assistants. Phases (primary, secondary and post 16) are encouraged to work collaboratively, resulting in a positive life-long approach to learning, which prepares our pupils for adulthood from their earliest years.

Our school has a long tradition of community involvement; we are supported by a highly effective network of ‘Friends of St Giles’ and have a coffee shop in town run by our older students, which not only provides a great interface with our local community, it also supports learners to hone their functional and independence skills.

St. Giles School and Nottinghamshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share our commitment.

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.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About St Giles School

• School type: Special school, ages 3 to 18
• School size: 169 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Giles School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-giles-school-retford

St. Giles is a friendly and aspirational school for children and young people aged 3-18 with a broad range of special educational needs, from moderate/severe to profound and multiple, which includes those with autism. We are situated in the market town of Retford and our school serves the whole of the Bassetlaw area, which is the most northerly district of Nottinghamshire.

Our pupils are encouraged to work in a stimulating and caring environment, where they are taught that ‘no dreams are out of reach’. Our aim is to develop the full potential of individual children involving teachers, other professionals and parents in partnership.

St. Giles School develops the full potential our pupils by providing a broad based and balanced curriculum which is individually tailored to the needs of each pupil. Curriculum includes National Curriculum and its pre-requisites, sensory education, communication skills, a wide ranging personal and social education programme, mobility education, and a well-developed post 16 education programme.

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