Grade 7 Senior Teaching Assistants

The Fusion Academy, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 8AG

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  August 2026

• Closing date

  24 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 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: £26,832.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Pro-rata starting salary £22,964.75

Grade 7 Senior Teaching Assistants job summary

Senior Teaching Assistants

Required to work at The Fusion Academy within young people with Communication and interaction needs.

Salary: Grade 7

Actual starting salary: £22,964.75

FTE £26,832.00 per annum

37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Start date: 30th October 2025

The Fusion Academy, a school for children and young people aged 7-19 with communication and interaction needs and/or autism. We are located in a new purpose built school in Barwell. The Fusion Academy is part of a Multi Academy Trust called Open Thinking Partnership.

A flexible solution focussed approach to supporting young people of mainstream academic ability, whilst addressing their communication and interaction barriers to learning is crucial.

You will have identified skills in supporting children and young people to access learning in a flexible and nurturing way within a specialist or mainstream environment.

As a Senior Teaching Assistant you will work primarily within a classroom supporting engagement, with additional input for PSHE and Social Communication for students. You will work with the class teacher to put in place strategies that engage students and collaboratively develop learning sequences. With support, there will be some responsibility for planning for individuals and small groups, preparing resources and directing classroom support staff. You will lead class groups (between 7 and 10 students) when teachers are taking part in meetings and other identified developments.

For more information about the role see the Job Description and Specification.

If you would like to arrange a visit to the school or to speak to Tunde Read or Katie Noon (Co-Heads of School) please contact the school office: 01455 243689 or office@thefusionacademy.co.uk

If you are interested in applying for this role, please complete an online application via My New Term.

Closing date for applications: 24th June 2026

Interview date: 2nd July 2026

The Open Thinking Partnership is committed to the safeguarding of children and young people. An enhanced disclosure from the DBS will be required for this post.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to a check being carried out at an Enhanced level by the Disclosure and Barring Service regarding any previous criminal record.

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

The Fusion Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

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 The Fusion Academy

• School type: Free Schools, None, ages 7 to 19
• School size: 93 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Fusion Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-fusion-academy

The Fusion Academy is for young people with autism and/ or communication and interaction needs who do not have a learning disability.

To come to The Fusion Academy, students must have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) that states communication and interaction and/ or autism as their primary area of need.

The Fusion Academy is not set up for young people with cognition and learning needs. It is designed for young people who, despite their difficulties around communication and interaction, have the potential to learn at an age appropriate level and will be looking to access qualifications and potential employment in the future.

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