Raising Achievement Assistant

Swanshurst School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 0TW

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  26 September 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  9 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,409.00 - £28,163.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £23191-£24731 per annum

Raising Achievement Assistant job summary

Swanshurst is a large, outstanding school for girls aged 11-19 years. We offer excellent support and CPD for staff at all stages of their career. Ofsted (May 2024) described our school to be “an exceptional place for pupils to learn”. They described the curriculum as “exemplary” and one which "explodes into life in the classroom". In relation to staff wellbeing, they noted that “The school is conscious of staff workload and well-being and is committed to achieving excellence in a sustainable way.” We are exceptionally proud to have been judged ‘Outstanding’ in two consecutive inspections. Our Ofsted report can be found here.

The school is part of the newly formed West Midlands Academy Trust (WMAT) which opened in January 2025. As one of the three founding members, the school has been integral to forming the Trust’s mission:

Relentless focus upon delivering an excellent Quality of Education, resulting in strong progress and attainment for all groups of pupils.

Emphasis upon personal development and well-being for staff and pupils.

Are you passionate, enthusiastic, motivated and committed to raising achievement of students with a range of additional needs and barriers to learning?

We are seeking to appoint a Raising Achievement Assistant who is highly motivated and innovative in their work with young people who have additional needs. The successful candidate will have the motivation and enthusiasm to raise the achievement and ensure that their barriers to learning are met appropriately, both in the classroom and through small group intervention.

You will be working in a vibrant team and will bring with you particular experience, skills or interests in working with students who may have the following barriers to learning:

• Specific learning difficulties, including dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia.
• Speech, Language and Communication needs including Autism and selective mutism
• Anxiety
• ADHD
• Literacy and numeracy.
• General cognition and learning needs with associated executive functioning needs
• EAL
• Hearing and visual impairments

Applications from candidates with experience or interest in supporting pupils with Autism, Dyspraxia, ADHD or numeracy difficulties including Dyscalculia are particularly welcome. Please detail your area of interest or expertise in your application.

Applications from graduates are very welcome.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

WMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff­ to share this commitment. Necessary safeguarding checks will be undertaken.

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of O­ffenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

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.

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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 Swanshurst School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1920 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Swanshurst School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/swanshurst-school-birmingham

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