SEN Teaching Assistant -with responsibilities for practical learning

Fosse Way School, Bath, Somerset, BA3 3AL

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  31 August 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  31 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,641.00 - £19,954.00 Annually (Actual) SEN Allowance payable after 1year service (£1538.71)

SEN Teaching Assistant -with responsibilities for practical learning job summary

Teaching Assistant with responsibility for practical learning

• 32 hours a week
• BANES Grade 4
• Term time only plus 5 INSETS

Hours:

• Monday: 8.00am - 3.35pm
• Tuesday: 8.00am - 4.30pm
• Wednesday & Thursday: 8.00am - 3.15pm
• Friday: 8.00am - 11.25am

Job Purpose:

To support the practical learning and enrichment experiences for pupils by managing resources, assisting with lesson preparation in practical subjects (Food Tech, DT, Science), maintaining equipment, and leading engaging activities that enhance student wellbeing and learning—including woodland play, breakfast club, and lunchtime enrichment.

Key Responsibilities:

Food Technology & Deliveries

• Organise and place weekly food orders for Food Technology lessons, in coordination with teaching staff.
• Ensure timely delivery, check for quality and completeness of items, and store ingredients appropriately.
• Maintain cleanliness, stock levels, and equipment readiness in the Food Technology room.

Design Technology (DT) & Science Support

• Check, clean, and maintain DT and Food Tech tools and equipment to ensure safety and functionality.
• Assist teachers in preparing materials for Science lessons, including setting up experiments and safely handling resources.
• Support with cleaning and storing science equipment after use.
• Undertake required training to use all specialist equipment.

Outdoor Learning & Play Support

• Set up and dismantle structured play trails and sensory activities in the school’s woodland or outdoor play areas.
• Supervise and support pupils during outdoor learning and play sessions to promote safe and meaningful engagement.

Enrichment Clubs

• Run a morning Breakfast Club, ensuring a calm and nourishing start to the day for students, including preparing and serving simple meals.
• Lead a Lunchtime Club that offers a safe and stimulating environment for students to engage in structured activities during their break.

Person Specification:

Essential:

• Experience working with children or young people, preferably in a special educational needs (SEN) setting.
• Practical knowledge of food hygiene and safe use of kitchen/DT equipment/science equipment.
• Reliable, organised, and able to manage multiple tasks independently.
• Positive and patient attitude towards supporting pupils with additional needs.
• Experience putting in place efficient systems and practices for ordering items.
• Able to manage own time effectively and prioritise workload across the departments.

Desirable:

• Food hygiene certification (or willingness to complete training).
• First aid qualification.
• Experience in outdoor learning or forest school environments.

Applicants should:

• have excellent communication skills, good emotional literacy and be resilient in challenging environments
  
• be passionate, inspirational and put the needs of children and young people first
• be calm & able to maintain a sense of humour under pressure, whilst flexible enough to adapt as situations change
• be committed to developing pupils’ independence and emotional and physical well-being
  
• work collaboratively within a team and alongside other professionals to ensure that learning is appropriate to meet the needs of individual learners

We warmly welcome visits to our school so you can see for yourself all we have to offer. Please contact the school office to arrange a convenient time.

All applications should be made via MyNewTerm

The Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

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

The Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

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 Fosse Way School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 224 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fosse Way School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fosse-way-school-bath

Thank you for expressing an interest in working at Fosse Way School.

Fosse Way School is a special school located in Radstock, just south of Bath on the edge of the Mendip hills. It is extremely popular and has 220 pupils on roll. Our pupils have moderate or severe learning difficulties, with many having communication and language difficulties, including a diagnosis of autism. Due to its popularity, it has been oversubscribed for a number of years. The school worked closely with an active parent support group which was successful in its bid to set up a new school – The Mendip School.

Fosse Way School is a member of The Partnership Trust, which is a multi-academy trust.

Fosse Way School runs the Specialist Autism Support Service a service commissioned by Bath and North East Somerset Local Authority to support autistic children and young adults up to the age of 25 across the county. We also run the local SEND network and behavior service. We were the first school in the UK to set up Project Search, a work-based supported internship, in conjunction with Bath Royal United Hospital. On site we run our training café Longfellows where students are able to take part in valuable work based learning opportunities. Fosse Way also has a residential provision for up to 12 students.

We would welcome applications from people who may currently be working in mainstream schools. A full training and support programme is offered to those who may not have previously worked in a special school.

If you would like to find out more about Fosse Way please visit our website or come in and have a tour of the school.

If you decide to apply, may I thank you for your time in putting your application together and the interest you have shown in Fosse Way.

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