SEND Support Assistant (TA3)

Colne Primet Academy, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 8JF

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  22 April 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 6, SCP 11-19

What skills and experience we're looking for

Person Specification: SEND Support Assistant (TA3)

Qualifications and Attainments

Level 2 Numeracy and Literacy qualification Essential

4 GCSEs at grade C including Maths and English Essential

Level 2 Childcare qualification or equivalent, e.g. CACHE, NVQ L2, NNEB Essential

Level 3 childcare qualification or equivalent Essential

HND, Degree or other further qualifications Desirable

Training, Experience and Knowledge

Understand the needs of children with SEND Essential

Experience of working with SEND children in education Essential

Experience of using IEPs, ILPs and EHCPs Essential

Experience of working with children in KS2 / KS3 / KS4 and relevant qualifications Desirable

Understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities of Teaching Assistants Essential

Ability and confidence to assist pupils with basic numeracy and literacy in line with

learning strategies and national curriculum Essential

Experience of basic administrative tasks Desirable

Experienced/trained first aider, or willing to complete training in first aid Desirable

Experience as a cover supervisor or similar role Desirable

Experience of exams invigilation Desirable

Personal Skills and Attitudes

Have strong behaviour management skills specific for SEND children Essential

Display initiative, be positive and enthusiastic Essential

Demonstrate a commitment to equality and diversity Essential

Possess excellent communication and relationship building skills Essential

Be a team player with the ability to work independently Essential

Demonstrate a flexible, adaptable, resilient and results orientated approach Essential

Ability to lead and manage own workload effectively, and be willing to undertake CPD

relevant to the post Essential

Suitability to work with children and young people Essential

Ability to use computers and educational software packages Essential

What the school offers its staff

Now is a really exciting time to be joining Colne Primet Academy as we go through a period of rapid expansion, both in terms of staff and student numbers and with extensive new building and refurbishment work recently completed and opened from September 2024.

We currently have 875 students on roll from a diverse range of backgrounds, and the students numbers continue to grow up to our full capacity of 1050 over the next few years. Throughout the school, we have students who speak 23 different languages. Working with such a diverse community brings lots of opportunities for students to learn more about each other and themselves.

By joining the Primet family you will become part of a supportive and ambitious team. The core drive of being part of the Primet staff team is about wanting the best for our students, and to help them overcome any barriers to their success. Our aim here at Colne Primet Academy is to give each and every child the very best educational start in life. At all times, we guide, support and inspire.

We collaborate with our colleagues at West Craven High School as well as the three primary academies in our Trust family and have the support of the Pendle Education Trust core team for functions such as Finance, Facilities, Human Resources, Health and Safety, IT, Marketing and Governance.

We are proud of the positive atmosphere that exists within the Academy. Visitors very often comment on the calm and orderly surroundings and the warm, welcoming and friendly ethos we have created. We believe that high achievement comes as a result of a positive atmosphere, high expectations and mutual respect.

Our core values are based on the Primet Positives: Progressing, Respectful, Inclusive, Motivated, Expressive and Together. These values are embedded in everything we do throughout school, and we are very proud of what Colne Primet Academy stands for in its community – we hope you want to be a part of that too.

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

https://www.pendleeducationtrust.co.uk/page/?title=Safeguarding+and+Child+Protection&pid=58

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Primet SEND Support Assistant TA3.pdf - 2.46 MB (opens in new tab)

About Colne Primet Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 858 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Colne Primet Academy website
• Email address: cbrannon@pendleeducationtrust.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/colne-primet-academy

Colne Primet Academy became part of the Pendle Education Trust family in 2013 and has experienced transformational change across all areas since then. Former Principal Lynne Blomley has now moved into an Executive Principal for Secondary Education role with the Trust, and the Academy is led by Julia Pilkington.

The school was named Secondary School of the Year at the 2021 East Lancashire Education Awards.

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