SEND Teaching Assistant

Heckmondwike Grammar School, Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, WF16 0AH

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  18 May 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  1 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time: Permanent role from 1 September 2026 32.5 hours per week. Term Time plus 5 Training Days 8.30am to 3.30pm Monday to Friday,
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Range 9 (9-13) SCP9 £27,254 pro rata (£20,522.26 actual salary)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you looking for an exciting and new career opportunity?

Then this will be the job for you.

Could you support our SEND students and guide them to overcome their barriers to learning and reach their fullest potential?

.We are seeking someone to support the teaching, learning and pastoral care needs for students with a range of special educational needs and disabilities to ensure a positive and inclusive learning environment for our students.

We are proud to be Secondary School of the Year for Academic Excellence 2025, Ranked No 1 in the North of England - The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2025.

We are committed to supporting flexible working and welcome applications from candidates seeking part-time or flexible arrangements.

About Us:

At Heckmondwike Grammar School, our motivation is for our students to enjoy their school days and to become thoughtful, articulate, confident and responsible members of society. In order to achieve this, we rely on our staff to work closely with students, parents and teachers to provide a supportive community, keeping the well-being of our students at the forefront of everything we do.

The Role:

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and engaging teaching assistant to work within the SEND department here at Heckmondwike Grammar School. Working within the SEND Code of Practice to promote full inclusion within our school.

We are seeking someone to support the teaching, learning and pastoral care needs for students with a range of special educational needs and disabilities to ensure a positive learning environment for our students.

Duties will include but are not limited to:

• To support students with SEND as required
• Work with class teachers to raise the learning and attainment of pupils
• Promote pupils’ independence, self-esteem and social inclusion
• Give support to pupils, individually or in groups, so they can access the curriculum, take part in learning, and experience a sense of achievement

Responsibilities

Specific responsibilities are set out in a detailed job description.

What will you bring to the role?

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Demonstrate a high standard of customer service
• Work well as part of a team, as well as on your own initiative
• Honesty and integrity
• A flexible and open attitude to change
• Suitability to work with children

Why Should You Apply?

Heckmondwike Grammar School is a unique learning environment, home to students who are eager to learn, ambitious in their aspirations, and keen to make the most of their educational experience.

We take pride in:

• Our diverse school community, which consistently achieves exceptional results.
• A school culture that supports students' academic success and personal development.
• Strong relationships between staff and students, creating a positive learning environment.
• High expectations, which drive students to excel.

What the school offers its staff

What We Offer

• Motivated, ambitious students who are eager to learn and succeed.
• A supportive and creative team dedicated to student progress.
• Well-equipped, specialist classrooms to enhance teaching and learning.
• A learning-centred school where best practice is a priority.
• Comprehensive CPD opportunities to support professional development and career progression.
• A vibrant, collaborative community of like-minded professionals.

We also offer:

• A competitive salary.
• Membership of the Local Government pension scheme.
• A range of well-being benefits.

If you are interested in this position, then please visit the vacancies section of our website www.heckgrammar.co.uk/vacancies.

We look forward to receiving your application

Completed applications should be sent by email to: recruitment@heckgrammar.co.uk.

Further information about the school is available on the school website www.heckgrammar.co.uk

Protection of children:

Disclosure of criminal background of those with access to children.

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.

Safeguarding Statement:

Heckmondwike Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of itsstudents and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Full details regarding our Safeguarding Procedures can be found on our website in theSafeguarding section, alternatively, please contact Recruitment to obtain a copy.

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

Safeguarding Statement:

Heckmondwike Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its
students and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Full details regarding our Safeguarding Procedures can be found on our website in the Safeguarding section, alternatively, please contact Recruitment to obtain a copy.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

SEND TA Candidate Pack.pdf - 768 KB (opens in new tab)

About Heckmondwike Grammar School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1468 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Heckmondwike Grammar School website
• Email address: djepsonnorth@heckgrammar.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/heckmondwike-grammar-school-heckmondwike

We are delighted to have been named “Secondary School Of The Year”, “Soaring 57 places in the UK rankings to 77” out of approx 6000 secondary schools (state and independent) in the latest Sunday Times Parent Power Guide.

And for the second year running we are ranked No 2 in the North of England.

This is a fabulous accolade to the whole school community and just reward for years of hard work from staff, students and indeed parents.
The survey includes both GCSE and A level results and is nationally noted as a true measure of school performance using metrics of most interest to parents when selecting a school.

“Such accolades are very pleasing and we are delighted to be recognised, but they only come about because of the week in week out hard work from students and staff and I salute my colleagues and students, they are an exceptional team.” Mr Roberts, Headteacher.

Heckmondwike Grammar School is a unique school, with students who are eager to learn, keen to know more and want to enjoy their educational experiences. It is exceptional in many ways: a very diverse school community that produces results of the highest quality. We work effectively with our young people, really care about them and their futures and have an ultimate success measure of enabling them to proceed to where they want to go. Excellent relationships between staff and students are the norm, expectations are high and students perform very well as a consequence.

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