Senior Teaching Assistant - EAL
Three Rivers Academy, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 5EJ49 days remaining to apply
Closing date
28 February 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,921.00 - £29,289.00 Annually (FTE) £23,047-£25,074 actual amount based on 36 hours/week
Senior Teaching Assistant - EAL job summary
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Senior Teaching Assistant to join our team to support our EAL students. This role will take responsibility for the management and delivery of intervention for students with English as an additional language (EAL needs) and some additional provision led by out Literacy lead.
Three Rivers Academy is a school that maximises opportunities for young people to develop academically and socially in a stimulating, caring and supportive environment. We are proud of our inclusive ethos, which we expect all staff to embrace. We are fortunate to offer some of the best facilities in Surrey, with a spacious and modern building where every full-time teacher has their own classroom, equipped with a smartboard.
We are delighted that the school was judged GOOD in every category by Ofsted in October 2024. The recent report commends our approach to staff welfare: The school prioritises professional development opportunities for staff and considers the workload of staff thoughtfully. As a result, staff feel valued highly.
Key Responsibilities:
- Planning and delivering strategies for staff to use to support EAL students in mainstream lessons
- Overseeing the provision and support for students with EAL who require additional intervention, reviewing progress and amending intervention appropriately.
- Liaise with outside agencies to support students with EAL, their transition and progress and being the TRA link to these organisations
- Observing students with EAL to identify learning needs/ barriers where necessary
- Maintain accurate records, and adhere to safeguarding policies.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Minimum of 3 GCSEs at Grade C or above (including English and Maths) or equivalent.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., first aid, behaviour management) are advantageous.
- Proficiency in IT tools and excellent communication skills.
- Ability to guide less experienced colleagues and work collaboratively in a team.
- Prior experience in an educational or similar environment.
All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.
The Howard Partnership Trust is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, marital status, disability, race, age, or sexual orientation.
All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.
Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of this advertisement.
As well as verification of identity, we ask all successful candidates to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
SAFEGUARDING AND FURTHER INFORMATION
The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
The Howard 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
Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Three Rivers Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1391 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Three Rivers Academy website
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