Special School Teaching Assistant
Horton Lodge Community Special School, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 8RB12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
26 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 08:45-16:00 (45 minute lunch)
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until July 2026
Pay scale
- SCP 5-6, £24,790 - £25,183 FTE, (Pro Rata to: 37 Hour Rate & Term Time Only)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Exciting Opportunity for a Teaching Assistant at Horton Lodge Special School – Join Our Team!
Horton Lodge Special School is a vibrant and nurturing community where every pupil thrives. This wouldn’t be possible without our dedicated and enthusiastic staff. We are excited to offer an opportunity for a committed Teaching Assistant to join our team from September 2025.
Our school supports pupils aged 2–11 with severe or profound learning difficulties, many of whom have physical disabilities or autism with communication needs. This role provides the chance to make a real difference.
This fixed-term position until July 2026 has the potential to become a long-term role.
About You
The successful candidate will:
- Have an approachable manner and excellent communication skills
- Be able to build strong relationships with children and adults
- Demonstrate understanding of working with children with disabilities (or be willing to learn)
- Have a flexible approach to work
- Work effectively both independently and as part of a supportive team
What the school offers its staff
Why Join Horton Lodge?
Our team is central to everything we do, and we ensure our staff feel valued and supported through:
- The chance to work in an innovative school in a beautiful, inspiring environment
- A welcoming and supportive community where pupils and families are at the heart of our mission
- A proactive and dedicated team striving for continuous improvement
- Strong support from our Governing Body
- Training and CPD opportunities to enhance your skills
- A generous Local Government Pension Scheme
- Access to health and wellbeing support through the Thinkwell scheme
Further details about the role
How to Apply
To learn more about this fantastic opportunity, please visit our website: www.hortonlodge.staffs.sch.uk. Visits and conversations are positively encouraged—please reach out to us!
For additional details or to arrange a visit, contact headteacher@hortonlodge.staffs.sch.uk or call 01538 306214.
Your application should include:
- Application Form
- Recruitment Monitoring Form
- An accompanying letter (max one A4 page) outlining your motivation, skills, experience, and suitability for this role
Please send completed applications to Lucy Bloor at headteacher@hortonlodge.staffs.sch.uk.
Commitment to safeguarding
Horton Lodge is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to bloor.l@hortonlodge.staffs.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Horton Lodge Community Special School
- School type
- Special school, ages 2 to 11
- School size
- 60 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Horton Lodge Community Special School website
- Email address
- office@hortonlodge.staffs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01538 306214
Horton Lodge Community Primary School is a maintained special school for children aged 2-11 years with physical disabilities, associated learning difficulties and a range of complex needs including communication, sensory, and health. Horton Lodge is a small and friendly school with incredibly passionate staff who are constantly striving for the very best for our pupils.
We are offering the opportunity to work in our innovative school in a beautiful setting with wonderful pupils who are happy and enthusiastic about learning. We have a skilled and highly dedicated staff team and a very supportive Governing Body. Appropriate training and support will be offered to the successful candidate to ensure they are successful in their duties.
We are looking for a candidate with the following:
• High professional standards and expectations
• Excellent teaching and classroom practice
• Knowledge of curriculum developments, assessment procedures and educational initiatives within a specialist SEND setting
• The ability to lead a team of support staff and to inspire, challenge and motivate others across the school
• Commitment to making a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school.
Arranging a visit to Horton Lodge Community Special School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@hortonlodge.staffs.sch.uk.
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