Special Teaching Assistant

Stone Lodge Academy, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 9HW

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  18 September 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  7 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Part time: 18.25 hours per week, 39 weeks per year - Permanent
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,185 - £25,989 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Stone Lodge Academy, Ipswich
• 18.25 hours per week, 39 weeks per year - Permanent
• Salary: £25,185 - £25,989 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)
• Actual Salary: £10,588 - £10,929 per annum

We are seeking a Specialist Teaching Assistant (SEND) to work closely with teachers to raise pupil learning and attainment, while actively promoting independence, self-esteem and social inclusion for children and young people with communication and interaction needs, including autism and moderate learning difficulties.

You will provide skilled, compassionate support to help pupils access the curriculum, participate fully in learning and experience a genuine sense of achievement. Working with small groups across different age ranges, you will support learning activities, contribute to assessment through observation, and help create a safe, inclusive and positive learning environment throughout the school day.

Teaching assistants are an integral part of our school workforce and are expected to act with honesty, integrity and professionalism, upholding standards comparable with other education professionals. You will work within a shared framework of expectations, always putting pupils first and demonstrating the values and behaviours that make a real difference to young people’s lives.

What the school offers its staff

• Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Free parking
• Company events
• Access to various memberships and discount schemes
• Learning and development opportunities, including staff development days
• Funded subject course development for your role
• Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
• Career progression opportunities

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

SENDAT Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer recruitment checks will be required for all of our staff at SENDAT.

Applying for the job

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CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Stone Lodge Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 5 to 16
• Size: 175 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Stone Lodge Academy website
• Email address: recruitment@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stone-lodge-academy

Arranging a visit to Stone Lodge Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk.

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