Specialist Teaching Assistant (TA3) – Literacy

Stratford Upon Avon School, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 9DH

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  9 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time: Working hours are 37 hours per week, typically 8.00am – 4.15pm, Monday –Thursday and 8.00am-3.40pm Friday. Term time 38 weeks plus 5 staff learning days; 39 weeks per annum.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Actual salary for the hours / weeks worked will be in the range £27,321 to £29,831 subject to any continuous service

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to support and develop the learning of students with Specific Educational Needs in Literacy, through the planning and delivery of individual, paired and small group work. Reporting to the SENCo/Associate SENCo this Specialist TA3 will support the learning of students with identified specific learning needs relating to literacy such as Dyslexia by working alongside subject staff to plan and support work within the classroom which meets the needs of individual learners with SEN.

The Successful candidate will link with all departments, external agencies, parents and students and work with initiative, enthusiasm, and work positively with some of our most vulnerable students.

What the school offers its staff

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is therefore subject to an Enhanced DBS and requires a children’s barred list check.

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

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Post is subject to an Enhanced DBS

Applying for the job

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About Stratford Upon Avon School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1904 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Stratford Upon Avon School website
• Email address: recruitment@stratfordschool.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stratford-upon-avon-school

This is no ordinary school. There are many excellent schools around, but they all have a very different feel. We are a lovely school with a genuine ‘feel good factor’ throughout. Our mission is summed up by 3 words, Engage, Enthuse & Inspire, which underpin what we’re all about. As a result, visitors are invariably struck by the energy/enthusiasm of our staff & the excellent relationships evident with students. There has never been a better time to work at Stratford upon Avon School.

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