Student Development Assistant

Redden Court School, Romford, Essex, RM3 0TS

17 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  6 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,767.00 - £19,035.00 Annually (FTE) Scale 2, Point 3-4

Student Development Assistant job summary

An opportunity has arisen to join this high achieving, successful, well-ordered and caring mixed comprehensive school for students aged eleven to sixteen in which students have very positive attitudes towards their learning and are supported fully in all aspects of wellbeing.

At Redden Court School we prioritise the development of outstanding teaching and learning alongside wellbeing. All members of the school community are cared for, valued and listened to, we support and challenge our students to aspire to be the very best that they can be; enabling them to be responsible, capable and ambitious citizens. We have the highest expectations of our students and staff.

If you have a positive approach, you are resilient and can enhance our team to support our young adults in overcoming barriers to their learning in order for them to achieve their full potential, we would like to talk to you. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a forward thinking school. This position would be suitable for someone with recent experience with working with young people or has a passion for supporting young people with Special Educational Needs. The ability to speak a second language, or to use sign language would be advantageous.

Main purpose of the job

The Grade 1 Student Development Assistant is a member of a team of practitioners responsible for the education and care of the children in the school. S/he is involved in contributing to the teaching and learning programme in accordance with the ethos, aims and objectives of Redden Court School.

The Grade 1 Student Development Assistant supports the school in raising student aspirations, challenge student learning and engage students in their own learning.

The Teacher and the Grade 1 Student Development Assistant work as a team - being ‘partners’ in supporting the students’ access to learning and the whole curriculum and their independence as learners.

The Grade 1 Student Development Assistant works under the direction and control of the Headteacher, Assistant Headteacher in charge of Inclusion and the relevant Head of Faculty/class teacher. At Grade 1 they would usually be supervised, where necessary, at task level in the presence of a teacher. These will include students learning within the ARP, as well as those on the Alternative Key Stage 4 curriculum.

The Grade 1 Student Development Assistant will act as a link between an allocated faculty and the SEN faculty to ensure all staff are communicating effectively.

Main duties and responsibilities

1. Support for students:

• provide appropriate levels of individual attention, reassurance and help for student(s) needs as identified in Individual Education Plans.
• support the specific needs of specified students - physical, emotional and/or behavioural
• where directed, act as an escort on and off school premises under the direction and where appropriate, in the presence of the teacher for the purpose of visits or off site educational provision
• support student(s) access to the curriculum, their learning in particular lessons and their progress towards specific individual targets
• ensure that teachers are aware of the specific learning needs of identified students
• support students in working independently in the company of others by providing Hover Support
• to deliver as directed by the Assistant Head in charge of Inclusion, one-to-one student programmes for Literacy and Numeracy, SPAG, handwriting, speech and language
• provide information, advice and direction to students about their behaviour within the agreed framework of school policies on discipline and behaviour
• take appropriate action to identify, analyse and minimise any risks to health, safety and security in the immediate working environment
• any staff appointed after September 2013 will be expected to provide Intimate Care for students as part of their role and therefore not receive additional payment.

2. Support for the teacher(s):

• assist student(s) access to the curriculum by differentiating instructions and resources
• prepare materials of the quality and quantity specified by the teacher
• help student(s) to select equipment and materials relevant to their learning tasks and to use these safely and correctly
• support the maintenance of student records by providing information to the teacher/ Assistant Head in charge of Inclusion and recording, in accordance with school and Faculties policy, the work of student
• provide praise and encouragement to students to recognise and promote positive student behaviour in accordance with school rewards system and behaviour policies
• where necessary, correct student behaviour, supporting the teacher in maintaining order and discipline both in the classroom and in the school environment
• Report uncharacteristic student behaviour patterns and Child Protection concerns about an individual student and incidents of inappropriate behaviour to the class teacher / named Child Protection Officer within the school.

If you wish to have an informal discussion about the post before applying please feel free to contact our SEN Faculty on 01708 342293 or by emailing arobinson1@reddencourtcloud.co.uk.

We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community regardless of gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, age or sexual orientation.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable application for the role. If you are interested in the role, please submit your application as early as possible.

The use of AI is strictly forbidden to assist in any way with the application/interview process.

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

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.

About Redden Court School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1061 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Redden Court School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/redden-court-school

We pride ourselves on being a fully comprehensive school placed at the heart of the community. We want all of our students to be happy, ambitious and to achieve results that reflect their true potential.

Our school has served the local community of Harold Wood for many years, providing a high quality education to the students of this area.

Our vision is focused on a ‘Commitment to Success for All’ and high levels of aspiration for every member of our community. The school is forward thinking and progressive. We seek to achieve the very best for all of our students through the use of a rich variety of educational approaches.
We have caring staff who are dedicated to ensuring the students are successful in every aspect of their learning.
Redden Court is the founding school in the Success for All Educational Trust and is recognised as one of the highest performing mixed comprehensive schools in Havering.

We are an accredited ‘Thinking School’ and have very close links with the Cognitive Education Development Unit at the University of Exeter. Metacognition and the development of thinking skills is at the heart of our teaching and learning in the school as we believe it plays an important part in developing resilient and independent learners.

We also have very strong links with the Havering Teacher Training Programme, we are a senior partner in the Empower Teaching Alliance and we are recognised as a Leading Edge School by the SSAT. The school has also been accredited with All Together (Anti Bullying), Place2Be (Student Mental Health), SEND Exceptional Outcomes Award, The Quality in Careers Standards, Healthy Schools Gold Award and Gold Travel Ambassadors Award.

We are a growing community Trust with inclusion at the heart of our ethos and require leaders who will bring this vision to life.

These are exciting times for Redden Court School with so much change and challenge in the future.

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