Supply SEN Teaching Assistant

Fosse Way School, Bath, Somerset, BA3 3AL

159 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  1 September 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  1 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Casual
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,403.00 Annually (Actual) SEN Allowance payable after 1year service (£1538.71 per annum pro rata)

Supply SEN Teaching Assistant job summary

At Fosse Way School, you’ll step into a vibrant, joyful and deeply rewarding environment where no two days are ever the same. Our students, aged 3 to 19, bring with them an incredible diversity of strengths, personalities and needs—and they will inspire you, challenge you and make you proud every single day.

If you’re energetic, enthusiastic and caring, and you have a genuine passion for supporting young people to grow in confidence and independence, you’ll thrive here. Our work has a powerful purpose: helping our students prepare for adulthood, celebrate their achievements and discover what they can do.

Joining us means joining a team that believes in every child, values every moment and celebrates every step forward.

Applicants should:

• have excellent communication skills, good emotional literacy and be resilient in challenging environments
  
• be passionate, inspirational and put the needs of children and young people first
• be calm & able to maintain a sense of humour under pressure, whilst flexible enough to adapt as situations change
• be committed to developing pupils’ independence and emotional and physical well-being
  
• work collaboratively within a team and alongside other professionals to ensure that learning is appropriate to meet the needs of individual learners

We can offer you:

• children who will make you smile everyday
• a commitment to professional development and career progression
  
• a school where staff enjoy working as part of a dedicated, supportive and creative team, aiming for excellence
  
• excellent and exciting indoor and outdoor learning environments
  
• a supportive and encouraging Leadership Team
• the support of a Trust who like us, values its employees and respects our school’s individuality

Applicants from specialist or mainstream settings are encouraged.

We warmly welcome visits to our school so you can see for yourself all we have to offer. Please contact the school office to arrange a convenient time.

All applications should be made via MyNewTerm

The 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. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

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 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. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

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 Fosse Way School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 224 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fosse Way School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fosse-way-school-bath

Thank you for expressing an interest in working at Fosse Way School.

Fosse Way School is a special school located in Radstock, just south of Bath on the edge of the Mendip hills. It is extremely popular and has 220 pupils on roll. Our pupils have moderate or severe learning difficulties, with many having communication and language difficulties, including a diagnosis of autism. Due to its popularity, it has been oversubscribed for a number of years. The school worked closely with an active parent support group which was successful in its bid to set up a new school – The Mendip School.

Fosse Way School is a member of The Partnership Trust, which is a multi-academy trust.

Fosse Way School runs the Specialist Autism Support Service a service commissioned by Bath and North East Somerset Local Authority to support autistic children and young adults up to the age of 25 across the county. We also run the local SEND network and behavior service. We were the first school in the UK to set up Project Search, a work-based supported internship, in conjunction with Bath Royal United Hospital. On site we run our training café Longfellows where students are able to take part in valuable work based learning opportunities. Fosse Way also has a residential provision for up to 12 students.

We would welcome applications from people who may currently be working in mainstream schools. A full training and support programme is offered to those who may not have previously worked in a special school.

If you would like to find out more about Fosse Way please visit our website or come in and have a tour of the school.

If you decide to apply, may I thank you for your time in putting your application together and the interest you have shown in Fosse Way.

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