Targeted Mainstream Provision (TMP) - Teaching Assistant

The Skipton Academy, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1UQ

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  2 June 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday, Term time only plus 3 additional days.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Salary Scale Point 7 (range 7-11)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will work as directed to meet the educational needs of students and support them in all areas of school life, where necessary. They will encourage students to become independent learners and at all times respect confidentiality of information relating to the school and its students.

The Skipton Academy is a comprehensive school with the community at the heart of its vision. Our school ethos of ‘Belong Challenge Inspire’ encapsulates our inclusive approach to working with the young people in our care and the opening of our new TMP is testimony to our ongoing drive to offer young people in our local community the opportunity to thrive and achieve success in our setting. We recognise the importance of recognising each student as an individual and giving them every opportunity to achieve positive outcomes in their school life, both academically and beyond.

We are looking for a positive, committed and highly-skilled individual to:

• Work as directed in supporting and enabling students with Communication and Interaction needs to access the curriculum
• Work in partnership with the teacher in the classroom to ensure students are able to achieve their personal best
• Lead interventions for small groups of pupils
• Promote students’ independence, self-esteem and social inclusion
• Monitor student progress and report back to the TMP leader
• Support and champion the work of the TMP and inclusion across the school

What the school offers its staff

In return for your commitment we can offer:

• the opportunity to make a real difference students with ‘highly positive attitudes to learning’
• personalised CPD with a strong commitment to professional growth and developing individual career paths
• a very calm and orderly school with high expectations and an ethos of trust and care
• a committed and established staff and a supportive leadership team, parents and Governors
• a location on the edge of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales

If you are inspired by this post and the opportunity to work in a setting where we continuously strive to ensure that our students feel they belong, they are challenged and they are inspired to achieve their best, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

Commitment to safeguarding

Moorlands Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people in our recruitment procedures and in all our work across and beyond school. The school adheres to statutory guidelines in respect to safe recruitment. All persons employed by the school, in any capacity, will undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and confirmation of employment is subject to a successful outcome. All teaching staff members recruited by the school have their eligibility to teach checked with the DfE.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

TMPTeachingAssisant - Job Description (May25).pdf - 808 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Skipton Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 590 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Skipton Academy website
• Email address: v.okeefe@theskiptonacademy.co.uk
• Phone number: 01756 792965
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-skipton-academy

The Skipton Academy is a vibrant 11-16 comprehensive school which is rapidly growing and expanding in size; pupil numbers have increased recently to such a degree that we now need to expand our staffing across a range of subject areas.

We are committed to our ethos of “Belong Challenge Inspire” and this has been key to the improvements in every aspect of the school. Our dedicated staff are fully committed to this ethos and have bought into a common goal and support each other to make The Skipton Academy a vibrant and positive place to work.

Arranging a visit to The Skipton Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email v.okeefe@theskiptonacademy.co.uk.

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