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Teaching and Learning Assistant

Corley Academy, Coventry, West Midlands, CV7 8AZ

This job expired on 28 April 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  as soon as possible

• Closing date

  28 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,790.00 - £29,093.00 Annually (FTE) Salary is pro rata to 35 hours per week, term time only , 39 weeks.

Teaching and Learning Assistant job summary

Corley Academy is a secondary special school for children with complex communication and interaction difficulties. A significant number of students have an autism diagnosis. Students bring a range of abilities and aspirations, special educational needs, vulnerabilities, challenges and behaviours. Student attainment covers the full National Curriculum and GCSE/vocational range.

We are looking to appoint calm, creative, enthusiastic and hard-working individuals, with a positive mind-set, who are prepared to contribute fully to all aspects of school life and work as part of a dedicated team to enhance our students’ learning and personal development.

You may be required to be a Co-Pastoral Mentor alongside a member of our Teaching staff

The successful candidate will demonstrate high standards of literacy in reading, writing and spoken language and will be skilled in utilising this knowledge to engage, support and develop the literacy of students up to GCSE level.

Experience of working in a special school setting is not essential and we welcome applications from candidates with experience in special, primary or secondary schools. However, experience of, or the ability to demonstrate an understanding of the needs of students with Special Education Needs and the role you pay within that, is essential.

The post is 3 days per week, term time only including training days, (39 weeks). Dependant on the days worked the working hours are as follows:-

Monday 8.30 - 4.15 (Weekly briefing 8.30 - 8.45) Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 8.45 - 4.30 (Thursday staff training 3.30 - 4.30) Friday 8.45 - 3.15

Induction and training will be provided to all new staff. We are very proud of our ability to support and encourage our Teaching and Learning Assistants in their professional development, three of our teachers started their professional journey with us as Teaching Assistants.

We welcome visits from potential candidates, if you would like to visit our school please contact Ms Wilkinson and she will arrange this for you.

Please note a car and driving licence are not essential for this position, however the school is not on a regular bus route.

Why work for us?

All staff have access to our Health and Wellbeing service which offers; Stress awareness sessions, physiotherapy, counselling, weight management, nurse support service, menopause support, mindfulness support, GP Phone and Video Consultations, Cancer and Chronic Illness Support, Nurse Drop-In Clinic.

Employees also have a Free Discount saving scheme, cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme. Pension scheme with generous employer contributions

An introduction to Autism and our students will be provided, together with Safeguarding and General Data Protection Regulations training.

Commitment to safeguarding

The post for which you are applying gives substantial access to children. Thrive Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all staff working with children and young people are expected to share a commitment to this.

The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Social Media check; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

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 post for which you are applying gives substantial access to children. Thrive Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all staff working with children and young people are expected to share a commitment to this.

The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Social Media check; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

This job post has expired.

About Corley Academy

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 11 to 18
• School size: 162 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Corley Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/corley-academy

Corley Academy is a secondary special school for students with complex social and communication difficulties, part of Thrive Education Partnership.

A significant number of students have an autism diagnosis. Students bring a range of abilities and aspirations, special educational needs, vulnerabilities, challenges and behaviours. Student attainment covers the full National Curriculum and GCSE/vocational range.

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