Teaching Assistant

Dene Magna School, Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, GL17 0DU

8 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  10 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term - to 31st August 2025
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 4, points 7-10 (£26,403 - £27,694)

What skills and experience we're looking for

PROFESSIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Support for students:

• Develop a detailed knowledge of the particular needs of students with additional needs
• Have a passion for working with/supporting children with SEND
• Provide support for students, ensuring their safety and welfare and accessing learning activities
• Identify specific strategies to support the student (in partnership with the class teacher and SENCO) to learn in a variety of ways, including;
• Clarifying and explaining (but not giving the answer)
• Supporting a student to use the correct equipment
• Assisting in language, behaviour, social skill, reading and handwriting development
• Ensuring work is completed to a high standard
• Developing appropriate resources to support students (in partnership with the class teacher)
• Using small group work, 1:1, withdrawal as methods to help meet the needs of the students
• Establishing excellent relationships with students to promote inclusion and interaction
• Discuss targets set for the students and support their understanding of how to achieve these
• Providing feedback for the student and parents/carers on progress and achievement and commenting on work in exercise books (to also inform the teacher of support given)
• Where needed, accompany students and the department on trips/visits and take responsibility for supervision of groups of students on these trips/visits
• Record notes for parents/tutors in student planners to aid learning and transition
• Be active in class and a visible member of staff

Support for teachers:

• Assist the class teacher in developing appropriate resources to support the learning of students
• Provide detailed and regular feedback to the teacher on the progress of students (in books or verbal) and evaluate progress in partnership
• Contribute to the reviews of progress as a key worker for named students (including My Plan, EHCP or reports for outside agencies)
• Promote good behaviour, dealing promptly with any incidents in line with the school policy and the agreement with the specific teacher
• Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers of key students
• Support the department in resource creation and display work

• Advise teachers of the impact of strategies you are developing within a targeted SEN area of expertise
• Communicate effectively with the class teacher/HLTA/SENCO to ensure all staff can benefit from examples of best practice
• Attend department meetings and other training
• Become familiar with the content and demands of the subject up to and including GCSE
• Undertake intervention programmes (where needed) to ensure that students make progress in line with their peers
• Assist with the preparation of resources in the department to ensure that the curriculum can be delivered to all students
• Support organisation of students to ensure key messages are recorded and taken home (e.g. ILT)
• Become familiar with the content and demands of the subjects up to and including GCSE

Supporting the school:

• Be aware of the latest updates in child protection, health and safety, confidentiality and data protection in school and the processes of reporting any concerns
• Support and uphold all policies in school
• Be proactive with regard to career development and agree to using coaching observations as a means of improving practice (observing others and being observed)
• Participate in professional development opportunities and the performance management system (involving a skills audit and peer observations)
• Attend and participate in meetings as required
• Set the very best example in dress, attendance and behaviours

What the school offers its staff

We believe that to provide the best teaching and learning experience to our students we should invest in our staff, and insure they are supported in delivering great experiences, that will shape our students growth.

Supported by the Trust, we offer a range of benifits to enhance our work environment and support the professional and personal growth of all staff, including work-life balance.

Pension Scheme

At the trust, we value your future. That’s why we offer membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) to all staff. The LGPS is one of the UK’s largest and most generous public sector pension schemes, providing you with a secure and reliable income in retirement, employer contributions, and a range of valuable benefits for you and your family.

Other staff benefits

• Competitive, benchmarked salary
• At least 6 INSET days a year
• Protected CPL time
• Supported professional development pathways for all staff
• Excellent leave entitlement for central services trust staff, 25 days a year, increasing to 30 days after 3 years of service.
• Annual leave trading for eligible staff allowing the purchase or sale of up to 5 days leave a year.
• Family-friendly policies
• Flexible working for appropriate roles
• Membership to industry benefit scheme - Blue Lights, offering discount
• Free access to the Gym out of hours at Dene Magna School
• Qualified Level 5 or 7 coaching for employees

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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

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About Dene Magna School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1006 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Dene Magna School website
• Email address: h.tufnell@denemagna.gloucs.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dene-magna-school-mitcheldean

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