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  • Closing date

    31 March 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    17 March 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

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Working pattern

Part time, full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£23,988.00 - £24,326.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £16,018-£16,244 for term time only working

Teaching Assistant job summary

Full Time Teaching Assistant, Permanent

8.30am-3pm Monday to Friday, 29.20 hours per week

Ringwood is a large, dynamic, and inclusive mainstream secondary school committed to providing a high-quality learning environment for all students. We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our SEN team and make a real difference in the lives of our students.

The Role:

As a Teaching Assistant, you will work closely with teachers and the SEN team to support students in and out of the classroom, helping to remove barriers to learning and fostering a positive, inclusive environment. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Supporting students with their learning, including those with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and English as an Additional Language (EAL)
  • Assisting in classroom activities, small group interventions, and one-to-one support
  • Encouraging and promoting independent learning and student confidence
  • Providing pastoral care and supporting students’ social and emotional well-being

What We’re Looking For:

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, whether you are an experienced Teaching Assistant, a recent graduate, or someone looking for a rewarding career change. The ideal candidate will have:

  • a passion for working with young people and supporting their education
  • strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • the ability to work well as part of a team
  • patience, empathy, and resilience
  • GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths (essential)
  • experience working in a school setting (desirable but not essential)

What We Offer:

  • A supportive and friendly working environment in a thriving secondary school
  • Ongoing professional development and training opportunities
  • The opportunity to make a real difference in students’ lives
  • A welcoming, inclusive school community where staff well-being is a priority
  • Eligibility for Blue Light Discount Card
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Tech scheme

How to Apply:

If you’re excited about this opportunity and want to join our dedicated team, we’d love to hear from you!

Ringwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people, this role involves directly working with children and significant contact with children, and therefore we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for this post prior to commencement. Ringwood School is an equal opportunities employer.

If successfully shortlisted the HR Department will also be conducting an individual online search including social media platforms of your ‘education and employment’, to demonstrate due diligence following ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education' guidance. The search will not form part of the actual shortlisting process and any concerns arising from the search will be discussed directly with you.

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.

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About Ringwood School Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1582 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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A large thriving oversubscribed 11 - 18 Comprehensive situated in beautiful surroundings close to the New Forest and the Hampshire / Dorset coastline. As a Teaching School we pride ourselves in being able to provide high quality professional development opportunities for all staff.

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