Teaching Assistant 2 (Small Specialist SEND Class)

Barton Clough Primary School, Manchester, M32 9TG

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  17 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,990.00 - £21,660.00 Annually (FTE) 36.25 Hours per week 39 Weeks per Year

Teaching Assistant 2 (Small Specialist SEND Class) job summary

The position advertised is to work in one of our small specialist classes within our mainstream school. Acorn class has up to 10 pupils who have an Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP) in place. All of the children have complex learning difficulties and speech and language difficulties. Each pupil is navigating their own communication journey with some of our pupils being able to communicate their needs and wants using simple vocabulary and short sentences, some are pre-verbal and use key words and symbols to communicate. We also have pupils who communicate using AAC devices. Most of the pupils also require support in managing their personal and intimate care needs.

The pupils in the SSC will be accessing an informal pathway curriculum from September 2025 using the Equals curriculum that is taught within specialist settings. The focus of their learning will be on developing them as pupils holistically focusing on developing their communication, independence, physical well-being, play and leisure and outdoor school learning.

All members of the school staff are expected to be a professional and active member of the school community working as part of the team to raise standards, improve outcomes and opportunities for all students and promote a lifelong love of learning

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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Barton Clough Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 172 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Barton Clough Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/barton-clough-primary-school

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