Teaching Assistant
Bower Park Academy, Romford, Essex, RM1 4YY7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
6 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
29 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: 29 hours per week, term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 1/2 Spinal Point 3-5 Actual £19,805 - £20,371 p/a FTE £28,616 - £29,434 p/a (inclusive of Outer London Weighting)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Teaching Assistant
29 Hours per week, term time only
Our mission is to ‘inspire learners and change lives’ – and that includes our staff. We want to empower our teams so pupils are ready to be kind, confident and impactful world citizens. To help us, we wish to appoint a Teaching Assistant to support our SEND department.
The successful candidate will:
Have effective communication
Ability to adapt or modify interactions to meet pupil needs
Ability to summarise and present information from observations of pupil performance
Effective time management, planning and collaboration
Ability to provide a structured activity within a group setting
Group dynamics and how to apply them
Ability to recognise the range and implications of factors that impact pupil behaviour
An understanding of the behaviour patterns that might indicate problems such as substance abuse, bullying or child abuse
Relevant GCSE, ‘A’ level or graduate qualifications or equivalent
Active in wider community inclusion for children with special educational needs and an interest in developing a career in education.
Applications
For further information about this role, please contact Jo Scott, Assistant Principal/ SENDCo,scottj@elatschools.co.uk.
If you have any queries about the recruitment process and compliance, please contact Jen White, HR Officer, jwhite@elatschools.co.uk.
Bower Park Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students; therefore, all successful applicants will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, including satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS check.
In accordance with ELAT policies and KCSIE guidelines set out by the Department for Education, a background check will be carried out on your online digital presence.
Please find our policies here: Key Information –https://bowerpark.co.uk/key-information/
Early applications are appreciated as interviews will be arranged as and when suitable applications are received. We reserve the right to commence or complete the recruitment process prior to the closing date.
We do not accept applications via agencies.
What the school offers its staff
In return, we offer:
High quality professional development
Supportive and friendly colleagues
Flexible working opportunities
Staff assistance programme including virtual GP appointments, counselling service, legal services
Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Cycle to work scheme
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Bower Park Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1016 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bower Park Academy website
- Email address
- jwhite@elatschools.co.uk
At Bower Park Academy we have the great privilege to educate other people’s children, bringing with it a huge responsibility to provide the best education in an environment where we endeavour to develop the whole child as we aim to prepare young people for happiness and success in their adult lives. We offer a broad, balanced curriculum that ensures students master relevant knowledge, concepts and skills of a wide range of disciplines, whilst fostering a lifelong love of learning.
The Academy is at the heart of the local community, providing a caring and supportive environment where students are nurtured and supported to achieve success. We provide high quality learning for all students and believe that, no matter what their starting point or personal circumstances, every student can achieve success.
In September 2016, Bower Park joined the Empower Learning Academy Trust (ELAT), with Hall Mead School, Hacton Primary School and The Brittons Academy. Hall Mead, as the sponsor, is an outstanding school with teaching school status. The Trust is using best practice development to support all staff across the schools to improve the quality of provision. In this way, ELAT is helping the schools to rapidly improve the quality of provision to ensure success for all students.
We will equip every student with the skills, attributes, values and qualifications necessary to lead highly successful adult lives.
Shahid Deen - Principal
Ofsted report
"Pupils’ personal development is strong. There are many opportunities for pupils to develop their leadership skills and take responsibility. As a result, pupils are well prepared for the next stage of their education"
https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/139307
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