Teaching Assistant

Combe Pafford School, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 8NL

51 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  30 August 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £18,013 - £18,880

Teaching Assistant job summary

A Teaching Assistant at Combe Pafford supports pupils with special educational needs in lessons and social times, working closely with teachers to promote learning, positive behaviour, personal development, and preparation for adulthood within a phased school setting. 1:1 Teaching Assistants support a specific named pupil during their time at our school.

If you are innovative, creative, forward thinking, and have a passion for working with staff and communities to ensure children with special educational needs get the education they deserve, this is your opportunity to make a real difference.

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A DBS disclosure is required for this post

Applying for the job

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

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Combe Pafford School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 8 to 19
• Size: 239 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 8 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Combe Pafford School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/combe-pafford-school-torquay

Combe Pafford is a successful and popular 8-19 single academy special school situated on the coast in Torbay within easy reach of Dartmoor National Park. The school is a very popular school and always oversubscribed and has an excellent reputation locally for catering for the needs of pupils who have moderate learning difficulties, many of whom have additional needs of ASC or PD. We have 205 pre 16 pupils and a thriving sixth form of 60 students.
We are fortunate in that the school has been extensively remodelled and refurbished in recent years and we have invested heavily and created a wide range of first-class vocational facilities on-site which includes a construction hall, fully operational garage, a horticulture centre, hair salon, café which opens to the public and, at present, we are constructing a new animal care centre. The outcome of this is that on average, at least 50% of our students leave us to undertake suitable and appropriate employment.
Besides a wide-ranging academic offer, we are also extremely keen to help youngsters develop their personal and social skills through wide-ranging enrichment and residential opportunities, which recently has included visits to Europe, China and Costa Rica and at present, planning is underway for students to visit a link school in Kenya with another group going to Gran Canaria.
Our vision is to develop a successful school that delivers the very best educational experience with a clear focus on raising standards and having high aspirations for all pupils and students whilst celebrating each individual’s uniqueness.

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