Teaching Assistant Grade 4

Oaklands School, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 1NU

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  2nd November 2026

• Closing date

  28 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  15 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,185.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant Grade 4 job summary

Are you:

Someone who wants to make a positive difference to young people?

An enthusiastic and committed professional?

Able to work as part of a successful multi-disciplinary team?

Committed to quality and equality of opportunity for all?

Dedicated to providing an excellent level of support for young people with SEND?

A person who is dedicated to supporting young people to thrive?

Then:

We would like to meet you! Visits to the school are welcome - please contact the school office to arrange a convenient time 01606551048

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 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 Oaklands School

• Organisation type: Special school, ages 11 to 17
• Size: 178 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 17
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Oaklands School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oaklands-school-winsford

Oaklands is a child-centred outstanding school, where pupils learn in a nurturing and happy
environment. The caring environment provided by the excellent and supportive staff, enables pupils
to achieve to their potential and experience many enriching and positive experiences. The ‘can do’
attitude and constant strive to improve ensures that Oaklands pupils are given the opportunity to
succeed to the best of their ability.
Oaklands School is located in Cheshire West and Chester Local Authority and currently serves the
whole of the previous Cheshire County. All pupils have an education and health care plan with
moderate learning difficulties stated to be their most significant difficulty. However, a number of
pupils also have severe learning difficulties, social, emotional and behavioural difficulties or speech
and communication difficulties. In line with their learning difficulties, the attainment of pupils is well
below what is expected for their age when they enter the school. There are three classes in each of
the five year groups from Year 7 to Year 11, as well as a sixth form, and these are organised largely by
academic ability.

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