Teaching Assistant (Level 3) – Compass Room Lead

Hampton Gardens Secondary School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 8HR

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027, an earlier start may be available

• Closing date

  17 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £22,919.00 - £24,910.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 7 (£29,541-£33,119 FTE)

Teaching Assistant (Level 3) – Compass Room Lead job summary

As a Level 3 Teaching Assistant (Compass Room Lead), you will play a key role in supporting teaching staff and working collaboratively with the wider Inclusion, SEND and Pastoral teams to enhance the development, wellbeing and educational outcomes of students with additional needs.

You will lead the day-to-day operation of Compass, providing a structured, supportive environment for students who require additional regulation, guidance, relational support or targeted intervention to engage successfully with school life and learning. Compass is a needs-led provision that aims to remove barriers to learning while maintaining students' participation in mainstream education wherever appropriate.

Your responsibilities will include supporting students through induction, assessment, intervention and ongoing review processes, helping to identify barriers to learning and implementing strategies that promote engagement, independence and positive outcomes. You will contribute to the planning, delivery and evaluation of targeted support programmes for individuals and small groups, monitoring progress and reporting on outcomes to teaching and pastoral staff.

You will work closely with the Achievement Support Team, SENDCo and wider Inclusion Team to ensure support is tailored to individual student needs and reviewed regularly. The role also includes promoting positive attendance, supporting successful reintegration into lessons where required, and contributing to the school's inclusive approach to SEND provision.

In addition, you will deliver targeted enrichment and intervention activities during break, lunchtime or after school as part of the Achievement Support programme.

This role involves working alongside an experienced Inclusion Team while also providing guidance and support to Level 1 and Level 2 Teaching Assistants.

For this position, you will either have previous experience as a Level 3 Teaching Assistant or substantial experience as a Level 2 Teaching Assistant and be ready to take the next step in your career.

This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity for someone who is proactive, resilient and passionate about helping young people overcome barriers, develop independence and succeed both academically and personally.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK; this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Working Hours & Salary

Grade 7: £29,541 to £33,119 FTE

• 8.15am - 3.30pm (with a 45-minute unpaid lunch break)
• 32.5 hours/week, term time plus 5 days
• Actual salary: £22,919 - £24,910

How to Apply

If having read the advertisement, job description and person specification, you are motivated to apply for this position please submit your application through MyNewTerm.

• Please complete all sections of the application form.
• Please note that CV’s will not be accepted.

Your personal statement should outline your previous experience and how this makes you a suitable candidate for the position for which you are applying.

If you have any questions, please contact the HR Team in the first instance via jobs@hamptonacademiestrust.org.uk

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised closing date should a suitable candidate be appointed.

Hampton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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

Hampton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service.

In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education, the school will consider carrying out an online search as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Full details are contained with our Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy and Recruitment and Selection Policy, which are available via our website, or on request.

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 Hampton Gardens Secondary School

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1310 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Hampton Gardens Secondary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hampton-gardens-secondary-school

Hampton Gardens is an 11-19 free school which opened in September 2017 to an initial intake of 180 Year 7 students. When full, the school will accommodate 1200 students in years 7-11 and 300 students in Sixth Form.

Hampton Gardens is part of the Hampton Academies Trust who also run the highly successful and popular Hampton College all-through school, Hampton Lakes Primary School and Dogsthorpe Infant School. HAT schools have very close links and some shared staff.

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