Teaching Assistant within a Special School
The Abbey School, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8DY69 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
2 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
23 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Part time: 30.25 hours pw (8.50am to 3.20pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and 8.35am to 3.20pm on Wednesday)
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £17,442 - £19,994
Pay scale
- WA4-10 - WA4-16
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Teaching Assistant will:-
- Work under the direction of teaching staff/senior managers to support the delivery of quality learning and teaching of pupils with special educational needs.
- Work with children and young people who have a range of significant and often complex SEND for example those with autism, social, emotional and mental health difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, speech language and communication needs and those who exhibit challenging behaviour.
- Undertake specified work with individuals, groups and whole classes under the direction and supervision of a qualified teacher.
- Encourage the participation of pupils in the social and academic processes of the school, and enable pupils to become more independent learners.
- Undertake work/care/support programmes to enable access to learning for pupils and to assist the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom.
What the school offers its staff
The Abbey can offer:
- Amazing students who want to learn
- An additional 2 days holiday each year with our wellness (long) weekend in November
- Westfield Health Cash Plan
https://www.westfieldhealth.com/individual/health-cash-plan
This includes reimbursement towards the cost of dental, opticians, physiotherapy and other medical appointments. Your dependants are included at no extra cost to you!
- External leadership/NPQ opportunities, including supporting masters’ applications and aspiring senior leader’s development programme
- Opportunities to collaborate across a range of mainstream and specialist provision schools within the Weydon MAT
- A well-equipped and modern English classroom
- Excellent IT facilities in a modern school fit for 21st century teaching
- A range of CPD opportunities to support professional development inside and outside the classroom
- A range of evidence-informed strategies to support teaching and learning inside the classroom
- On site car parking
- A consistent approach to behaviour which ensures learning is not disrupted.
- A welcoming and supportive staff community
Further details about the role
Support for Pupils, Teachers and the Curriculum
- Work collaboratively with teachers, staff members and other professional agencies to provide effective support.
- Awareness of and work within school policies and procedures.
- Work with children and young people with a range of significant and often complex needs and provide an appropriate level of emotional and physical support where necessary.
- Support pupils in developing and implementing their own personal and social development.
- Assist pupils with eating, dressing, hygiene and personal care (including toileting), as required, whilst encouraging independence.
- Provide basic first aid, liaising with senior leaders, lead medical admin and other qualified first aiders. If appropriate referral to health service in emergency cases.
- Administer (or witness the administration) of medications subject to agreement and in line with school policy.
- Provide support under the direction and supervision of teaching staff to assist pupils to access the curriculum and participate fully in school activities.
- Support pupils to understand instructions and encourage and enable independent learning.
- Support inclusion of all pupils.
- Provide support to pupils who have communication difficulties or where English is an additional language.
- Implement and contribute to planned learning activities/teaching programmes as agreed with the teacher, adjusting activities according to pupils’ needs and responses as appropriate.
- Participate in the planning and evaluation of learning activities with the teacher, providing feedback to the teacher on pupil progress.
- Support the teacher in behaviour management and keeping pupils on task.
- Provide support for pupils with challenging behaviour taking account of support plans and risk assessments under the direct supervision of a teacher.
- Support the teacher in monitoring, assessing and recording pupil progress/activities.
- Provide feedback to pupils in relation to attainment and progress under the guidance of the teacher.
- Support the use of ICT in the curriculum.
- Support children’s’ learning through play and planned learning activities.
- Support learning by arranging/providing resources for lessons/activities under the direction of the teacher and in line with health and safety requirements.
- Prepare and present displays.
- Support pupils in their social development and emotional well-being, reporting problems to the teacher as appropriate.
- Share
information about pupils with other staff, parents/carers, internal and
external agencies, as appropriate in line with school policies and procedures.
- Assist in the development of pupil support plans, target card, progress reviews and student profiles.
- Support the work of volunteers and other teaching assistants in the classroom.
- Undertake pupil record keeping and maintenance of records as requested.
- Invigilate examinations and tests.
- Assist with the supervision of pupils before school and during transition, break times, lunchtimes and after school clubs as required.
- Provide cover to supervise a class and/or small group on an unexpected non timetabled basis only.
- Assist in escorting and supervising pupils on out of school visits and activities under the direction of a teacher.
- Maintain a clean, safe and tidy learning environment.
- Monitor and manage stocks and supplies for the classroom.
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Support for the School
- Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to safeguarding/child protection, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
- Show a duty of care to pupils and staff and take appropriate action to comply with health and safety requirements at all times.
- Be aware of and support difference and ensure that all pupils have access to opportunities to learn and develop.
- Contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of the school.
- Maintain good relationships with colleagues and work together as a team.
- Appreciate and support the role of other professionals.
- Attend morning briefings, staff meetings and parents’ evenings as required.
- Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required to meet individual pupil and staff needs.
- Demonstrate and promote commitment to equal opportunities and to the elimination of behaviour and practices that could be discriminatory.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS, Children’s Barred List and Right to work in the UK checks are required for all posts. further details including relevant policies are available on the school website: https://www.abbey.surrey.sch.uk/1209/key-information/category/42/safeguarding-and-esafety
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@abbey.surrey.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Abbey School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- School size
- 145 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Abbey School website
- Email address
- recriuitment@abbey.surrey.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01252 725059
Located in south Farnham, The Abbey is an outstanding secondary special school with just over 130 students who have learning and additional needs (LAN). About 40% of our students have autism or other social communication difficulties, a quarter have speech and language needs and others have physical challenges or complex health care needs. Expectations for student outcomes are high, but helping them overcome barriers to learning is an equally important part of our role.
The school has been part of the Weydon MAT since 2018. Over the next 2 years The Abbey will be undergoing significant investment as we expand from a 2 to 3 form entry school to support Surrey County Council’s SEND Sufficiency Strategy 2020 – 2025.
Our staff are our greatest asset and we are extremely proud of our whole school ethos.
Our 20 teachers and 35 associate staff are highly motivated, mutually supportive and come from all walks of life.
Arranging a visit to The Abbey School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recriuitment@abbey.surrey.sch.uk.
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