Level 1 Teaching Assistant - Heywood Academy

The Leadership Team are looking to recruit to the post of Level 1 Teaching Assistant Heywood Academy NJC scale point 3 £24,796 per annum (full time, full year salary) 36 hours 40 minutes per week / 195 days per year Actual salary: £21,208 per annum SEN Allowance £1,539 per annum Position to commence ASAP Heywood Academy is the latest new school in the New Bridge Multi-Academy Trust. It is a 75-placement school that offers tailored educational support for children and young people diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and/or who may experience Speech, Language, and Communication Needs (SLCN) associated with ASC. Heywood Academy provides a broad and balanced curriculum that enables pupils from Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 5 to access creative learning opportunities tailored to meet their individual needs. We have worked hard to continue to be at the forefront of successful, innovative curriculum design, with overall breadth and balance, which provides pupils with ASC and SLCN their full entitlement. As a result, the pupils benefit from excellent opportunities in all aspects of our curriculum to achieve and improve their academic achievement, social skills, communication skills, knowledge, understanding, well-being and physical development. The school is part of the New Bridge Multi-Academy Trust, a vibrant, aspirational and inclusive multi-academy trust of eight special schools and two specialist post-16 provisions across Oldham, Tameside and Rochdale. As part of the wider New Bridge Group there are also two post-19 provisions. All of the children and young people have an EHCP with the Trust supporting a wide spectrum of needs from age 4-19 and beyond. The Trust is proud to be national leaders in Special Education and has a culture of creating outstanding opportunities for all. While each setting operates discreetly, they have a shared passion to improve the life opportunities available to the children and young people once they leave school. They work v