Teaching Assistant 12 months fixed term

Key Dates Deadline for Applications:13/07/26 Interview Date: W/C 20/07/26 Who we are Our children come from a wide range of backgrounds, but all have Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH). Many will also have other Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) such as Autism, ADHD, and communication difficulties. The work we do is both varied and challenging and, as a trauma and attachment informed organisation, all staff are provided with extensive therapeutic training and support. Our closely triangulated approach places the child at the centre of decision making, ensuring that education and therapy professionals, parents/carers, local authority teams and, most importantly, our students can work together to secure outstanding outcomes for all. The Role TAs at our school know that no two days are the same and that no two children are the same either. Our children require very special adults who can support children with complex and challenging behaviours. They will know that our children require lots of attention, just the right sort of communication, consistency and flexibility in equal measure, and a non-judgemental approach. They need to be resilient, persistent and solution focussed to meet the needs of our children and to do so they need to wear a lot of hats and be prepared to change them at a moment’s notice! Our Teaching Assistants may be supporting teachers in the classroom working with children 1:1 or delivering sessions with small groups of students managing classroom resources taking children on trips and visits having their lunch with children who struggle socially managing heightened behaviours and keeping children safe playing board games conducting science experiments making amazing displays celebrating success part of therapy sessions or reflecting on difficult periods We want our TAs to be part of the decision making that drives our school, provides outcomes for children and advocates for every child. We welcome their input i