Teaching Assistant

Churchill Special Free School Teaching Assistant Contract: Permanent, 37.831 hours per week, 38 weeks per year. Salary: USP Grade 3, SP 4-6 (FTE: £25,185 - £25,989 / Actual: £21,531 - £22,219 per annum) Start Date: September 2026 Join Our Team as a Teaching and Learning Support Assistant at Churchill Special School Are you passionate about inspiring young minds? Do you believe in the power of education to change lives? Churchill Special School, part of the Unity Schools Partnership, is seeking a dedicated Teaching and Learning Support Assistants to join our vibrant and supportive community. As the school is going through a period of increasing its pupil numbers and due to the successful promotions of our current Teaching and Learning Support Assistants to other posts within the school an opportunity has arisen to work at Churchill Special Free School from September 2026. We have pupils on 2 different pathways. They are the GCSE pathway where pupils follow 7 GCSEs and are able to work to a high degree of independence with hover support from teaching and learning support assistants. The other pathway is where pupils are working at about 3 to 4 years below age related expectations and will be working towards achieving non GCSE accreditation. In both pathways, in each of the classes, there is a teacher and 2 teaching assistants. Why Churchill Special School? At Churchill, we pride ourselves on creating a nurturing and inclusive environment where every student is empowered to reach their full potential and life beyond their time at school. Our school serves pupils with a range of special educational needs, and we are committed to providing a tailored and enriching educational experience. We are a special school with a unique environment which from September will cater for 94 pupils aged between 8 and 18. We had our ungraded Ofsted Inspection in October 2024 and we are very proud to have been judged to have taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at th