Role: Teaching Assistant (SEND)
Salary: Grade C (SCP 3 - SCP 5) FTE £24,796 - £25,583 FTE per annum (pro rata salary £19,337- £19,950 pa)
Contract: Permanent, Part time
Hours: 33.25 hours per week (please see Job Description for working pattern), Term time plus one week INSETS
Positions: 2
Closing date for applications: 9am Friday 31st October 2025
We are seeking a caring, dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant (SEND Support) to join our inclusive and supportive team. Under the direction of the SENDCo and classroom teachers, you will play a key role in helping children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) reach their full potential — both academically and socially.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about making a real difference in the lives of young people and contributing to a positive, nurturing learning environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Support children with SEND in lessons, helping them to access learning and achieve their targets.
- Assist in the development and delivery of Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and contribute to ongoing progress reviews.
- Act as a keyworker for identified students, including those with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).
- Maintain regular contact with parents and carers, including half-termly progress updates.
- Promote students’ emotional well-being, self-esteem, and independence.
- Work closely with the SENDCo, teachers, and external professionals to ensure consistent, high-quality support.
- Support the use of ICT and appropriate learning resources in the classroom.
- Assist in the supervision of pupils during educational visits and school activities.
- Uphold school policies and promote positive behaviour and inclusion.
About the School
We are extremely proud of our school; the achievements of our pupils, the expertise, the dedication of our staff, our outstanding facilities and our reputation as a centre of excellence. Our ultra-modern school buildings allow our pupils to flourish in facilities for learning that truly does enable us to trail blaze innovative learning – from the bright and attractive classrooms to the fully equipped outside play areas, the facilities allow our pupils to fully explore their talents and to shine in those areas that they most enjoy.
A building, however, is only as good as the people working within; we believe we have some of the best students and teachers in the world. Staff and pupils benefit from the investment we place in their development: as well as playing a key part in supporting other schools through the Achievement through Collaboration Trust, we have a variety of external partners from Google, The Schools, Students and Teacher Network, and with University College London. Partnerships like these create opportunities for all members of our team.
About the Trust
Achievement through Collaboration is a Trust with a purpose! We want our children, our staff and our schools to Achieve, Belong and Collaborate.
To achieve our purpose, we know there are things we need to get right!
Through a clear definition and articulation of the values and beliefs of Achievement through Collaboration, we’ve built an organisation with children at the heart of everything we do. Our schools have the individuality to make the right choices for their pupils, staff and communities within a culture of collaboration.
Our Trust Board owns the strategic plan, holding the executive team to account to deliver it whilst delegating the correct things to the Local Governing Bodies. LGBs are supported to build their role around the children, parents and staff of their individual school whilst expressing the “we” of the Trust.
Key to maintaining our successful educational standards is a clear trust wide school improvement strategy/plan that meets the needs of every school wherever they are on their journey. Our Trust Wide strategy for capturing the most effective practice and transmitting it between more classrooms is in place and underpinned by a workforce talent management strategy that facilitates staff development and deployment.
A strong central team connects the academies enabling leaders and teachers to concentrate on educational delivery. Achievement through Collaboration is financially stable which enables the strategic allocation of resources that enables standards to be maintained and improvements to be achieved.
We believe that all children, staff and schools benefit from belonging to a family of schools within a strong collaborative multi-academy trust. We are an outward organisation, we embrace innovation and opportunities that benefit our pupils. AtC has invested in staff to build capacity to collaborate with other schools and we are now actively looking to grow further.
If you share our values and are committed to ensuring that our children at Witton children have the opportunity to acquire the knowledge, skills and character to shape future success for themselves and their world, we look forward to hearing from you.
Jane Chambers
Chief Executive Officer
Safeguarding Information
AtC Trust and its Schools are committed to safeguarding children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service which will require you to disclose all unspent/unfiltered criminal convictions.
Achievement Through Collaboration Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination, and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We understand how important choosing the right school is and so, on behalf of our children and staff, we warmly invite you to visit our school and experience for yourself the quality of education we offer.