Actual Salary: £22,609 to £25,096 per annum
Type: Full-time and permanent
Due to an increase in our student numbers since the start of the current academic year, we are looking to recruit a permanent Teaching Assistant Level 3 (TA3) to meet specific student needs across school, which may include supporting staff and students in either KS3, KS4, or KS5. As a TA3, you will work with and supervise individuals and groups of students under the direction of teaching staff, including providing emergency cover, supporting specific individual learning and behavioral needs, and providing specialist support in a specific curricular or resource area, thereby enabling and supporting access to learning for all students.
Rumworth School is a highly regarded Local Education Authority maintained special school in Bolton with an excellent reputation for providing outstanding provision for all students. We cater for a range of learning difficulties and additional needs for around 340 students, with a planned building expansion programme to offer 400 places. Our students are aged 11-19 and all have an EHCP because they have a range of SEND which may include: Moderate and Severe Learning Difficulties, Complex Needs, Autistic Spectrum Conditions, Hearing and Visual Impairment, Physical Disability, and Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs.
Our ethos is “Start with the young person,” therefore you will be a champion for education as the vehicle to improve the life chances and outcomes for our students. Our vision is “You can do it, we will help.” In order to meet the needs of our students, we have small teaching group sizes and high adult to student ratios. As a member of our staff team, you will embody our philosophy of supporting young people to be more “Confident, Resilient, and Independent” through our rich offer of wider life experiences and activities.
Year 7 operates as a “Foundation Year” where students have a more class-based transition from their primary school with the Year 7 team delivering the majority of learning. Year 7 students also access specialist rooms including our dedicated Science laboratories, and they are taught by specialist subject teachers for lessons such as Science, Design Technology, Forest School, Art, Music, PE, and ICT.
Students in Years 8 to 11 then follow a differentiated curriculum model, according to their needs:
1. Some follow a more formal curriculum with a modified mainstream approach.
2. Some have less transition and spend more time on the consolidation of basic skills in a based class.
All students access appropriate external accreditation at the end of KS4 and during KS5, and our full accreditation offer includes GCSEs, ASDAN, BTEC, Functional Skills, and Entry Level Certification, dependent upon subject and student ability. In KS5, students continue to follow the most suitable curriculum for their ability. We offer a Year 14 Transition where some students continue on to the “Pathway to Employment” route, and those with SLD and complex needs would usually follow a “Pathway to Independence” route.
We are always keen to recruit staff of the highest calibre, and what matters most to us is that you are the “right fit” for our students and our staff. We welcome applications from colleagues with relevant mainstream experience, as well as those with SEND experience.
Visits to our school: Visits are strongly recommended prior to application, as this is helpful when tailoring a letter of application to evidence how you best meet the selection criteria. Please do not send a generic letter or a CV with your application.
Please contact our School Office on 01204 333600 to arrange a visit.
How to apply: Please download and complete the application form and outline your suitability for this post at Rumworth School in your letter of application, within a maximum of two sides of A4 paper.
Closing date: Tuesday 4th March 2025
Shortlisting: Wednesday 5th March 2025
Shortlisted candidates to be informed by: 3:00 pm
Interview Date: Thursday 6th March 2025, exact timings TBC
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; therefore, as part of our Safer Recruitment process, references will be requested for all shortlisted applicants. Appointments are also subject to the outcome of an enhanced DBS check.
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