Teaching Assistant - Level 1 Woodlands Academy Contract: Part time, Fixed Term Contract until 31st August 2025 Salary: Grade B £25,136 - £27,398 Actual Starting Salary: £11,692 Start: February 2025 Advert Closing Date: 20th January 2025
Working Pattern: Monday: 8:30-3:30 with a half an hour lunch break Tuesday: 8:30-3:30 with a half an hour lunch break Wednesday: 8:30-4:06 with a half an hour lunch break and pro rata CPD time Woodlands Academy are currently recruiting for a Level 1 Teaching Assistant to join their friendly and supportive team. The role will involve working in KS2 and experience with SEND needs and behaviour management would be advantageous.
What we are looking for We are looking for a passionate and inspiring Teaching Assistant to join us. We are a diverse multi-academy trust, looking for professional and ambitious people, with a passion for transforming our students’ learning. Whilst TA experience and qualification is beneficial, we also believe that the right personal qualities are more important. We will invest in the successful candidate and ensure that they receive the training and opportunities required for the role. As a Teaching Assistant, you will assist in the educational, personal and social development of pupils under the direction and guidance of relevant colleagues (e.g. the Principal, SENCo and/or phase leaders and class teachers), support students by adopting relevant strategies and techniques to enable them to access the curriculum, engage with their learning and achieve their full potential. You will take responsibility for implementing planned learning activities/teaching programmes as agreed with the teacher, adjusting activities according to students’ responses as appropriate and deliver measurable impact on student attainment as well as social and emotional well-being. You will work collaboratively with relevant colleagues to fulfil the requirements of the role.
Our Academy: Woodlands Academy is a single form entry primary school, with a nursery provision situation in Stockwood, Bristol. Our school is hidden off the main road, but has amazing school grounds with extensive field space, a forest area, a garden and three ponds. At Woodlands, children are at the centre of everything we do. We aim to offer our pupils an education which supports and challenges every child to reach their full potential. We want children to leave Woodlands ready for the next stage of their education with age-appropriate life skills; respectful of others, their community and of themselves and resilient being able to face challenges bravely and confidently. They should be proud of their behaviour and their attitude towards learning. We pride ourselves on being a friendly and caring school with a family feel, who work in partnership with families and agencies to support children to make sure that they try their best, feel happy and safe and achieve well. All of the staff at Woodlands are proud of our school and the children who attend it.
About the Cabot Learning Federation: The Cabot Learning Federation is a diverse Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) in the South West. We are proud to serve 18,000+ pupils who all attend ten secondary academies, seventeen primary academies, an all through provision, a studio school, a discrete Post 16 provision, two alternative provision schools and three SEMH special schools. CLF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The trust is proud to serve a diverse student population and their communities. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. We are proud to be part of diverse communities in the region and celebrate the richness of cultures, faiths and backgrounds of our students. We aim to develop a curriculum that is responsive to our pupil’s needs and reflects their diverse interests and backgrounds.
How to Apply: Please download the Job Description and Person Specification below, which includes wider details on the role. Please submit your application form via the CLF recruitment portal by clicking ‘Apply’ on this page and then logging into your account/registering for an account. CV’s will not be accepted and any submitted will not be considered alongside your application. Please note updates regarding an application, which could include an invite to interview, will be sent to the email address used when registering an account. Copies of all correspondence will also appear under the ‘messages’ section, in the event that emails are being directed to a ‘junk’ or ‘trash’ folder please make regular checks on the status of an application. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Safeguarding and pre-employment checks: The Cabot Learning Federation are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role has significant responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice within the academy. This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity. The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK and a child disqualification check. The checks will also include an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.