Teaching Assistant
Heathside School
Surrey
- New
- Salary:
- Salary Grade ELM3(FTE £23,576)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 31 July 2025
Job overview
Teaching Assistant
Starting ASAP
5 days per week - 27.5hrs
Salary Grade ELM3(FTE £23,576)
38.4 weeks term time only (includes 2-week half term break in October)
Working Pattern 8:30am – 3:00pm
Actual Salary
27.5 hours (5 days) - £15,255 per annum
Heathside is currently seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join our school. You must be able to communicate effectively with young people to support learning and development, be flexible, committed and possess sound administrative and IT skills. You should be calm, confident and demonstrate a professional approach in your dealings with young people, staff, parents, and external agencies.
This is an excellent opportunity for graduates and those considering a career in teaching to gain experience in and out the classroom at a secondary school prior/whilst training.
Elmwey Trust offers:
- Fantastic Local Government Pension Scheme, including generous employer contributions
- Excellent benefit package to include Cycle to Work and access to discount schemes
- On-site parking
- Excellent TA support and progression opportunities.
Applications:
- Application forms and further details are available from the school website: www.heathside.surrey.sch.uk
- To apply please send a fully completed application form and a letter of application to jobapplications@heathside.surrey.sch.uk Please note CVs cannot be accepted.
- Applications will be considered as they are received.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting child welfare. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Enhanced DBS disclosure. Committed to equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Tel: 01932 846162 www.heathside.surrey.sch.uk
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About Heathside School
Heathside is a high achieving 11-18 co-educational converter academy with 7 forms of entry totalling 1264 students on roll, 202 of whom are in the sixth form. In 2019 91% of students achieved Grade 4 English and Mathematics. At A level 71% of students gained A*/B and our 3 year Alps T score was 3.44. The school’s value added has risen year on year together with its GCSE average point score. Although we are pleased with this progress, which places us in the top 20% of schools nationally, (P8 0.41) we think we can do even better and our aim is to be one of the highest achieving schools not just in Surrey but nationally.
Our staff are extremely dedicated. Many began their teaching careers at Heathside and have grown and developed into both pastoral and curriculum leaders. CPD is valued and tailored to meeting the needs of our staff and improving teaching and learning. We have a small team of Lead Practitioners, who work with the Assistant Principal, CPD, to offer a wide-ranging training programme to staff.
Our students predominately come from Weybridge and travel to school by foot, bicycle or train, with the furthest catchment area distance being 1.6 miles from the school. Year on year the school is heavily over-subscribed. The prior attainment of students at KS2 is above the National average and they make very good progress at expected and more than expected measures. Like all schools though, we still feel that there is more that we could be doing to achieve even better outcomes. We are a self- evaluating school and regularly look to see what we can do better to improve all areas of provision.
The school was graded as 'Good' in the last Ofsted inspection. In the 2018 report, Leadership and management, Behaviour and safety and the Sixth Form were judged outstanding. Governance was also found to be a key strength. You can read all of the reports on our website.
The School is at an exciting phase of development, having become a converter Academy in September 2015 and a single multi-academy under the ElmWey Learning Trust. With the support of Surrey County Council the Trust has successfully bid to set up a 6 form entry free school in 2021. This is to fulfil a basic need for more school places within Elmbridge, where pupil numbers are set to rise markedly by this point in time.
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