Teaching Assistant

Are you seeking a new opportunity to join a highly successful comprehensive school that is committed to providing an outstanding education of excellence for all? Would you thrive when working with other committed and innovative members of staff? If so, The Halley Academy is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant, to join in January 2025. The successful candidate will provide support both inside and outside of the classroom to develop students to become independent thinkers and learners. 

This is a truly fantastic opportunity for a passionate Learning Support Assistant to become part of a well-established, highly collaborative and successful inclusion team that works hard to ensure that students receive the highest quality education. We are proud to have been awarded a National Centre of Excellence accreditation from Challenge Partners for our SEND provision and outcomes. We provide a comprehensive array of academic and pastoral interventions to students with a wide range of learning needs. Our Designated Special Provision expanded in September 2024, and we welcomed more students with Educational Health Care Plans into our mainstream provision. 

We are open to receiving applications from prospective candidates who wish to work 35 hours per week, plus 1 week, term time only. 

We pride ourselves on having a diverse and dynamic staffing body of committed, creative and hardworking staff who enjoy coming to work as they benefit from: 

• A calm, organised and professional environment; 
• An Academy culture that is committed to the holistic development of children; 
• A clear and consistent Behaviour Policy; 
• A visible and approachable Leadership Team; 
• A comprehensive weekly CPD Programme that supports staff in their academic and pastoral roles; 

We’d like to hear from you if you would like to:

• Support, assist and supervise students during lessons and at lunchtimes
• Work with individuals or groups of students to address targets identified in their individual learning plans
• Promote and reinforce students’ self esteem, independence and participation within  the Academy community
• Support students who may exhibit challenging behaviour, are disaffected, have learning difficulties and complex needs
• Participate in the planning process to advise teachers on strategies as necessary
• Assist in the delivery of intervention and support programmes
• Provide assistance as required in the development of learning resources

Do you know a great Teaching Assistant who would like to hear about opportunities with Leigh Academies Trust? If so, make a referral today for the chance to receive £100 as a 'thank you'. Simply complete the referral form by clicking here. T&C's apply.

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st September 2024, our Trust comprises 33 geographically organised academies (17 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff. Nearly 40% of our academies are judged outstanding overall by Ofsted, versus 15% nationally. The Trust is establishing three ‘clusters’ of academies: LAT Central; LAT North; LAT West. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one.

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.  

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.