Teaching Assistant in Reading

Location: 2300 - Hartland High School

Salary calculated in line with support pay scale, points 4-7, £25,185 to £26,403 per annum, pro‑rated to £21,719 to £22,769.

The job requirements are detailed below.

Teaching Assistants provide valuable support to teaching staff and are able to make a significant contribution to the education and well‑being of pupils. This job description is not exhaustive and serves only to highlight the main requirements of the post holder. The line manager may stipulate other reasonable requirements. The job description will be reviewed regularly and may be subject to change. The post holder will work flexibly throughout all Key Stages of the Secondary Phase.

• Under the direction of the school’s SENDCO work alongside members of the Learning Support Team.
• To support students with learning, physical, medical, emotional and behavioural difficulties to access the curriculum, make appropriate progress and develop appropriate classroom behaviour.
• To actively promote and contribute to the academy ethos and values.
• To support teachers in facilitating and encouraging learning, which enables students to achieve high standards and to become independent learners.
• To contribute to the evaluation of the school’s SEND Policy and Inclusion Policy and practice through discussions with relevant staff.
• To attend appropriate in‑service training provided by the school or local authority.
• To attend school team meetings and meetings with external agencies as required and to prepare reports for these meetings, if required.
• To provide in‑class support for identified individual students or small groups of students (e.g. 4‑5 students), including specialist subject support as appropriate.
• Under the direction of the class teacher, to assist in the management of the whole class through the overt modelling of effective behaviour management techniques.
• Under the direction of a class teacher or SENDCO to develop and lead small group work for identified students (e.g. reading schemes, phonics, spelling, numeracy and social skills to groups of 4‑5 students) and to contribute to the appropriate paperwork for these groups.
• To assist in the production of teaching and learning materials for students, including differentiating the materials.
• To provide support, to include personal care if required, for student(s) experiencing physical or medical difficulties (following training).
• To provide before and after school support for identified students as required.
• To provide regular feedback to the class teacher and to the SENDCO or the relevant line manager.
• To use appropriate systems for recording the progress of students with behavioural and learning difficulties.
• To provide data and information to inform Annual and Transition Review paperwork, PSPs (Pastoral Support Programmes), Student Profile documentation and Academic Reporting.
• To undertake assessment of students and to provide data to the relevant member(s) of staff for analysis.
• To provide support to identified students undertaking tests/exams to enable them to make full use of their access arrangements.
• To liaise with parents/carers as appropriate and professionals (e.g. Educational Psychologist) as required.
• To liaise with other teams across the school to ensure all student needs are met.
• To promote student independence by using a variety of reward strategies.

• To continue personal development in the relevant areas, including subject knowledge and teaching methods.
• To engage actively in the Performance Management process.
• To participate in whole school professional learning programmes.
• To take part in the staff development programme by participating in arrangements for further training and professional development.

• Be keenly aware of the responsibility for safeguarding children and to help in the application of the Safeguarding Policy within the school.
• Comply with the school’s Safeguarding Policy to ensure the welfare of children and young persons.
• Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people therefore this appointment will be subject to vetting, including an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Applications must be received no later than 11:59 pm on 3rd July 2026. Applications received after this date will not be considered. We reserve the right to interview candidates as applications are received and close the advert prior to the closing date should an appointment be made.