Teaching Assistant

We are seeking a caring, committed and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant who has medical support experience to join our supportive team at Tottington High School. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting young people in their learning and wellbeing.

Salary Grade: Grade 4 – SCP 13 – 16 - £25,186 - £25,989 FTE

Actual Salary: £21,953 - £22,653

Working Hours: Monday to Friday – 37 hours per week – 38 weeks plus 5 days – 39 weeks per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Start Date: Ideally December 2025

Key Responsibilities:

• To be one of the first points of contact for all medical issues of students.
• To summon expert and emergency medical help as necessary, ensuring students going to hospital are accompanied, and informing parents.
• To maintain records on all medically related incidents/interventions and circulate to staff as necessary.
• To maintain a list of students with specific health conditions (diabetes, epilepsy, anaphylaxis etc) and liaise with parents as to appropriate action to take in the event of an attack; to undertake any relevant training.
• To be aware, and inform staff as necessary, of non-accidental injuries, patterns of illness etc.
• To contact parents as necessary on all matters related to the health of students.
• To maintain the school sick room in good order, and ensure basic medical supplies are ordered and stored appropriately.
• To maintain first aid kits throughout the school and in school vehicles and ensure they are given to members of staff taking school journeys.
• To be responsible for storing all pupil medication appropriately.
• To assist arrangements for vaccinations.
• Monitor school uniform and manage stock.

Tottington High School is a school with a very clear vision for its future, having recently converted to academy status to be part of the family within Shaw Education Trust; committed to the continued professional development of all members of staff and the sustained successful performance of all its academies. At THS we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence. We want to inspire our school community to believe they can achieve their high aspirations and will be successful in the future.

We will accomplish this by:

• Working as a team and promoting inclusivity.
• Striving for greatness every day.
• Being inspired to reach our goals.

All candidates are required to provide a supporting statement on the formal application forms which states clearly your reasons for applying, skills and experience for this position.

Join Shaw Education Trust – Support, Teach, Lead… Make the Remarkable Happen. At Shaw Education Trust, we believe every role holds the power to transform a life. Whether you’re supporting behind the scenes, inspiring in the classroom, or leading with vision, you’ll be part of something extraordinary.

We are a dynamic and growing family of Primary, Secondary, and Special Schools, proudly serving communities from Birmingham to Bury. Our mission is to unlock opportunity for every young person—whatever their background, ability, or starting point. Our people are our greatest asset, and we are deeply committed to their growth. Through high-quality training, apprenticeships, talent acceleration, and research opportunities, we empower our staff to thrive as skilled, confident professionals and we champion wellbeing, value every voice, and create a culture where you feel supported, motivated, and inspired to make a real difference.

You will join a collaborative network of schools where shared expertise and professional community fuel success. Every academy in our Trust has an equal voice, and every colleague plays a vital part in shaping tailored learning experiences that raise aspirations and build brighter futures.

At the heart of our work is a deep respect for the children and young adults we serve—our "precious cargo." We are proud to "exactly like nothing else" and bridge the gap between education and the wider world, preparing every student for further education, employment, or training in inclusive environments where integrity, equality, and opportunity thrive.

If you have the heart, passion, and drive to help shape lives and create futures filled with promise, we would love you to join our incredible team. Support. Teach. Lead. Belong. Thrive. Together, let’s make the remarkable happen.

In our secondary schools, we pride ourselves on our innovative approach to curriculum design, to ensure all our schools have breadth and ambition for all students, regardless of their starting points and barriers. Standard curriculum models don’t always engage all students, so we constantly seek to innovate and provide better opportunities to develop both knowledge and skills for life.

We want our students to believe their curriculum is bold, exciting, purposeful, and ultimately leads to something meaningful for them. Some examples of our innovation include moving towards an extended school day, to provide a world-class enrichment programme and more opportunities for essential skills like reading and cultural capital. We are also introducing vocational and technical pathways, which run through the normal school curriculum but attract support from leading employers and universities to develop work-readiness in our students, so that they can progress onto T Levels and apprenticeships.

We are currently at an exciting point in our evolution, with collaboration at the heart of our collective endeavour. We don’t operate in silos: we value the power of the pack and strive to collaborate as a collective, ensuring no school or colleague is left behind. We are currently co-constructing an aligned curriculum across all EBacc curriculum subjects, to create a world-class curriculum, rich in powerful knowledge and skills. This is driving up standards through the sharing of the very best practice, whilst allowing each school sufficient flexibility for autonomy to do what is right for their local context.

A by-product of this approach has been the reduction in planning workload for colleagues, meaning they can spend more time on the things that matter and fostering strong relationships with pupils and delivery of the curriculum.

As a group of schools, we take an evidence-informed approach to developing the quality of our teaching and learning, learning from research and best practice in the sector. We value a non-hierarchical, supportive approach to developing great teachers. As a people-focused trust, we consider the professional development of our staff as a fundamental responsibility.

Where any schools face any barrier, it has the mutual support of the others in the sector to call upon for subject-specific or general support, all facilitated by a group of servant leaders at trust level. Our Heads meet regularly and genuinely support each other in a non-competitive environment.

We have a team of directors with vast experience at headship, senior and middle leadership levels and our team of subject directors are supporting subject staff across the trust to design and deliver the very best curricula, providing subject-specific pedagogical support.

Our secondary schools are currently driving 'PedTech' across the sector: we believe teaching and technology should go hand-in-glove and are passionately committed towards providing a fully digitally enhanced curriculum. We are very close to achieving full 1:1 device delivery and are sprinting towards better use of iPads in lessons to enhance the experience and learning.

Please visit our Careers Site for more information on Tottington High School.

Shaw Education Trust offer the following employee benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:

• An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff).
• Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years' service).