Level 2 Teaching Assistant

This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding school within a Trust that has a well-founded reputation for effective SEN support. 

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and experienced Teaching Assistant to take a key role within the SEND team. Archway Learning Trust has a long history of supporting the most vulnerable students within the city, and inclusion is at the heart of the ethos of Bluecoat Trent. The staff team will start small initially; therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to be fully committed to working closely with the SENDCo to develop the SEND provision and will also have a strong desire to be part of the founding cohort of staff. We are looking for staff who have the ambition to shape the school into an outstanding provider. Candidates should consider the school’s ethos and values to ensure these align with their own.

You will work alongside the SENDCo and Leadership Team in developing the SEND curriculum and interventions and implementing the academy’s Teaching and Learning Framework for students with additional needs. You will work hard to ensure that all children in the school excel from whatever their starting point and will be fully committed to going above and beyond to ensure our students receive the very best in terms of opportunity, education and care. As a Teaching Assistant, the successful candidate will also work with individual students in order to improve the quality of learning and foster the participation of students in the social and academic aspects of academy life.

The successful candidate will be committed to the students and academy life and will possess the ability to communicate effectively and raise the standards of learning for all of the students that they are required to work with.

Archway Learning Trust, previously Bluecoat Academies Trust, was formed in April 2014 as a result of the very long and successful history of Bluecoat Academy. We recently welcomed three further secondary schools in Derby to the Trust and are excited to have opened Bluecoat Trent Academy, a secondary Free School in Nottingham, in September 2021.

The Trust comprises Bluecoat Aspley Academy, Bluecoat Sixth Form, Bluecoat Wollaton Academy, Bluecoat Beechdale Academy, Bluecoat Primary Academy, The Nottingham Emmanuel School and Sixth Form, The Long Eaton School, Lees Brook Community School, Alvaston Moor Academy and the Bluecoat SCITT Alliance (School Centred Initial Teacher Training).

The growth and development of our Multi-Academy Trust make this an excellent opportunity to join us as we seek to serve a growing number of young people across the region. 

In return, we can offer:

• Archway benefits, to include shopping discounts and competitions
• A free and confidential employee assistance programme offering counselling and advice
• Access to generous pension schemes
• Access to discounted travel schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Comprehensive training and support
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• Eyecare voucher scheme
• Free flu vaccine
• Access to e-learning and development

How to find out more

For more information about Archway Learning Trust and the vacancy, please visit our website via the apply button.

We would encourage you to refer to the job description and person specification, demonstrating your suitability for the role. 

Closing date: 9am on Friday, 10th June 2022

Interview date: Tuesday, 14th June 2022

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to the satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check, Barred List check, the receipt of satisfactory references and any other statutory checks that are required for the post. We are an equal opportunities employer.