Permanent/Temporary Special Needs Teaching Assistant

Our School

Trinity School is an all age, modern, vibrant special school catering for the needs of students who have a wide range of learning difficulties, moderate, severe, profound and complex. A number of our pupils also have an autism spectrum condition (ASC).     

At present Trinity is one of two special schools in Barking and Dagenham and it is currently oversubscribed. A wide range of special educational needs is reflected in the school population. The key characteristics of learners are as follows: almost all the pupils  have severe learning difficulties of which 54 % have Autistic Spectrum Condition, and 13% have extremely complex medical and/or profound and multiple learning difficulties.   

The school also has a 48 week provision known as the Living and Learning Centre. It offers education to a group of twelve pupils with profound autistic spectrum condition. In addition a highly successful extensive extended schools provision is run on each Saturday morning of the term, as well as during some of the school holidays.   

The school has been judged as an outstanding school for three consecutive inspections in 2007, 2009 and 2014. Outstanding pupil progress is reflected in whole school data and accreditation attainment and this is supported by established and embedded pedagogies throughout the school.    

Main Priorities of the School 

• To provide the best service possible to our pupils and their families.
• To enable our pupils and their families to stay together and for pupils to acquire those skills that will support the ability to live as independent a life as possible within this community.   
• The school seeks to play our part in counteracting the local cycle of deprivation by teaching relevant skills and supporting families and the work force in raising expectations and fulfilling aspirations.   
• To establish models of best practice which can be shared with colleagues across the local authority to ensure that there is a continuity of approaches for people for whom access to services and support will be life-long.   
• To foster a well trained work force with competencies in key pedagogies via access to high quality staff training facilities.   
• To use staff development as a means of securing planned succession and ensure the continuity of effective teaching.   
• To secure the legacy of an outstanding school  
• To promote attainment and achievement of all pupils regardless of their disability   
• To support the school’s raising attainment agenda through a focus on curriculum development, pedagogies and staff training.   
• To foster partnership between Trinity school, the parents, the Local Authority and partner schools/services in sharing our practices for the benefit of children and young people with disabilities in our community.   
• To promote the inclusion of all pupils through a rich and varied curriculum and through the delivery of appropriate pedagogy that is taught in a school with excellent facilities and resources. 
• To enable an extensive and appropriate use of new technologies as they evolve.  
   

Safer Recruitment Practice

Trinity School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A criminal record check via the DBS will be undertaken for the successful candidate.   This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a comprehensive screening process, including a disclosure check will be undertaken on all applicants.