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Speech & Language Therapy Teaching Assistant

Speech & Language Therapy Teaching Assistant

Phoenix Primary and Secondary School

Tower Hamlets, London

  • Expired
Salary:
NJC Scale 4 Point 7-10 £24,705 - £26,064 Actual Starting Salary £21,250- £22,419 Pro-Rata
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2023 or Earlier Start
Apply by:
10 October 2022

Job overview

Salary: NJC Scale 4 Point 7-10 £24,705 - £26,064

Actual Starting Salary £21,250- £22,419 Pro-Rata

Working Arrangements: Permanent | Term Time | 35 hours per week 8:45am – 3:30pm Inc. one evening until 5pm & one evening till 4pm 

Phoenix is an outstanding special school that now accommodates 474 pupils across multiple sites, including the newly built Phoenix Upper School. The School is expanding its team to meet the increasing needs of the school, which is a result of substantial growth in pupil numbers in recent years. You will be joining an Outstanding School (Ofsted November 2018) with a strong senior leadership team and committed staff team.

We are looking to appoint experienced Teaching Assistants who will work within a class team and will have a key role in the implementation of Speech and Language programmes in the classroom.

You will:

  • Develop and prepare visual materials for therapy and classroom sessions.
  • Work under supervision of a Speech and Language Therapist and a class teacher.
  • Provide effective support to less experienced colleagues, modelling good practice.
  • Keep written records of pupil observations.
  • Assist in provision of training to staff and colleagues.
  • Carry out general Teaching Assistant responsibilities.


The post will include extensive in house and external training, to help further develop your skills with the opportunity to obtain further qualifications in Language and Communication. There will be support and supervision from the Speech and Language Therapy Department.

Pupils are aged between 3 and 19 and make very good progress with access to a broad, balanced and enriched curriculum. We are accredited National Autistic Society School and have been praised for our creative approach to working with children with autism and with their parents. The school has won a number of awards including the NASEN Parental. 

How to apply:

To discuss the post further please contact Ciara McCone by email

ciara.mccone@phoenix.towerhamlets.sch.uk or call 020 8980 4740.

Application form can be found on school website www.phoenix.towerhamlets.sch.uk

Please return your completed application to: recruitment@phoenix.towerhamlets.sch.uk

We do not accept CVs

Closing Date: 9am, Monday 10th October 2022

Shortlisting: 12th October 2022 

Interview: 2nd / 3rd November 2022

It will not be possible to re-arrange these dates. If you are intending to apply, please ensure you are available to attend for an interview.

The Governing Body of the school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and staff. The Executive Headteacher must ensure that the highest priority is given to following all safeguarding guidance and regulations. The successful candidate will require an enhanced DBS clearance. We are dedicated to equality and valuing diversity.

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About Phoenix Primary and Secondary School

Phoenix School is a well-established special school, which offers a unique service to the children of Tower Hamlets. It is a caring, well-ordered school, which encourages mutual respect between staff and students. We admit children and young people with severe language and communication difficulties whose needs lie within the autistic spectrum. The school has a multi ethnic population, which reflects the diversity of the borough.

We offer a rich and stimulating curriculum, which is individually tailored reflecting good practice in an environment that supports the students’ learning. The school offers a range of sensory and therapeutic interventions and a multidisciplinary approach to student needs. The school has developed a holistic approach working in partnership other agencies, parents and families to have their needs met from one centre. There is a strong focus on maintaining good relationships between home and school. We encourage respect for others, good manners and tolerance.

The school is known locally for its positive links with the wider community. It celebrates the faiths of the multi-ethnic community of the school and its surroundings

There is a commitment to sharing our learning with other communities and in turn learning through the partnership. We have alliances with schools in Bangladesh and in India following visits from colleagues to us and to them.

Phoenix School is a Rights Respecting School. We implement the UN convention of the rights of the child and ensure that students are taught about their rights. As adults, it is our responsibility to ensure that we are honouring children's rights at all times, and that we are modelling rights respecting behaviour and values in class and around the school. All classrooms have visual reinforcement regarding children's rights, and it is important that all staff are aware of this and reinforce this issue through their practice.

We believe it is important for students to achieve their full potential and importance is placed upon achievement at all levels. Student achievement is celebrated and positive rewards are used to promote and encourage good behaviour and learning.

There is a caring yet purposeful atmosphere within the school and there is a balance of

focus between welfare and achievement for all. The overall aims for students who attend Phoenix are no different to the aims for those attending mainstream schools. There are however clear differences in terms of resourcing, organisation and the emphasis on social, emotional and academic needs. At Phoenix, we aim to give all students equality of opportunity and this is clearly stated in our mission statement:

“to offer a positive, life enhancing education, providing opportunities for the development of each individual potential towards a fulfilling adult life”.

Phoenix School was inspected by OFSTED on April 2024. The school was rated as Outstanding across all areas.

In February 2023 Phoenix School obtained accreditation from The National Autistic Society. This has now been achieved in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 2013, 2016 and 2023. The Autism Accreditation Programme is designed to improve the quality of education and care for people with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder. The standards are unique in promoting excellence in both policy and practice presenting a framework for continuous development. Phoenix was awarded a commendation for its excellent work across the school.

The Governing Body of the school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and staff. The Executive Headteacher must ensure that the highest priority is given to following all safeguarding guidance and regulations. The successful candidate will require an enhanced DBS clearance.  All of the school's Safeguarding and Child Protection policies are available on the school's website.  We welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates regardless of ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality, religion or age.​

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