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TA Level 3

Haughton Academy

Darlington

  • £27,960 - £30,029 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
Band 8 SCP 19-23
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
01 October 2025
Apply by:
27 August 2025

Job overview

Please email completed application forms to peopleteam@educationvillage.org.uk 

Haughton Academy, part of The Education Village Academy Trust is looking to appoint a Level 1 Teaching Assistant. This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic, committed person who will help us deliver a high-quality learning environment for our pupils. The successful applicant will be highly motivated and committed to ensuring the active participation, learning and achievement of all pupils.

We believe strongly in supporting children to ensure they get the very best start in life and are committed to working hand in hand with children and families. If you, too, are committed to supporting children and families, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for someone who is:
• a good team player and able to work collaboratively with all school staff.
• independent and proactive.
• an excellent role model.
• flexible to the needs of the school and pupils with an “I can do attitude”.
• keen to make a difference to the young people in our school.

We offer:
• excellent opportunities to develop your own professional practice through. Learning. teams, action research and an extensive CPD programme.
• a personalised approach to leadership development.
• a technology rich learning environment.
• a committed staff team.
• state of the art buildings and facilities.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:
• To act as a role model and work in accordance with Haughton Academy’s PROUD values.
• To work closely with the SEND manager with regards to ‘Cause for Concerns’ submitted by staff.
• To take a lead role in organising SEND interventions in response to the ‘Cause for Concerns’.
• Provide learning activities for individuals and groups of pupils under the professional direction and supervision of a qualified teacher, differentiating and adaptive learning programmes to suit the needs of allocated pupils.
• Assess, record and report on development, progress and attainment as agreed with the teacher.
• Monitor and record pupil responses and learning achievements, drawing any problems which cannot be resolved to the attention of the teacher.
• Contribute to planning learning activities with the teacher, writing evaluations as required.
• Communication with pupils to promote learning, including assessing the impact of the communication on recipients and adjusting approach as necessary.
• Select and adapt appropriate resources / methods to facilitate agreed learning activities.
• Responsible for the careful and safe use equipment, such as play and standard ICT equipment.
• Support pupils in social, health and emotional well-being, reporting problems to the teacher as appropriate.
• Contribute to the Pupil Support Base and Reset Room rota.
• Demonstrate and adhere to the school’s health and safety policies and procedures.

Working with Colleagues and Other Relevant Professionals:

• Communicate effectively with other staff members, pupils and with parents/carers under the direction of the class teacher.
• Communicate their knowledge and understanding of pupils to other school staff so that informed decision making can take place on intervention and provision.
• With the class teacher, keep other professionals accurately informed of performance and progress or concerns they may have about the pupils they work with.
• Understand their role in order to work collaboratively with classroom teachers and other colleagues, including specialist advisory teachers.
• Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues.
• Support the role of parents/carers in pupils’ learning and contribute to meetings.
• Promote the safety and wellbeing of pupils and help to safeguard pupils’ well-being by following the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education and the school’s child protection policy.
• Look after children who are upset or have had accidents (first aid)
• Keep their own knowledge and understanding relevant and up to date by reflecting on their own practice, liaising with school leaders, and identifying relevant professional development to improve personal effectiveness.
• Take opportunities to build the appropriate skills, qualifications, and/or experience needed for the role, with support from the school.

 Other Duties:

• To play a full part in the life of the school community, to support our inclusive approach to education.
• To fully support the school in maintaining a strong ethos of high expectations and aspirations.
• To display commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people.
• To promote actively the academy’s policies.
• To continue professional development as agreed.
• Contribute to the school’s duty rotas.
• Take part in the academy’s appraisal procedures.












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About Haughton Academy

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  • Haughton Academy
  • Salters Lane South, Darlington
  • County Durham
  • DL1 2AN
  • United Kingdom

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 The Education Village Academy Trust is located in Darlington, in the North East of England. It brings together two primary schools, a secondary school, a large all-age multi-need special and a SEMH free school.   

The Education Village formed in 2006 with three schools – Springfield Primary School, Beaumont Hill Special School and Haughton Secondary School - coming together to form a hard federation under a PFI contract housed in a state of the art £27 million campus. In April 2012 The Education Village Academy Trust was formed and two further schools subsequently joined the Trust – Gurney Pease Academy (a mainstream primary school) and Marchbank Free School (a SEMH Special Free School), both on their own individual sites.    

The Trust is committed to providing an outstanding education in the broadest sense. Our key priorities are to:  

Provide a nurturing and friendly atmosphere by providing an environment where students are respected and valued and where individual needs are recognised and supported.

Bring out the best in every child irrespective of any learning difficulties they may have and regardless of their gender, race, colour or religious beliefs.
 

Provide for each child as many different experiences, ideas and activities as possible in a safe and secure environment.
 

Help your child care about family, friends, neighbours and their surroundings.
 

Support our pupils in leading an independent and purposeful life, preparing children for work or further education and promoting citizenship to encourage them to consider the needs of their local and wider community.
 

Offer a broad and balanced curriculum modified to meet individual needs where appropriate.
 

Create an atmosphere which encourages teamwork and values the contribution of all partners in the context of a shared acceptance and understanding of the Trust’s direction.   Motivate staff by strong leadership which offers direction and democratic management.   

What can you expect from us?    Staff are the Trust’s most valuable resource and we value and invest in our people. We encourage reflective practice, classroom-based research and collaborative peer coaching because we want staff to deliver outstanding provision and to maintain a passion for learning. Wherever possible we seek to accredit the professional development work of staff. Learning from others is at the centre of our staff development provision. We are highly fortunate that our broad educational provision allows us to draw on a wealth of knowledge, enthusiasm and expertise to deliver a broad and varied internal CPD programme.      


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