Teaching Assistant
Padgate Academy
Warrington
- Expired
- Salary:
- £22,010.00 - £22,360.00 Annually (Actual)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2026
- Apply by:
- 5 July 2026
Job overview
Start Date: September 2026
Contract: Fixed Term – 12 months until 31 August 2027
Hours: 37 hours per week, Term Time Only plus 2 additional INSET days (38.4 weeks)
Pay Range: Grade 4 – SPC 6 to 7 - £25,989 to £26,403 full time
Actual annual term time only pay £22,010 to £22,360 pro rata
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Teaching Assistant at Padgate Academy, working alongside a very supportive SEND Team and wider staff.
The postholder will be required to support students with additional needs and/or disabilities, working with and supporting students’ academic progress. The students will have a variety of additional needs and will require support to access their learning and interact with staff and students positively.
Attributes essential for the post include:
behaviour for learning management skills
the ability to relate to and empathise with students’ difficulties alongside working positively with, teachers, other professionals and parent/carers
the ability to work within a team and on your own initiative
excellent attendance and punctuality
an interest in, or experience of working with students with additional needs
It is essential that the successful candidate can communicate clearly to students and staff in a calm and respectful manner, be reliable and trustworthy and work within the Academy’s policies and procedures.
Padgate Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Applications will only be considered when submitted on a fully completed application form. All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability for the post regardless of age, sex, race or disability.
How to Apply:
Please apply on a Padgate Academy non-teaching post application form which can be found via the vacancies link on our website
Closing date: 5 July 2026
Interview Date: Friday 10 July 2026
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About Padgate Academy
I am delighted and proud to welcome you to Padgate Academy. We are a fully inclusive secondary academy in North Warrington. The school benefits from being part of The Challenge Academy Trust (TCAT). Here, at Padgate we are unswervingly committed to serving the local community through provision of a first-class education for all students. We are also committed to providing all students at the academy with a rich and ambitious curriculum offer that enables them to acquire the high-level knowledge that allows them to be successful during their time at the academy, as well as prepared to meet the demands of what comes next.
During the time students are at the academy they are also able to supplement the rich academic curriculum with opportunities to develop their creativity, character, and leadership. We believe that these aspects of education are fundamental to developing the necessary knowledge, skills, and aptitudes necessary to enable them to thrive. These aspects of school life are brought together in our CAS programme (creativity, activity, and society) which provides opportunities for student leadership, enrichment, expression and enables them to make a positive contribution to society beyond the classroom.
As a school, we also believe in the importance of our students demonstrating good manners, showing respect, and demonstrating kindness in all they do. Students are also expected to always have a positive attitude to their learning. These things underpin our school culture and ethos and are celebrated as part of our comprehensive rewards system. We are proud of our caring systems of pastoral support at the academy and want all students here to feel happy, safe, and supported during their time here.
Visitors to the school often comment on the positive relationships at the school as well as the warm and supportive learning environment. All these aspects of school life are encapsulated on our school motto ‘Proud to be Padgate’.
Adam McMillan BA (Hons)
Principal
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