Teaching Assistant
Ridgeway High School
Wirral
- Expired
- Salary:
- Band D (£21,853 – £22,201)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025
- Apply by:
- 2 June 2025
Job overview
We are delighted to offer this opportunity to join Ridgeway High School
TEACHING ASSISTANT
Contract: 36 hours per week/39 weeks
Start date: September 2025
Grade: Band D (£21,853 – £22,201)
Ridgeway is a popular and oversubscribed school. The governors are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, committed and conscientious teaching assistant to work with students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Teaching assistants work flexibly across the school to respond to students' needs, supporting students on a one-to-one basis or in small groups. Teaching assistants play a vital role in supporting students to access all elements of school life, and we are seeking individuals who have the flexibility and resilience to ensure our students reach their potential. This role may involve periods of time in isolation.
Ridgeway High School offers:
· a school judged Good in all areas by Ofsted that "staff are proud to work at" (Ofsted, 2024)
· enthusiastic and motivated students, staff and governors
· a school that considers staff wellbeing in all major decision-making, as recognised by Investors in People
· a school day that supports wellbeing and a family-friendly approach
· a caring, inclusive and supportive environment in which learning thrives
· an ethos of supporting every student to fulfil their aspirations
An application pack can be obtained from the Headteacher’s PA, Helen Lynn, by email at lynnh@ridgeway.wirral.sch.uk.
Completed applications along with a letter of application no more than one side of A4 are to be submitted no later than 9am on Monday 2nd June. Interviews are expected to take place shortly after the deadline.
All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Ridgeway High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability for the post regardless of race, sex, age or disability.
Attached documents
About Ridgeway High School
- Ridgeway High School
- Noctorum Avenue, Prenton, Wirral
- Merseyside
- CH43 9EB
- United Kingdom
Ridgeway is an academic, vibrant and thriving school. We are heavily oversubscribed, with our largest ever number of students on roll. We are unwavering in our commitment to ensure that the outcomes our young people secure prepare them for life beyond school.
Our vision is of transforming lives through learning and – through our rich and ambitious curriculum – preparing our students to achieve their dreams.
We hope that you find our website holds all the information you need, whether you are a parent or a prospective employee. We believe that Ridgeway High School is a really special place to learn and to work and we are proud to share more about us, please visit our website https://www.ridgeway.wirral.sch.uk/
Headteacher
Mr Gavin Sterry
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