Teaching Assistant supporting SEND children across School

Salary details: £ - £

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Borrow Wood Primary School is a GOOD school with OUTSTANDING in Behaviour and Attitudes and Personal

Development. (Ofsted April 2023). In April 2025, we opened an Enhanced Resource facility for children with complex communication and interaction needs to run alongside our mainstream provision. The advertised roles are in our mainstream school, however, there will be enhanced CPD opportunities and professional learning experiences to further develop skills and understanding to work with children across the whole school. 

This year the CPD offer has included

• Autism Awareness training
• Lego Therapy training
• Six Bricks training
• Team Teach 

The school is part of the Odyssey Collaborative Trust - a local Derby City trust currently consisting of 7 schools. 

We are proud of being Borrow Wood Primary School with our own individual ethos of:

CHOICE

• Challenge…   where we have a go, make mistakes and try again.
• Honesty…      where we always tell the truth.
• Ownership… where we take responsibility for our behaviours, learning and environment.
• Inclusive…     where we accept and respect everyone.
• Care…            where we look after ourselves and others.
• Excellence… where we bring out the best in ourselves.

This is a very exciting time to join Borrow Wood and become part of The Odyssey Collaborative Trust journey to excellence.

We are, therefore, looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant, who is committed, dedicated, determined and resilient - an individual who is keen to support children overcome barriers and become successful learners.

You will need to:

1. Manage time effectively and respond flexibly to the needs of the children.
2. Implement learning strategies under the direction of class teacher and SENCo to support children’s development and progress.
3. Report information and evidence back to the class teacher and SENCo so that planning next steps is accurate.
4. Respond calmly and constructively when dealing with children with SEND.
5. Be an effective team player.
6. Learn about and implement a range of strategies to support children in accessing a broad and balanced curriculum adapted to their needs should it be required.
7. Believe that ALL children should be the best they can be. 

In return, we provide the opportunity to work within a school that promotes inclusion and seeks to eliminate barriers to learning for our most vulnerable children and to be part of a staffing team that works closely together to support all of our children.

We also encourage our staff to be open minded to all learning opportunities for themselves and therefore place high value on CPD to keep our staff up to date with skills and knowledge. 

As part of the team at Borrow Wood, you would be able to access a range of support through our wellbeing package which includes 24hr GP service for staff and family, counselling and cashback for certain therapy treatments and private consultations.

Borrow Wood Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  As this post is regulated activity, successful appointments are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and relevant recruitment checks that comply with guidance in the most recent version of Keeping Children Safe in Education.  We are committed to equality of opportunity in employment and services.  Borrow Wood Primary School is part of the Odyssey Collaborative Trust 

We strongly encourage visits to school, which can be arranged by contacting, the School Business Manager, Mrs Nicola Molloy, on 01332 662826.

Please complete an Odyssey Collaborative Trust Application Form, which is available below as a download or contact school for an application pack and email the application, together with a covering letter/personal statement addressing person specification and the 7 points above to businessmanager@borrowwood.odysseyct.org.uk

CLOSING DATE: Monday 23^rd June @ 12pm noon

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

Please be aware that Derbyshire County Council is placing this advert on behalf of this organisation and you should refer directly to its website for details of the terms and conditions attached to this post. Any queries regarding this advert or the recruitment process should be made directly to the organisation.