Teaching Assistant – SEND

Bournville School; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Bournville School is seeking a passionate Teaching Assistant (SEND) to join their vibrant team. The role involves motivating students, planning lessons, and adapting teaching methods to meet individual needs. The school offers a supportive environment focused on continuous improvement and excellence.

Benefits

Educational support

Flexi perks

Salary sacrifice scheme

Perkbox subscription

Professional learning and regular training

Counselling and Mental Health support

Wellbeing updates and stress management guidance

Free flu jabs

Access to fitness programmes

Diet and nutrition webinars

Qualifications

• Creative and enthusiastic about helping students learn.
• Good subject and curriculum knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Set high expectations to motivate students.
• Plan well-structured lessons.
• Record achievement and progress.

Skills

Teaching

Adaptability

Assessment

Job description

Are you passionate about nurturing the next generation’s potential?

We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant (SEND) at Bournville School.

Bournville School is a vibrant and diverse school. We are seeking outstanding teachers and leaders with high expectations to join our team dedicated to pursuing excellence for every child. We are an ambitious school and value enthusiastic and hardworking staff. It is a very exciting time to join us.

We believe that every child should leave school proud of the young adult they have become and that every youngster attending our Trust deserves the opportunity to thrive in an atmosphere where high expectation meets endless possibilities.

Joining a well-led and motivated team committed to continuous improvement, you will:

• Set high expectations which motivate and challenge students in a productive learning environment
• Promote good outcomes by students, planning well-structured lessons
• Undertake structured and agreed learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress, feeding back to the teacher
• Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
• Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all students
• Make accurate and productive use of assessment
• Fulfil wider professional responsibilities with high standards of personal and professional conduct

This is an ideal opportunity for a colleague who is ambitious, creative and enthusiastic about helping students to learn in a strong, supportive environment.

About us

At the heart of Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, Bournville School has been on a clear trajectory – making small daily steps that result in big changes. Located in the south of Birmingham, the Academy serves students from Reception to Year 11 from the wider community, many of whom are from disadvantaged backgrounds. The school has a collective spirit and is committed to delivering an engaging curriculum, inspiring children to achieve and, ultimately, “enriching the lives and transforming the futures” of our young people.

Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust

At Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, we enrich lives and transform futures. Our four academies in and around Birmingham offer an outstanding quality of education, recognising that all our children are individuals and delivering exceptional pastoral care to ensure their happiness. Whilst we place strong emphasis on academic achievement, we take a holistic view of education and maintain exciting extracurricular programmes to create the well-rounded young adults of tomorrow. We’re also creating outstanding careers that could take you anywhere within our network – and take your future anywhere you want to go.

Benefits

When you join Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, you join a nurturing family where your professional satisfaction and personal happiness really count. You can expect heavy investment in your career development alongside an outstanding package of benefits, including:

• Educational support
• Flexi perks
• Salary sacrifice scheme
• Perkbox subscription
• Professional learning and regular training
• Counselling, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a Wellness Hub
• Wellbeing updates and stress management guidance
• Menopause awareness training
• Free flu jabs
• Access to fitness programmes, including yoga, HIIT and more
• Access to physical activities during our Trust-wide Wellbeing Week
• Diet and nutrition webinars

Closing date: 12.00pm on 2 June 2025.

Interview date: 12 June 2025.

Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will therefore be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as well as providing evidence of qualifications.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974