SEN Teaching AssistantEDV/2026/DA/00928

Academy Transformation Trust; New Ollerton; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The Dukeries Academy, part of Academy Transformation Trust, is seeking a SEN Teaching Assistant to join a dynamic team in Ollerton. The role focuses on improving the social, emotional and mental wellbeing of identified vulnerable students and supporting those with special educational needs.

This is a term-time only, 37-hour-per-week post with NJC pay scale. Applicants should have a GCSE grade 4/C+ in English and Maths and experience working with 11–16-year-olds.

Qualifications

• To succeed, you’ll hold a GCSE grade 4/C+ in a range of subjects including English and Maths and have experience of working with the 11-16 age group.

Responsibilities

• Improve the social, emotional and mental wellbeing of identified vulnerable students.
• Work with students who have special educational needs and who may have attendance difficulties.
• Support the Academy’s culture of outstanding success and contribute to pupils’ qualifications and progression.

Job description

• NJC pt 8 – 14, £23,071 - £25,407 per annum, actual salary paid (Pending Pay Award)
• Required: As soon as possible

• 37 hours per week, Term Time only
• NJC pt 8 – 14, £23,071 - £25,407 per annum, actual salary paid (Pending Pay Award)
• Required: As soon as possible

SEN Teaching Assistant

‘Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice.’

Jim Collins

Thank you for your interest in The Dukeries Academy (TDA) and Academy Transformation Trust (ATT). Part of our Vision at TDA is to develop ‘Our People’. Being recognised as an exceptional place to work is important to us as we aspire to attract, retain, and develop the very best leaders and staff.

Our Mission at The Dukeries Academy is to transform lives by inspiring excellence and maximising opportunities for all. As a rapidly improving Academy, at the heart of the Ollerton community, we support every student to achieve the qualifications they need to progress confidently to the next stage of learning, training, or employment. This is not all we do. To complement their qualifications, we also develop the skills and character traits, which will allow our students to become positive change makers in their own and other people’s lives.

At the Dukeries Academy, we live our values. We aspire to act with integrity, are ambitious in our purpose and are resilient in our pursuit of excellence. We are a Disability Confident Employer, at ATT we are passionate about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and welcome all applications.

Our team of talented staff are friendly and professional, fully committed to the educational, pastoral, and well-being needs of our students. We are looking to appoint a self‑motivated and committed SEN Teaching Assistant to join our Academy and improve the social, emotional and mental wellbeing of identified vulnerable students in order to increase their academic outcomes. The role will include working with students with special educational needs and also includes working with students who are hard to reach and may have difficulties with attendance.

To succeed, you’ll hold a GCSE grade 4/C+ in a range of subjects including English and Maths and have experience of working with the 11-16 age group. You will be joining a dynamic team, who enjoy supporting the Academy and its culture of outstanding success amongst our students.

About Academy Transformation Trust

Our ATT2030 Vision means we meet our young people where they are at and refuse to leave them there. Our pupils will leave us capable, competent and confident and take their place in the community of educated people. Our staff will be cared for, developed and they do will be capable, competent and confident. We would love to hear from those who want to join us in that mission.

In return,

you can expect fantastic Professional Development opportunities, a comprehensive employee benefits package including shopping discounts, cycle‑to‑work and gym schemes, cinema tickets and an employee assistance programme.

As a valued member of our support team, you will use your sphere of influence to play an important part in taking TDA from Good to Great, and we can promise it’ll be an exciting and rewarding journey. Along the way, you will gain the satisfaction of #Transforming Lives in our Academy and across our Trust’s twenty‑two schools.

For further information or to arrange a visit please call the academy on 01623 860545.

Closing date: 09:00am, Monday 02 November 2026

Interview date: To be confirmed

The successful applicant will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2026. We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are open to Flexible Working.