Teaching Assistant - The Misbourne School

Buckinghamshire Council; Great Missenden; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Cycle to Work Scheme

Gym access

Job summary

The Misbourne School in Great Missenden is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our SEND team. You will support teaching staff, assist individual students and small groups, and help students engage with learning across subjects.

We value flexibility, wellbeing, and a collaborative approach. The role offers term-time employment with benefits and opportunities for professional development within a supportive school community.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting students in a secondary school setting.
• Able to work with students with SEND and adapt approaches.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills, with a patient and flexible approach.

Responsibilities

• Support teachers to help students progress in subjects.
• Work with individuals and small groups to reinforce learning.
• Act as a positive role model and build relationships with students and staff.
• Identify training needs and participate in internal/external training.
• Maintain records and help evaluate students’ progress.
• Promote inclusive practice and equality of opportunity.

Skills

Experience with young people

Teaching Assistant experience

Communication skills

Teamwork

Patience and adaptability

Commitment to learning

Support for SEND students

Education

GCSE English and Maths

Further education in learning & development for SEND

Job description

Teaching Assistant - The Misbourne School

Term time only: Yes

Salary type: Bucks Pay

Salary Details: Bucks Pay Range 2 (Actual salary £20,373 - £22,079 per annum)

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 33.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Working Days: Mon, Wed & Fri 8:30am -3:30pm and Tues & Thur 8:30am -4:00pm

Interviews to be held: Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date

About us

About The Misbourne: The Misbourne is an 11-18 mixed school single-academy trust in the picturesque village of Great Missenden in the heart of the Chilterns. We have over 1100 students on roll, including a successful and growing Sixth Form. We are proudly non-selective and inclusive, ensuring that we live and breathe our values: we are a community that values learning, promotes kindness and strives for excellence in all we do. We are the Lead School for Careers in Bucks.

Our staff tell us they genuinely feel like part of a team; a team who are striving to help each student flourish both academically and personally. We prioritise staff wellbeing, recognising the team as our most valuable asset, as detailed in our Wellbeing Charter.

Our 2026 Ofsted report achieved Expected Standard in all categories and highlighted:

• Pupils are proud to attend The Misbourne. They feel well supported and cared for.
• Pupils enjoy learning. This is clear in the purposeful atmosphere in classrooms.
• Post-16 students show high levels of commitment to their learning. They work hard with staff to develop increasingly sophisticated study skills. This prepares them well for their studies.
• Pupils develop warm and positive relationships with staff. This creates a calm and positive environment where pupils feel safe and happy.
• Pupils are keen to serve the school community and enjoy the leadership roles they hold.
• Pupils achieve particularly well in English and Mathematics. These results are consistently above national averages.
• Staff have high expectations of behaviour. This helps pupils to behave well, creating a calm and positive atmosphere throughout the school.
• The school has well-established strategies to identify pupils' needs.
• The school's offer prepares pupils well for the future. They develop the knowledge, skills, character and integrity they need for life beyond school.

We can offer you:

• An academy that puts wellbeing at the top of their priorities, evidenced by our Wellbeing Charter e.g. we support the principle of 1265 directed time for teaching staff
• Students who are a pleasure to work with
• Great training and development opportunities
• An experienced, friendly and collaborative team of staff
• An annual personal ‘Headspace Day’, taken in term time
• A two-week October half-term
• A centralised behaviour system with visible and supportive leadership
• Free access to our own fully-fitted gym (subject to opening hours)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free on-site parking

Working as a Teaching Assistant may be the role for you. We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic individual to join our Teaching Assistant team. You will be part of our specialist SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) team, which is dedicated to delivering the correct support to individual students.

We can offer you a high degree of flexibility around working days and you will only be working during term-time. This is a fulfilling role where you get to make a very real difference to the lives of individual students. The role also offers a range of benefits, including a pension scheme, a two-week October half-term break, access to a state-of-the-art fitness suite, and convenient on-site parking.

Students with SEND are at the heart of our academy, and this role is pivotal in ensuring that some of our most vulnerable learners are fully supported to thrive and succeed. As a Teaching Assistant, you will work closely with teachers to support learning both in the classroom and in small group or one-to-one settings. You will play an important role in helping students engage with their learning, build confidence, and help students to make positive progress across the curriculum.

The successful candidate will have:

• Relevant experience working with young people, ideally within a secondary school setting.
• Previous Teaching Assistant or similar educational support experience.
• Be patient, adaptable, and able to build positive relationships with students and staff.
• Demonstrate strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Be committed to supporting the academic and personal development of young people.
• A passion for the importance of learning
• GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths
• Further education relating to learning & development needs for SEND students

About you

Your responsibilities will include:

• Working collaboratively with subject teachers to ensure students’ progress in individual subjects
• Working with individual students and small groups to reinforce learning.
• Acting as a positive role model both socially and academically
• Helping to foster and develop positive relationships with staff and peers
• Being flexible to meet the dynamic needs of the SEND department on a daily basis
• Identifying personal training needs and attending appropriate internal and external training
• Being involved in maintaining records, undertaking assessment and evaluating identified students’ needs
• Ensuring inclusive practice and equality of opportunity for all

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.

Important Application Information - Early applications are encouraged, as The Misbourne reserves the right to close the vacancy and shortlist candidates ahead of the closing date. As part of our due diligence, an online search will be conducted for all shortlisted candidates.

Safeguarding & Compliance - The Misbourne is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; we expect all staff to share this dedication. Consequently, any offer of appointment is subject to medical clearance, an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check, and satisfactory references, which will be requested for all shortlisted candidates prior to interview.

Equality & Diversity - We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating a diverse workforce. We welcome and consider all qualified applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
• For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
• It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.