Teaching Assistant​/Cover Supervisor - Higham Lane North Academy

31.25 hours per week, Term-time only (38 weeks)
£18,030 to £19,646 (dependent on service and experience)
September 2026 start

Higham Lane North Academy is delighted to welcome applications for the post of Teaching Assistant / Cover Supervisor for a September 2026 start.

At Higham Lane North Academy, our staff are our most precious resource. We are committed to offering you:

• excellent continuous professional development
• reduced workload
• behaviour for learning that empowers teachers to teach and students to learn
• a range of imaginative approaches to ensure staff wellbeing
• free, onsite parking
• subsidised eye care for extended VDU users
• a Gym Membership Scheme
• a Cycle to Work Scheme
• free lunch for duty staff
• an Employee Assistance Programme, providing practical and emotional support
• an Employee Benefits Scheme, offering discounts on everyday essentials

Applications are invited from enthusiastic and suitably-qualified individuals to work closely with the Learning Support Team. The post will support EHC and SEND students and other vulnerable students to ensure that they are able to achieve well and thrive s will involve general support in a classroom and/or small group/one-to-one interventions, and also includes teaching whole classes of students from cover work provided by a class teacher in light of their potential absence.

Please apply by clicking:  Alternatively, please visit the Central England Academy Trust website and click on ‘Vacancies’. The closing date for applications is midday Thursday 25th June 2026. If you would like to chat about this post, please contact Robyn Rounce, SENDCo on .

Please note that the school reserves the right to close the application process early if we identify suitable candidates. To avoid disappointment, please submit your application as soon as possible.