Teaching Assistant; SEND

Teaching Assistant (SEND) (Carlton Road Academy)

Education Phases:
Primary;

Final date to receive applications:
Friday, 27th February 2026

Is a Shared Job:
No

At Carlton Road, we aim to give every pupil the strongest possible start to their learning journey—from our nursery class through to Year 6. Our children come from a diverse range of cultural and social backgrounds, but we are united in our ambition that every child reaches their potential. Whatever their starting point, all our pupils embrace our motto: “Aim High and Dream Big.”

Our staff are committed to ensuring each child has the best possible opportunities to reach their potential, and our successful candidate will play a key role in making this a reality.

Are you passionate about delivering each child's entitlement to a high-quality education? Do you share our ethos of “Aspire to Achieve” and our Trust’s vision that every child is “educated in a good academy every day”? If so, you may be the person we are looking for to bring the following strengths to our team.

• Has the drive and vision to make a real difference to children’s outcomes
• Understands special educational needs and is eager to learn more
• Is fascinated by child development and how children learn
• Sees solutions rather than problems
• Can plan and deliver small-group learning (with training if required)
• Loves reading and can share stories in a way that excites children
• Models high-quality language and vocabulary, both spoken and written
• Understands behaviour as communication and works to meet underlying needs
• Smiles, shows patience, and goes the extra mile to make a difference

• Providing 1:1 or small-group support to help children achieve their learning goals
• Supporting play, social interactions and mealtimes
• Assisting with personal care and hygiene
• Encouraging engagement with a wide range of learning opportunities
• Working alongside the class teacher during group activities to guide individual pupils
• Leading (with appropriate training) small-group interventions such as Attention Autism “Bucket Time”
• Preparing the classroom and learning environments for activities
• Liaising with parents, when required

Our successful candidate will become part of our wider SEND support team and may work with several pupils throughout the day. This ensures a varied role and helps prevent children from developing over-reliance on a single adult. The successful applicant may also move with a class to support pupils as they transition at the end of the year.

The Voyage Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks, which will include online checks. Therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. It is an offence to apply for a role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.

Voyage Education Partnership welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.

All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.

Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertise

• Employee Assistance Programme, including access to counselling, 24/7 GP service and wellbeing services
• 2 Wellbeing Days per academic year
• Employee Benefits Platform including hundreds of discounts on many highstreet retailers
• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Experience working with children with SEND, particularly those with EHCPs
• GCSE English and Maths at grade 4 or equivalent
• TA qualifications or equivalent, or keen to work towards them