Full-time 32.25 hours per week, Term-time only (38 weeks) Salary: £19,352 - £21,086 (dependent on service and experience) September 2026 start Higham Lane North Academy is delighted to welcome applications for the post of Teaching Assistant (Level 2) for a September 2026 start. Applications are invited from highly motivated Teaching Assistants who will ensure that the North Star students that you work with feel safe, heard, and valued—and, as a result, are able to thrive in all aspects of school life. Working closely with the KS2/3 Teacher, Pastoral Manager, Learning Support Team and SENDCO, you will further develop your teaching support skills in this role. You will use a range of strategies to support students in all aspects of school life. This support will be both within the classroom with their academic studies and as a key worker to support their general or specific needs beyond the classroom. What we offer At Higham Lane North Academy, our staff are our most precious resource. We are committed to offering you: A supportive, collaborative working environment that places staff workload and wellbeing at the heart of all working practices. A clear behaviour and praise policy that enables all teachers to teach, and all pupils to learn effectively with a highly visible and supportive senior leadership team. This includes a centralized detention system, ensuring that you are fully supported with your practice. A commitment to an ambitious, broad and balanced knowledge curriculum that is highly considerate of teacher workload and wellbeing, particularly around planning, assessment and feedback. Research-based teaching and learning practice and strategies developed with workload and wellbeing in mind. Alongside this you will work within an environment that has a genuine passion and enthusiasm for teaching and learning that will enable you to thrive and flourish within the classroom. Weekly CPD opportunities with a careful balance between whole-school, subject and personal priorities to be even more effective. Opportunities to obtain professional qualifications and develop your career over the coming years in a growing school. We will provide bespoke career stage training such as NPQH and ELP. The opportunity to work with a highly experienced, effective, forward-thinking and ambitious senior leadership and Trust team. A supportive senior leadership and trust team that will regularly seek your feedback to hear your views on what is going well, and how we can be even more effective, giving you control over your work practice and contributions. The opportunity to work collaboratively with other schools within our trust, particularly with Higham Lane School and Oak Wood Primary and Oak Wood Secondary Schools. Employee Support Schemes: • Subsidised eye care for extended VDU users • A Gym Membership Scheme • A Cycle to Work Scheme • An Employee Assistance Programme, providing practical and emotional support • An Employee Benefits Scheme, offering discounts on everyday essentials. • A Health Cash Plan benefit, providing reimbursements for various health-related expenses, including dental treatments, optical care, physiotherapy and more How to Apply Please apply by clicking https://centralenglandacademytrust.face-ed.co.uk/vacancies Alternatively please visit the Higham Lane North Academy website and click on ‘Job Vacancies’. The closing date for applications is midday, Thursday 11th June 2026. If you would like to have a discussion about this post or arrange an informal visit to see the school, please contact Robyn Rounce, SENDCo on 024 7510 6910. Please address the following points when completing the ‘Additional Information’ section of the application form: •Why you feel your personal qualities and experience make you an excellent candidate for this position; • Your specific ideas about what you can do as a Teaching Assistant to ensure students at Higham Lane North Academy are safe, happy and thrive within all areas of school life. 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.