Copleston High School Address: Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 5HD Salary: £22,078 per annum Hours: 35 hours per week, 39 weeks per year Contract: Permanent. Required as soon as possible Reference: 7925 1929 students (includes 328 in the Sixth Form). We are seeking a Classroom Teaching Assistant with British Sign Language L2. Copleston High School is a popular 11-18 mixed comprehensive noted for its caring and disciplined atmosphere. The role of the specialist teaching assistant (TA) is to support the development, communication, learning and achievement of deaf children or young people. You will need experience of working with children to support and manage learning and ideally some experience of the needs of deaf learners. You will need a sign language qualification of BSL Level two. You will: have good communication skills be able to build effective working relationships with children and staff be deaf aware. What is expected in the role: facilitating access to learning in the mainstream through supporting communication and understanding. This may be through spoken language, British Sign Language (BSL) or a combination of both promoting deaf awareness, social inclusion and understanding delivering interventions modelling strategies and support to school staff following the advice of professionals to ensure a coherent approach to support working collaboratively with colleagues meeting with the teacher of the deaf to plan and monitor support keeping accurate records as directed by staff forming effective working relationships with staff and families. The work will involve supporting individual students and groups of students. You must be motivated, patient and highly organised. GCSE Grade C or above (or equivalent) in both Mathematics and English is essential due to the role including Mathematics and Numeracy intervention. You will have high standards and be committed to meeting the needs of the school and the wider community. The school has a strongly supportive ethos and is deeply committed to the professional development of staff. We offer an excellent induction programme to all colleagues who join us. To find out more For additional information about the trust and this school, please visit our website How to apply An application form can be downloaded from our website or by calling the HR Office on 01473 277250. Completed applications should be emailed to applications@copleston.suffolk.sch.uk CVs are not accepted. Closing date: 10 am, 20 October 2025. The date of closing may be earlier, if we are able to appoint a suitable candidate. The Oxlip Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools. Child protection training will also need to be undertaken. Oxlip Learning Partnership promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce and encourages applications from all sections of society. We are always keen to hear from talented professionals, at all stages of their career, who believe they can support us in achieving our vision.