Meopham School
Kent
£12,875 - £25,535 per year
Salary:
£24,507 - £25,535 (FTE)
Job type:
Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
17 November 2025
Apply by:
31 October 2025
Job overview
* £24, £25, FTE) – SAT B
* Full time - 37 hours per week - £21, £22, pro rata)
* Part time – 22.5 hours per week - £12, £13, pro rata)
* Term Time + 5 Staff Development Days (39 weeks)
* Start date - 17th November 2025
* Interview Date - TBC
We are currently seeking a Teaching Assistant to work in our dynamic SEN department.
We can offer either a full-time role (37 hours per week) or a part time role (22.5 hours per week).
As a Teaching Assistant, you will be supporting our pupils, with SEN, both inside and outside of the classroom, to support their progress and exceed their potential. You will work closely with class teachers and our Operational SENCO on a daily basis, as well as lead on intervention sessions during advisory periods.
Good levels of literacy and numeracy are essential.
Full details of the requirements of the post can be found in the accompanying recruitment pack.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our school. In return, we offer a stimulating, supporting, and rewarding working environment, where all staff are valued and where you will have the opportunity to access a range of excellent professional opportunities to support your progression.
We understand the importance of work-life balance and will give due consideration to requests for flexible working.
We are proud to be an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.
Join us to benefit from:
* Local Government Pension Scheme – with a generous employer contribution
* Enhanced Maternity Pay
* Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC (Additional Voluntary Contribution) Scheme
* Employee Referral Recruitment Incentive
* Access to training and development
* On-site Parking
* Discounts with local and national retailers, cinemas and restaurants
* Employee Assistance Programme – Wellbeing and advice
* Cycle to Work scheme
Ready to join us?
If you are interested in this post and require further information or would like an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Jenny Trueman, or
Applications should be made via TES or by submitting a SAT Application Form to Please note, we cannot accept CVs.
If you experience any difficulty in completing the application form, please contact
We are happy to discuss any support you may need during your application process as part of our reasonable adjustment approach.
In accordance with current GDPR compliance we will not keep any details / application forms on file once the position is filled.
Applications will be considered upon being received. Interviews may take place prior to the closing date.
Swale Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from ROA and will require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Swale Academies Trust schools will conduct an online check of shortlisted candidates in line with the Keeping Children Safe In Education guidelines.
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About Meopham School
Meopham School
Wrotham Road, Meopham
Gravesend
DA13 0AH
United Kingdom
Meopham School is a warm and fully-inclusive community set in the beautiful rural setting of the historic village of Meopham. At Meopham School, we strive to ensure all young people are nurtured to become aspirational and resilient in all areas of life. Students are encouraged to become respectful, tenacious, excellent young adults who go on to successful futures.
Our £14 million main school building opened in Spring 2018, and our new £9 million building opened in Spring 2024, offering eight new English classrooms, a Photography lab, a DT and Art suite and a fully equipped Performing Arts studio.
Our Vision
At Meopham School, we work in unity to create an exciting future for every individual, by instilling a culture of tenacity and excellence that both respects and truly improves the lives of all those within our school community.
Our Mission
Our mission at Meopham School is to provide our students with an excellent education through a fully inclusive and appropriately challenging curriculum that provides students with the creativity to meet the demands of an ever-changing world. We will create life-long learners by inspiring our students through outstanding lessons delivered by highly trained and qualified teachers. Through both a traditional academic curriculum at KS3 and KS4 and an ever-growing and highly-ambitious Sixth Form, students will make excellent progress and be encouraged to strive towards top-third universities, highly-sought degree apprenticeships or high-level employment.
Academic excellence is important, but we are also committed to instilling excellence in all aspects of our students' development. Our Culture and Ethos Strategy will establish a safe and stimulating learning environment, and develop tenacious young people who can overcome any barriers to learning and have a strong sense of moral purpose. Our students will go on to make a positive difference locally, nationally and globally.
Our Cultural Capital Pledge will develop our students into well-rounded, confident, excellent young adults who have the greatest respect for themselves and others and can thrive in all contexts. We are committed to promoting unity with our partners in the local area through an extensive Community Engagement Programme, which enriches our students' educational experience and establishes the school as a leading institution within Meopham, Gravesham and beyond.
We will empower our staff through an aspirational professional development programme, which provides meaningful and ambitious career routes for all staff. Meopham School will become a beacon of teaching excellence through its cutting-edge, forward-thinking pedagogy.
Headteacher
Ethan Roberts
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