The Bridge Easton
Norfolk
£22, £26,507.27 per year
Salary:
Salary Grade: E / F (SCP
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
03 November 2025
Apply by:
13 October 2025
Job overview
Lead Special Needs Professional (Higher Level Teaching Assistant)
The Bridge Easton School
Salary Grade: E / F
Actual Starting Salary: £22, £26,507.27 per annum pro rata
34.5 hours per week: Monday – Friday term time only
From ASAP
Are you looking for an exciting new challenge?
Do you have drive and ambition to be the best that you can be?
Do you relish working in an environment where you will be supported all the way?
Do you enjoy really making a difference to children's lives?
Then come and meet us
Our Story:
The Bridge Easton School is a complex needs school which opened in Easton, Norfolk in January 2023. The school has been on a growth plan and our final increase is this September. The school provides education for 187 children and young people with severe cognition and learning difficulties, and autism. As a school, we work with our pupils, their families and other professionals within education, health, and care to support our children and young people to have a successful journey through their education. In addition to the main school, we offer our Base provision where classes offer a bespoke education to children and young people with very high complex needs and autism who require a smaller class environment and often a 1-2-1 staff ratio.
The Bridge Trust:
The Bridge Easton is part of family of schools ran by the Bridge Trust. The Bridge Trust already oversees the work of five special schools, two mainstream primary schools, an outreach service and a training development centre.
We are recruiting for:
* Lead Special Needs Professionals – To support the class teacher in the delivery of the curriculum and preparation of resources. To work with pupils, meeting their needs, helping develop their emotional, social and academic skills. To support colleagues and work as a team. To lead the class in the teacher's absence. We currently have a two LSNP vacancies within The Base, and primary.
o One LSNP vacancy required for a primary class
o One LSNP vacancy required for a secondary class
We would strongly encourage potential applicants to visit the school during the working day prior to application.
In return, we can offer you:
* Excellent professional development opportunities linked with The Bridge Trust family of schools.
* A chance to help define the school and progress your career.
* SEND training including ASC and ADHD
* A supportive community and a committed team of staff that are equally determined to give students the best possible opportunities.
* Schools UK, Schroders, Dell Advantage, Salary extras bike scheme
If you wish to have an informal conversation about the position, please contact the school office at .academy
To view the job description and person specification this post, please visit the vacancies page on our school website; https://thebridgetrust.academy/vacancies/
To apply, please click on the apply link to be redirected to the application form. Please note that applications without a personal statement will not be considered.
Please note CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date: Monday 13th October 2025, 9am
Interviews: w/c Monday 20th October 2025
The Bridge Trust is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure and children's barred list check where relevant.
This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subsequent amendments to this Act.
At The Bridge Trust, we want all our employees to feel included, bringing their passion, creativity and individuality to work. We value all cultures, backgrounds and experiences, and truly believe that diversity drives innovation.
Attached documents
Lead Special Needs Professional (Easton)
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About The Bridge Easton
The Bridge Easton
Bawburgh Road, Easton
Norfolk
NR9 5EA
United Kingdom
The Bridge Easton School is situated on a beautiful site in the village of Easton in Norfolk. The purpose-built school opened in January 2023. The school has modern spacious classrooms, specialist therapy rooms, extensive outdoor space including a Multi Surface Sports Area and individual outside spaces for all primary classes.
The Bridge Easton is a special school for children with complex needs and/or autism. Our provision offers an education to children from reception through to Year 13. Children attending the school all have an Education, Health and Care Plan identifying their needs. As a school we work with children, their families and other professionals within education, health and care to support a successful journey through school, with the shared aim for an appropriate transition into a fulfilling and active adult life.
The Bridge Easton School provides a truly nurturing environment; our priority is to meet the individual needs of each child, supporting children to be kind, confident and independent young people. We offer our children and young people a bespoke curriculum and package of care, minimising their barriers to learning and optimising opportunities for success and progress.
We aim to create a school environment in which our young people and their families are central to our school community, our ethos keeps pupil wellbeing at the heart of all we do. We work in partnership with our wider community to offer additional learning experiences enhancing the learning in the classroom, broadening opportunities for our young people.
We look forward to welcoming you to our school.
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