Position: Teaching Assistant Location: Blackpool Contract: Full-time Start Date: September 2025 A secondary school in Preston are seeking to hire a Teaching Assistant. The ideal applicant will ideally have previous experience working with students who exhibit SEMH. This is a full-time position starting in September 2025. The chosen candidate will work with classes of up to 26 students and support pupils on a 1:1/1:2 basis, and will communicate directly with the class teachers and SENDCo. The Senior Leadership Team's support was particularly commended by former staff, and the school received an Ofsted score of "good." As a Teaching Assistant you would be expected to: Supporting class sizes of up to 26 pupils Liaise directly with the class teachers and SENDCo Monitor and track the progress of individual pupils Support pupils with SEND and SEMH Support pupils on a 1-1 and small group basis Provide intervention sessions, especially English, Maths and Science Enrol on to CPD courses to enhance your knowledge as a Teaching Assistant What next? To apply for this position, please submit your application today and ensure that a relevant CV is included. Upon reviewing your CV, a member of the Lancashire Secondary Branch will be in touch to discuss your application. All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website