TMP Teaching Assistant

Targeted Mainstream Provision (TMP) - Communication and Interaction (including ASC)

Actual annual salary: £22,468.95 - Salary Scale Point 7 (range 7-11)

Working hours are Monday-Thursday: 8.15-4.15 and Friday: 8.15-3.45 plus, a 30-minute unpaid lunchbreak each day. 

Term time only plus 3 additional days

Thank you for requesting details for the post of Teaching Assistant in our 8 place Targeted Mainstream Provision for students with Communication and Interaction difficulties. This is an exciting opportunity for a knowledgeable and passionate teaching assistant who has experience of working with young people with additional needs and who is looking for a new, rewarding challenge. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work alongside the academy staff to develop this exciting new TMP, established in collaboration with the local authority and in response to the growing demand for resourced provision for Communication and Interaction within the Craven area. 

We are looking to appoint a teaching assistant who has experience of working with students with Communication and Interaction difficulties, particularly within the area of Autism, to work in this new provision in our academy. This is an exciting time as the academy continues to strengthen and develop its positive reputation for supporting young people with SEND in the local community. As such, this is in excellent opportunity to be a key member of the team in developing and implementing the provision and relevant strategies to support some of our most vulnerable students. 

The successful candidate will work as directed to meet the educational needs of students and support them in all areas of school life, where necessary.  They will encourage students to become independent learners and at all times respect confidentiality of information relating to the school and its students.

The Skipton Academy is a comprehensive school with the community at the heart of its vision. Our school ethos of ‘Belong Challenge Inspire’ encapsulates our inclusive approach to working with the young people in our care and the opening of our new TMP is testimony to our ongoing drive to offer young people in our local community the opportunity to thrive and achieve success in our setting. We recognise the importance of recognising each student as an individual and giving them every opportunity to achieve positive outcomes in their school life, both academically and beyond.  

 We are looking for a positive, committed and highly-skilled individual to:

•       Work as directed in supporting and enabling students with Communication and Interaction needs to access the curriculum

•       Work in partnership with the teacher in the classroom to ensure students are able to achieve their personal best

•       Lead interventions for small groups of pupils

•       Promote students’ independence, self-esteem and social inclusion

•       Monitor student progress and report back to the TMP leader

•       Support and champion the work of the TMP and inclusion across the school

In return for your commitment we can offer:

•       the opportunity to make a real difference students with ‘highly positive attitudes to learning’ 

•       personalised CPD with a strong commitment to professional growth and developing individual career paths

•       a very calm and orderly school with high expectations and an ethos of trust and care

•       a committed and established staff and a supportive leadership team, parents and Governors

•       a location on the edge of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales 

If you are inspired by this post and the opportunity to work in a setting where we continuously strive to ensure that our students feel they belong, they are challenged and they are inspired to achieve their best, then we would be delighted to hear from you.  

How to Apply  

As part of your online application in the Personal Statement section (no more than two sides of A4) please explain: 

•      The experiences, qualities and skills you have that make you suitable for the post, with specific examples of the impact you have had in your current role. 

Closing date for applications is 9am, Monday 23 March 2026
Provisional Interview date is Thursday 26 March 2026 from 9.15am

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.