SEND Teaching Assistant at City Road Primary School

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Expired
  Job Reference #
EDV/2025/CRPS/99092
  Location
City Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B16 0HL
  Contract Type
Permanent
  Contract Term
Full-Time
  Salary
£24,796.00 - £28,824.00
The SEND allowance is £1507.28 pro-rata. Salary details as per April 2025 rates.
  Closing Date
11:59pm, 30th Nov 2025
  Start Date
1/1/2026
  Positions Available
4
   Positions Available        4

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About this Role


City Road Primary School   

(part of the Inspire Education Community Trust)

is seeking to appoint 

GR2 Teaching Assistant (with SEND allowance)


Monday to Friday 32.5 hours (term-time only)



 Monday to Friday 8:30am to 3:45am

(45 minutes unpaid lunch break)

Are you passionate about supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities?


We are seeking enthusiastic teaching assistants to work with children who have complex special educational needs. in our early years or in our specialised provision groups.


Successful candidates will need to demonstrate:

• the passion and commitment to supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities

• flexibility

• their ability to work using own initiative, and work effectively as part of a team

• how they communicate clearly and effectively with pupils and colleagues

Applicants must hold as a minimum the Level 2 TA Qualification and possess good numeracy and literacy skills. Good ICT skills are also essential.

We offer a friendly and supportive working environment with a commitment to the professional development of all staff.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Inspire Education Community Trust is committed to treating all people equally and with respect irrespective of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Any appointments will be subject to satisfactory medical checks, references and an enhanced DBS check.  

Safeguarding Statement

Inspire Education Community Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); online checks as part of KCSIE; medical fitness; identity and right to work in the UK. Applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. However, there are some exceptions to this when applicants must declare any relevant criminal record when asked to do so, even if it is regarded as spent in other circumstances. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.


The Trust’s privacy policy can be found on the Trust or school pages of MyNewTerm.






City Road Primary School would like all candidates to answer specific questions for the personal statement section. For reference, here is a preview of the questions/headings:

  1. What attracts you to this role and our school?
  2. What experience do you have of working with children with special educational needs that will enable you to excel in this role?
  3. What skills do you bring to this role? (Please illustrate your answer with examples)
  4. What qualities do you have that will help you to be excellent in this role?
  5. How would you support a child who struggles with communication and language development?
  6. What strategies do you use to build positive relationships with children?

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