Job Description

The Clarendon Academy

Wiltshire
13.05 per hour

Salary:

13.05 per hour (25,185 pro rata per annum)

Job type:

Part Time, Permanent

Start date:

September 2025

Apply by:

10 July 2025

Job overview

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Clarendon Academy is looking for a caring and motivated

Teaching Assistant

to provide inclusion support to vulnerable students, starting in September 2025. This is a wonderful opportunity to support and promote the school's culture of inclusivity and meet the needs of all its young people. You will be working with colleagues in the SEND, Inclusion and Attendance teams to support students who struggle to attend lessons and need additional support to build confidence in this area.

Working Hours:

Part time (30 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 39 weeks per year, includes Teacher Training Days)

Required:

September 2025


Clarendon Academy is a thriving co-educational, non-denominational secondary school and sixth form, educating young people between the ages of 11 and 18. Located in the bustling town of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, we pride ourselves on being a centre of excellence where young, enthusiastic children enter in Year 7 and leave us at the end of Year 13 as fully rounded young adults. Our staff aim for every lesson, every day, to be exceptional and work tirelessly to ensure students feel that they belong and can achieve their dreams. We are part of the Acorn Education Trust, which provides exciting opportunities to collaborate and improve local education. In June 2023 we retained our 'Good' Ofsted rating and were praised for offering a high-quality, well sequenced curriculum with the inspectors commenting that "pupils feel safe and cared for in this welcoming and friendly school."


As an

Inclusion Teaching Assistant

, you must be able to work across all age ranges and abilities within our school and be prepared to work flexibly to support students with complex needs, including those requiring SEN and behavioural support and liaising with SLT, teachers and SENCO. The role will require you to support pupils with behavioural needs, so experience in this area is desirable. You will work with the Inclusion Team and other staff to support the students who struggle to feel included in lessons.

We are looking for someone who:

Has a passion for delivering high quality and exciting opportunities for children and supporting them in their development; Has strong interpersonal and communication skills and is able to work with a variety of pupils, staff and parents; Enjoys working with young people and can develop good working relationships with them; Is self-motivated, dedicated and consistent; Has the ability to deal with new challenging situations; Has a positive and empathetic attitude; Is a strong team player as who can use their own initiative; Understands and is sympathetic to the needs of young people, including their social, emotional and mental wellbeing; Has experience of supporting student's learning; Has a current First Aid or is prepared to undertake training; Has experience working with young people with behavioural needs and /or is willing to undertake training to support young people with such needs.

We can offer the successful candidate:

Training opportunities; The opportunity to further your career; Supportive line management and networking opportunities with other Resource Bases within the Trust; A caring and dynamic team of colleagues; A commitment to achieving the best for all of our pupils and staff.

For information about this role

, including a full and Person Specification, please read our Applicant Information Pack. If you have any additional questions, please contact our school admin office on: 01225-785210

Closing Date:

Thursday 10th July 2025 at 12pm

Interview Date:

TBC

Please note: while the closing date for applications has been set, we reserve the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate upon receipt of an exceptional application. Therefore, we would encourage prompt application for this position.

Clarendon Academy, as part of the Acorn Education Trust, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful in obtaining this post you will be subject to a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and health screening. We are an equal opportunities employer. As part of our safer recruitment processes, if you are shortlisted for the post, we will carry out a social media account search.

About

The Clarendon Academy

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The Clarendon Academy

Frome Road, Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 0DJ
United Kingdom

+44 1225 762686

Clarendon Academy is a thriving co-educational, non-denominational secondary school and sixth form, educating young people between the ages of 11 and 18 years.

Located in the bustling town of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, our school has a strong reputation in the local community, and beyond, for being a school with high standards of teaching and learning.



We pride ourselves on being a centre of excellence and a place where young, enthusiastic children enter in Year 7 and leave us at the end of Year13 as fully rounded young adults. Our staff aim for every lesson, every day, to be exceptional. To support this, we ensure that all staff receive regular training so they can continue to develop their craft. Our curriculum is enhanced by the strong pastoral support offered by all staff. We care deeply about our students and work tirelessly to ensure they feel that they belong and can achieve their dreams.



In June 2023 we retained our 'Good' Ofsted rating and were praised for our high-quality, well sequenced curriculum and for our staff, who not only have good subject knowledge but also know our pupils exceptionally well.



In 2018 we joined Acorn Education Trust, which has provided exciting opportunities to improve local education and draw on collective experience. We work closely with other schools within the Trust and the central team to help us continue to grow from strength to strength.



We look forward to welcoming you to our school.



Craig Turze

Headteacher



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