Specialist Teaching Assistant Secondary

Specialist Teaching Assistant (STA) Temporary to 31/08/2025

Maths and ELSA

Outwood Academy City Sheffield

Required as soon as possible

Salary:OGAT Grade 9 NJC 22 25

Full time equivalent

Actual Salary 26097..01

This is a temporary position to 31/08/25

New leaders have begun to transform the culture of the school (Ofsted Nov 2024 so come and join us on our transformative journey.Serving the bustling city of Sheffield Outwood Academy City was constructed in 2011 with stateoftheart facilities and joined Outwood Grange Academies Trust three years later. The school has undergone a huge transformation for its 1200 students with an innovative curriculum and a personalised approach to learning enabling our young people to realise their vocational practical creative and academic abilities. Pupils learn an ambitious curriculum that the school has carefully sequenced (Ofsted Nov 2024 to ensure that we give our young people the best chance to succeed. Our students are a really special group of young people and they are at the heart of everything we do. Alongside our ambitious curriculum and as a result of highquality pastoral care pupils at Outwood Academy City are safe and wellcared for (Ofsted Nov 2024.Come and take a look at what we offer and see if you could be a part of our team #WeAreCity and we are striving for excellence. Will you join us

We are looking for an outstanding individual who is enthusiastic dynamic and inspirational to join our Inclusion team as a Specialist Teaching Assistant with a specialism in Maths and an interest to take the lead in Emotional Literacy (ELSA). As a Specialist Teaching Assistant you will be required to work closely with members of our Inclusion team and will have the energy and creativity to develop and inspire students learning life skills and personalised outcomes.

A key focus will be to support student provision and increase students ability to access all areas of the curriculum and school life. As part of the role you will possess the skills to embed and develop Maths working proactively with other members of the Inclusion team to improve attainment by adopting a personalised approach towards planning and delivery of a bespoke curriculum.

The successful candidate will work to support students in all necessary provisions. A key focus will be to increase students ability to access all areas of the curriculum. Examples of the work the successful candidate will be expected to deliver are to:

• Take responsibility for a caseload of students inside and outside of the classroom during structured or unstructured time.
• Assess the needs of students and use detailed knowledge and specialist skills to support students educational progress and attainment and prepare them for adulthood.
• Deliver intervention programs to individuals and small groups preparing relevant and appropriate learning experiences in conjunction with the department staff. A key focus of this work will be around emotional literacy and social skills.
• Track and monitor student life skill targets and/or EHCP outcomes discussing progress with parents and agreeing new targets/EHCP outcomes at Interim Reviews.

As part of a growing multiacademy trust the successful candidate will be well supported and have access to a range of high quality professional development through the Outwood Institute of Education.

We have won numerous awards as a school and are an IQM Centre of Excellence which highlights that inclusion at all levels is of paramount importance to us. We are also proud to have been awarded the Gold Status by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health Award.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss the role please contact Rebecca Hawkins at

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