Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 08 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £20,906.25 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 October 2025 |
| Location: | Dudley, West Midlands |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Acorn Care and Education |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 291989FAJ |
Summary
How would you like to get paid for five days, but only work four?
At Outcomes First Group, we believe in better work/life balance — and we’re putting wellbeing first.
That’s why we’re proud to be part of a 4-Day Working Week (4DWW) trial, where you can work one day less each week (or equivalent hours), while still receiving your full-time pay.
Many of our schools have already introduced the 4DWW — and others are preparing to roll it out as soon as they reach full staffing. So, whether it’s already in place or just around the corner, now’s the perfect time to join #teamOFG.
Job Title: Teaching Assistant
Location: The Wenlock School, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 3SB
Salary: £20,906.25 per annum (not pro rata)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week | Monday 8:15am–4:30pm | Tuesday–Friday 8:15am–3:45pm
Contract: Permanent | Term Time Only
Start: December 2025
Full UK Driving Licence (highly desirable)
Please Note: UK applicants only – this role does not offer sponsorship
About the Role
The Wenlock School is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our close-knit team in Dudley. You will provide individualised support to pupils with social, emotional, and learning challenges, including speech and language difficulties, attention issues, challenging behaviour, and work avoidance.
You will collaborate closely with teachers, families, and external professionals such as Social Workers, Speech and Language Therapists, Educational Psychologists, and Early Intervention Teams. Your support will be key in promoting both academic progress and personal development for our pupils.
Key Responsibilities
Safeguard and promote the welfare of all pupils
Provide tailored learning and behavioural support
Assist teachers with classroom organisation and lesson delivery
Liaise with external agencies and families to ensure holistic care
Support the planning and delivery of interventions
Promote inclusion and help every pupil reach their full potential
Carry out administrative or organisational tasks as required
Participate in school-wide initiatives and professional development
What We’re Looking For
GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics at grade C / grade 4 or above
Experience in a SEND environment
Patient, resilient, and adaptable to pupil needs
Knowledge of supporting pupils with communication, behaviour, and learning difficulties
Calm, consistent, and compassionate when managing challenging behaviour
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to work within a multi-disciplinary team
Organised with attention to detail in record-keeping, planning, and follow-up
Willingness to engage in continuous professional development
Empathetic, trustworthy, and able to build positive relationships with pupils, families, and colleagues
Full UK Driving Licence
About us
The Wenlock School opened in September 2018. We are a co-educational day school catering for pupils aged 7-18 with a range of complex needs including a range of social, emotional and mental health needs and also pupils who have been diagnosed with autism or demonstrate behaviours associated with autism.
You will contribute to making The Wenlock School an Outstanding provision and a leading light for our young people and their families. The uniqueness of every pupil is recognised and valued at The Wenlock School and our curriculum embraces the community, from which it exists, recognising and celebrating the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our growing cohort. Through our curriculum, we develop the essential knowledge, skills and understanding, which are the building blocks for later life.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.
Why join Acorn Education?
We place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
Cycle to Work Schemes
Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover
Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
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At Outcomes First Group, we believe in better work/life balance — and we’re putting wellbeing first.
That’s why we’re proud to be part of a 4-Day Working Week (4DWW) trial, where you can work one day less each week (or equivalent hours), while still receiving your full-time pay.
Many of our schools have already introduced the 4DWW — and others are preparing to roll it out as soon as they reach full staffing. So, whether it’s already in place or just around the corner, now’s the perfect time to join #teamOFG.
Job Title: Teaching Assistant
Location: The Wenlock School, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 3SB
Salary: £20,906.25 per annum (not pro rata)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week | Monday 8:15am–4:30pm | Tuesday–Friday 8:15am–3:45pm
Contract: Permanent | Term Time Only
Start: December 2025
Full UK Driving Licence (highly desirable)
Please Note: UK applicants only – this role does not offer sponsorship
About the Role
The Wenlock School is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our close-knit team in Dudley. You will provide individualised support to pupils with social, emotional, and learning challenges, including speech and language difficulties, attention issues, challenging behaviour, and work avoidance.
You will collaborate closely with teachers, families, and external professionals such as Social Workers, Speech and Language Therapists, Educational Psychologists, and Early Intervention Teams. Your support will be key in promoting both academic progress and personal development for our pupils.
Key Responsibilities
Safeguard and promote the welfare of all pupils
Provide tailored learning and behavioural support
Assist teachers with classroom organisation and lesson delivery
Liaise with external agencies and families to ensure holistic care
Support the planning and delivery of interventions
Promote inclusion and help every pupil reach their full potential
Carry out administrative or organisational tasks as required
Participate in school-wide initiatives and professional development
What We’re Looking For
GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics at grade C / grade 4 or above
Experience in a SEND environment
Patient, resilient, and adaptable to pupil needs
Knowledge of supporting pupils with communication, behaviour, and learning difficulties
Calm, consistent, and compassionate when managing challenging behaviour
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to work within a multi-disciplinary team
Organised with attention to detail in record-keeping, planning, and follow-up
Willingness to engage in continuous professional development
Empathetic, trustworthy, and able to build positive relationships with pupils, families, and colleagues
Full UK Driving Licence
About us
The Wenlock School opened in September 2018. We are a co-educational day school catering for pupils aged 7-18 with a range of complex needs including a range of social, emotional and mental health needs and also pupils who have been diagnosed with autism or demonstrate behaviours associated with autism.
You will contribute to making The Wenlock School an Outstanding provision and a leading light for our young people and their families. The uniqueness of every pupil is recognised and valued at The Wenlock School and our curriculum embraces the community, from which it exists, recognising and celebrating the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our growing cohort. Through our curriculum, we develop the essential knowledge, skills and understanding, which are the building blocks for later life.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.
Why join Acorn Education?
We place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
Cycle to Work Schemes
Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover
Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
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