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Teaching Assistant

Level 2 - Teaching Assistant

Castle School, Cambridge · Cambridge · Cambridgeshire

Job description

Level 2 - Teaching Assistant

Castle School, Cambridge

Full Time, Permanent

At Castle School Cambridge, we are proud to be a thriving and ambitious special school, supporting children and young people aged 2-19 with a wide range of complex needs. Our mission, “Together We Learn,” underpins everything we do, placing relationships, high expectations and personalised support at the heart of our practice.

You will work with the Classroom Teacher(s) and other Teaching Assistants to support therapeutic teaching and the ethos of the school.,

To be successful in this role, you will take part in team meetings and provide written reports when required. In addition, you will have some experience of working with, or, caring for, children and young people.

As a Teaching Assistant at Castle School you will be provided with opportunities for personal development and further training and will be well supported in your career.

We currently have the following vacancies available:

Full time role with the following hours:

Monday, 08.45 - 15.30, Tuesday, 08.45 - 15.30, Wednesday 08.45 - 16.30, Thursday + Friday 08.45 - 15.30

X1 Part Time Role - working 11.00 - 14.00

If you wish to apply, please do so via MyNewTerm.

Castle School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced DBS clearance, satisfactory references and all pre-employment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Closing Date: 02.11.2026

Interview Date: 12.11.2026

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About this school

Castle School, Cambridge

Community special school · Ages 2–19

Requires Improvement
Pupils
235
Avg teacher salary
£47,200
Pupil:teacher ratio
7.9:1

Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25

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Ofsted rating key

OutstandingGoodRequires ImprovementInadequateNot rated

Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.

Location

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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2EE

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Salary
£26,427.00 Annually (FTE)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part time
Posted
22 October 2026
Closing date
2 November 2026

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