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Teaching Assistant

Level 3 - Teaching Assistant

Castle School, Cambridge · Cambridge · Cambridgeshire

Job description

Level 3 - 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 opportunies for personal development and further training and will be well supported in your career.

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: 13.06.26 (Midnight)

Interviews: 26.06.26

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

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Location

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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2EE