Teaching Assistant

We are seeking a caring, dedicated, and enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to join our special school. This is a rewarding opportunity to support pupils with a range of additional needs, helping them to achieve their full potential in a nurturing and inclusive environment.  You will work closely with teachers and other professionals to provide tailored support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including those with autism, communication difficulties, and complex learning needs.

Key Responsibilities:

Support pupils’ learning on a 1:1 basis and in small groups

Assist the class teacher in delivering personalised learning activities

Promote pupils’ independence, confidence, and social development

Support pupils with communication, emotional regulation, and behaviour

Help create a safe, positive, and inclusive learning environment

Contribute to monitoring and recording pupil progress

Brookfields School provides a quality, inclusive and specialist education for pupils with severe and complex learning difficulties and autistic spectrum disorders.

We are committed to:

An inclusive approach to teaching and learning to provide equal opportunities for all pupils

Providing a positive, stimulating, child-centred learning environment, where everyone is valued and respected

Promoting the personal qualities of individuals so that they achieve and contribute to their highest level

Sustaining the highest quality teaching and learning standards

Promoting learning as a life-long process involving a wide community of people including families

At Shaw Education Trust, we believe every role has the power

to transform a life. Whether you’re supporting behind the scenes, inspiring in

the classroom, or leading with vision, you will be part of something truly

meaningful. Our values — opportunity, integrity, community, and equity — guide everything we do. Our vision is “Opening doors to the world through the power of learning.” We bring this to life through our mission: working together to inspire communities where every school is valued, every voice matters, and every learner thrives. We are a dynamic and growing family of primary, secondary,

and special schools, proudly serving communities from Birmingham to Bury. Our people are our greatest asset, and we are deeply

committed to their development through high-quality training, apprenticeships,

talent development programmes, and research opportunities, we empower our staff

to thrive as skilled, confident professionals. We champion wellbeing, value

every voice, and foster a culture where you feel supported, motivated, and

inspired to make a real difference. You will join a collaborative network of schools where

shared expertise and a strong professional community drive success. Every

academy within our Trust has an equal voice, and every colleague plays a vital

role in shaping tailored learning experiences that raise aspirations and bu