Teaching Assistant for a child with Special Educational Needs

Job Title: Bank Teaching Assistant

Lamledge School, Shifnal, TF11 8SD

Salary: £13.25 per hour

Hours: Monday to Friday - Flexible hours

Contract: Bank, Term Time Only

Start: January 2026

At Lamledge School, part of Acorn Education, we’re offering an exciting opportunity for a Bank Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated, caring team.

Whether you’re building experience in education, returning to work, or seeking flexibility around your schedule, this role gives you the freedom to choose when you work while still making a genuine difference to young lives.

This isn’t just about classroom support — it’s about empowering pupils to believe in themselves. As a Teaching Assistant, you’ll:

Support pupils with a range of additional needs to achieve their full potential

Help teachers plan and deliver creative, engaging lessons

Celebrate achievements and help pupils build confidence, resilience, and independence

Be a caring, consistent presence — guiding pupils through challenges and celebrating progress

From classroom learning to outdoor adventures, you’ll help pupils discover what they’re capable of in a supportive, nurturing environment.

Caring, patient, and enthusiastic about supporting children with additional needs

Confident working both indoors and outdoors

Reliable, flexible, and passionate about making every day count

Lamledge School is a welcoming, collaborative community where staff are valued, supported, and encouraged to reach their potential — just like our pupils. Lamledge School provides specialist education to pupils with social, emotional and behaviour difficulties. We are within a commutable distance of Telford, Dudley, Stourbridge, Shrewsbury, Stone, Walsall, Wolverhampton and surrounding towns. We are a small school on the outskirts of Shifnal with stunning grounds and rolling countryside surrounding us. Our staff are dedicated to delivering education in a therapeutic and trauma informed way.

We are part of Acorn Education and can offer plenty of challenges along with a wide range of opportunities to develop your career. Acorn Education is the UK’s leading provider of specialist education for children and young people with special educational needs. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in creating and delivering innovative approaches that achieve measurable outcomes for those in our care.

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.

And because your health, wellbeing, and happiness matter to us, you’ll enjoy a fantastic rewards package through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista — giving you the freedom to choose the benefits that best suit 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.

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.