Hoe Valley School is looking for a passionate, talented and rigorous Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated team. 

• Term time only  
• Working hours: Monday to Friday 8:00am -4:30pm 
• Salary: £21k - £24k (actual salary) depending on experience

The Role

The successful candidate will be part of the Personalisation Team, led by the SENCO, who will share and learn from one another as the School continues to grow. They will lead on a specific area of SEND provision (such as small group tutoring) and develop an area of expertise to meet the needs of our cohort and reflect the individual’s skill-set. Experience working with students with ASD would be desirable but not essential.

Our new Teaching Assistant will contribute to improving standards in English, Maths and Science. They will work with students with an EHCP on a 1:1 level and within small intervention groups. They will share the School's vision and the belief that all young people can achieve at high levels. There is an opportunity to be involved in setting up and managing EAL provision for the next academic year under the guidance of the SENCo.

The successful candidate will be part of the Personalisation Team, led by the SENCO, who will share and learn from one another as the School continues to grow. They will lead on a specific area of SEND provision (such as small group tutoring) and develop an area of expertise to meet the needs of our cohort and reflect the individual’s skill-set. 

The School

“Hoe Valley School is an inspiring environment at the heart of its community where every student’s experience is personalised. Our students will learn to think independently, pursue their ambitions and achieve to their highest potential.”

Hoe Valley School is:

• An oversubscribed secondary school that opened in September 2015 to serve the local community of South Woking
• Rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in March 2024
• Delivering innovative and exciting lessons to years 7-13
• Committed to ensuring our students leave us with excellent academic outcomes, the skills to be ‘work-ready’ and the traits of excellent global citizens
• Following the National Curriculum, where Maths and English are taught every day
• A Google School with ICT fully embedded in all curriculum areas
• Continuing to build a STEAM-focussed academic Sixth Form, which opened September 2023
• Committed to learning which is relevant with links to the ‘real world’ of business, higher education and the local community
• In a state of the art, new School completed in September 2018 on Egley Road, Woking
• Committed to supporting our staff to have a good work / life balance by offering longer school holidays, bespoke CPD programmes, minimising paperwork and meetings, and ultimately by trusting our staff to deliver excellent outcomes.

Colleague Benefits

3 week Christmas holiday 

Longer summer holidays than comparable secondary schools

Pension scheme

High quality lunch provision as we employ our own chefs

Modern new building

Reduced gym membership at Sportsbox, our neighbouring sports facility

Cycle to work scheme

Access to convenient and free parking

Applications are considered as they are received, we reserve the right to make an appointment prior to the closing date.

Only fully completed School application forms received by the stated deadline will be accepted as valid applications. CV’s will not be accepted as applications. No recruitment agencies please.