Coopers Edge School

Are you a skilled and resilient practitioner with a passion for supporting children with SEND and Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)?

We are seeking committed and highly capable SEND Teaching Assistants (Level 3 qualified or equivalent) to work across Key Stage 1 or Key Stage 2, delivering targeted interventions and personalised support for pupils with a range of additional needs and EHCP provision.

This role is focused on improving outcomes through carefully planned, evidence-informed intervention work and high-quality 1:1 differentiated learning. You will support children with ADHD, Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, cognition and learning difficulties, communication needs, and physical and sensory needs. You will play a key role in helping pupils develop attention and focus, emotional regulation, independence and confidence through tailored breakout sessions and targeted EHCP support.

About Us

Coopers Edge School is a warm, inclusive and ambitious school community where both pupils and staff are supported to achieve their very best.

We are proud to offer a calm, organised and well-resourced learning environment, supported by a highly experienced SEND team and dedicated pastoral staff. Our provision is further strengthened by our own Speech and Language Teaching Partner, ensuring specialist support is embedded within the school. We benefit from strong collaboration and professional development through the Gloucester Schools Partnership, alongside excellent in-house training and leadership development opportunities for all staff.

Ofsted (October 2023): GOOD

Staff Wellbeing & Benefits

We value our staff and actively support their wellbeing through:

• A wellbeing package including medical support, advice and a 24/7 helpline
• Opportunities for free lunches and flu vaccinations
• Parents’ meetings held during the school day
• Subject leader release time
• A robust appraisal system supporting career progression
• A commitment to reducing unnecessary paperwork
• Regular opportunities to socialise as a team

The Role

You will work closely with class teachers, the SENDCo and the wider SEND team to deliver and adapt targeted interventions that enhance pupil progress and remove barriers to learning. A significant aspect of this role involves supporting pupils with EHCPs through personalised provision, structured interventions and consistent emotional and academic support.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Delivering tailored 1:1 and small-group interventions linked to EHCP outcomes
• Supporting pupils with ADHD and attention and focus difficulties
• Delivering interventions across the six areas of learning
• Supporting children with SEMH needs, particularly emotional regulation and self-management
• Leading phonics interventions and reading development programmes
• Providing writing scaffolding, structured literacy support and handwriting development
• Implementing cognition and learning strategies to support access to learning
• Supporting physical and sensory regulation needs, including structured movement or “fizzy” activities to promote engagement and focus
• Monitoring and tracking pupil progress, providing clear feedback to teachers and adapting provision to maximise impact

This is a proactive, hands-on role requiring experience of working with primary-aged children, strong initiative and the ability to adapt strategies to meet individual needs. A Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification (or equivalent) is essential, and experience supporting pupils with EHCPs and SEND in a primary setting is highly desirable.

We Are Looking For Someone Who Is:

• Patient, calm and emotionally resilient
• Skilled in delivering structured, measurable interventions
• Confident supporting pupils with ADHD and SEMH needs
• Able to build positive, professional relationships with pupils, staff and families
• Organised and proactive, with strong initiative
• Committed to maintaining high expectations alongside a nurturing approach

This role would suit someone who understands that effective intervention work requires consistency, adaptability and a firm belief that every child can succeed.

Salary & Working Hours

Salary Scale: Grade 5, Points 11–14
£28,142 – £29,540 FTE per annum (pro rata)
Pay award pending April 2026

Working Hours:
8:45am – 3:15pm, Monday to Friday
We will consider a range of hours/days within this timeframe.

How to Apply

For an application pack, please download from:
www.coopersedge.gloucs.sch.uk

Please return your completed application form and supporting documents to:
recruitment@coopersedge.gloucs.sch.uk

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact the School Business Manager on 01452 612038.

Start Date ASAP
The closing date for applications is 1st November Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications, so early applications are encouraged. All candidates are advised to carefully review the Job Description and Person Specification before submitting their application to ensure they meet the requirements of the role. Interview dates will be arranged directly with shortlisted candidates.

Contract type:           Temporary to cover maternity leave

Pay scale:                  Main Pay Scale

Start date:                  1^st December 2026 – 23^rd July 2027

Looking to be challenged? Looking for an exciting opportunity? Looking for a place where laughter will be as important as hard work? Where pupils’ progress provides staff with real reward… where the staff team work in unity to support all pupils to achieve?

Coopers Edge School has a warm, inclusive environment that gives its pupils and staff every opportunity to achieve their best.

Providing pupils with what they need to achieve their best is our top priority: staff who get opportunities to learn from colleagues and receive best practise and leadership training in-house, through our strong links with the Gloucester Schools Partnership (GSP) as well as through external training. Our calm, organised, bright and flexible learning environment supports everyone to achieve their very best. Dedicated, highly trained support staff to support with the most complex needs including our own Speech and Language Teaching Partner, a wonderful pastoral team and an experienced, strong SEND team.

Looking after our staffs’ well-being is always on our agenda: A Well-Being Charter that includes free lunches as well as flu jabs, regular subject leader release time, Parents’ Meetings during the school day, robust appraisal systems that support career progression and opportunities to socialise and have fun together.  We are also committed to eradicating unnecessary paperwork including changing our planning requirements and shortening annual pupil reports as well as admin demands.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, highly motivated Class Teacher, to cover Maternity Leave in Year 6. By joining our team, you will inspire colleagues and pupils to achieve more tomorrow than today..

We are looking for a determined and talented individual who is an excellent teacher, with high expectations of pupil achievement and are excited and passionate about supporting all pupils, especially those with SEND needs, to achieve their best. We are looking for a teacher who is able to fully support the Headteacher and school team to provide the best start to our pupils learning journey.

You will:

• Have a passion for making a real difference
• Have a proven track record of closing gaps in attainment and achieving strong pupil progress
• Be able to establish productive, supportive relationships with staff, pupils and families
• Be hardworking, calm, reliable and resilient

• Be able to adapt in challenging situations

For an application pack please download from our website at www.coopersedge.gloucs.sch.uk

Please return your application form and supporting documents to recruitment@coopersedge.gloucs.sch.uk If you would like to discuss the position further, please contact our Deputy Headteacher on 01452 612038.

As part of our due diligence within safer recruitment, school will be carrying out online searches to help identify any incidents or issues which may need to be explored at interview. These searches will include, but will not be limited to, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Google.

Coopers Edge School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

The closing date for applications is 31^st October 2026. Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications, so early applications are encouraged. All candidates are advised to carefully review the Job Description and Person Specification before submitting their application to ensure they meet the requirements of the role. Interview dates will be arranged directly with shortlisted candidates.