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Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Teaching & Learning Assistant Band C
Start Date: 1 September 2026 or as soon as possible
Hours: 32.5 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks)
Time: 8.30 a.m. to 4.20 p.m. Monday
8.30 a.m. to 3.20 p.m. Tuesday to Friday
Plus 2 Parent Evenings’ each year
Term time only – 39 weeks
Salary: Band C £26,824 - £29,540 (actual salary £20,198 – £22,244)
Contract: Permanent
Forest Oak School Mission Statement
Working Together, Releasing Potential
About the Role
Forest Oak School caters for pupils aged 4 to 18 years with moderate learning difficulties. Ofsted say we are an outstanding school (latest Ofsted 2024).
Forest Oak is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to join our team as a Band C Teaching Assistant. Working under the instruction of the Senior Leadership Team, you will collaborate with teaching colleagues to support the delivery of quality learning, teaching and assessment to help raise standards of achievement for all learners.
Key Requirements
- Hold an NVQ Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification or other relevant childcare qualification.
- Have experience in working with learners, preferably those with additional needs.
- Be an individual who has the skills and passion to positively impact on our learners.
- Possess the commitment, enthusiasm and energy to inspire them every day.
- Show your ability to interact well with learners and teachers alike in a culture built on the values of mutual trust and respect.
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Preferred Skills
- Experience of supporting learners with speech, language and communication needs.
- Experience of working with learners with cognition and learning needs thereby able to collaborate with teachers to differentiate / scaffold learning tasks and activities for learners working significantly below age related expectations.
- Prepared to train for, or be experienced in delivering, intimate care plans.
- An understanding of learner’s sensory differences.
- Experience of helping learners to understand and regulate their emotional responses and develop a greater sense of self-awareness, independence and resilience.
- Working knowledge of a range of interventions and approaches to enhance literacy and numeracy development.
- Partnership with parents.
Why Join Forest Oak School?
- A welcoming, supportive, and inclusive working environment.
- Commitment to your professional development with high quality continuous professional development opportunities.
- Access to staff wellbeing initiatives and a wide range of employee benefits.
- The chance to make a meaning impact on the lives of young people.
- Where staff are passionate about enabling all pupils to achieve beyond expectation.
- Where together we make a creative, dynamic team, proud to overcome challenges and celebrate each individual’s achievements.
- Work on a campus with two other schools, in a very well resourced building.
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Application Details
If you would like to find out more, contact Jill Lambert on 021 717 0088.
Application: SMBC Application Form only – return via post or email.
Note: We do not accept CV’s.
Closing date for applications: 9 July 2026
Interviews: 14 July 2026
Equality and Safeguarding
We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and communities. Solihull Council is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to thrive. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, including a Children’s Barred List check, and online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates. Our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy is available to view here: https://www.forest-oak.solihull.sch.uk/page/?title=Policies&pid=35.
If you require the application form in a different format, please contact school.
Attached Documents
- Standard Job Application Form DBS SCHOOLS v5.1 March 2023 Updated.doc
- JDPS.pdf
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