1:1 SEN Teaching Assistant - 15 hours per week

Beaudesert Lower School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3DX

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  3 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Level 2(A)
• Additional allowances:

  Level 2(A)

1:1 SEN Teaching Assistant - 15 hours per week job summary

Beaudesert Lower School is a thriving, forward-thinking lower school. We provide high quality teaching and learning opportunities with our inspiring creative curriculum alongside exciting extra-curricular activities. We are proud of what our school has to offer our children as well as the successful applicant.

We are looking to recruit an SEN Teaching Assistant to work 1:1 with a named pupil, who can provide nurturing support and effectively manage their additional needs. This is a named pupil contract, working 15 hours per week.

We can offer you:

A supportive, friendly team within a welcoming community

A culture of mutual respect and collaboration alongside a passion for learning

A setting with a variety of learning spaces and opportunities both inside and out

Salary Level 2A (Full time equivalent £24,796)

Term time only + 5 training days.

At Beaudesert Lower School, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All references will be sought prior to interview and online checks conducted. Successful applicants will be required to undertake enhanced disclosure checks.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Beaudesert Lower School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, Does not apply, ages 4 to 9
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 283 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Beaudesert Lower School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/beaudesert-lower-school

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Bedfordshire