1:1 Teaching Assistant

Brooklands Middle School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3PF

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November 2025

• Closing date

  8 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £15,763

1:1 Teaching Assistant job summary

As a 1:1 Teaching Assistant you will play a vital role in the development and education of the young person. Your passion for working with young people who have SEND, along with your experience and skills, will contribute to creating a positive and enriching learning environment.

You will support in the educational, social, emotional, physical and sensory development of the individual pupil, under the direction and guidance of the SENCo and class teachers. You will assist in the implementation of the pupil’s Statement/EHCP and Individual Education Plan (IEP) and help to monitor their progress.

Ideally you will hold a Teaching Assistant qualification or a minimum 1-year proven track record in a primary or secondary school setting. You should have a clear understanding about effective teaching, raising and sustaining achievement and the support required by students. You should be a good communicator and should be able to engage effectively with young learners on a daily basis.

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 Brooklands Middle School

• School type: Academy, ages 9 to 13
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 604 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 13
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Brooklands Middle School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brooklands-middle-school-leighton-buzzard

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Years 5 - 8

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