1:1 Teaching Assistant – SEND Support

Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary School, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 0NX

2 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  02

• Closing date

  16 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,563.00 Annually (FTE)

1:1 Teaching Assistant – SEND Support job summary

Bosley St Mary’s CE Primary School is looking for a caring, confident and committed Teaching Assistant to provide 1:1 SEND support.

This is a short-term, fixed-term role starting after the October half-term break and running until Friday 18 December 2026.

The successful candidate will:

• provide dedicated 1:1 support during the school day;
• support access to learning, routines and classroom participation;
• use clear structures, visual supports and agreed strategies;
• work closely with the class teacher, SENDCo and wider staff team;
• respond calmly and consistently when additional support is needed;
• encourage independence and positive engagement;
• contribute to simple recording and monitoring of provision and progress.

Experience of working with children with additional needs would be helpful, but we are equally interested in applicants with the right approach, resilience and willingness to learn.

We are looking for someone who is warm, dependable, calm under pressure and able to maintain clear boundaries.

Bosley St Mary’s is a small, welcoming village primary school where staff work closely together and know our children well. This is an opportunity to make a real difference as part of a supportive team.

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 Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 53 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bosley-st-mary-s-cofe-primary-school

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