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  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    25 June 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    11 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Part time: Monday - Friday 9am - 3:30pm

Contract type

Fixed term - 1 Year

Full-time equivalent salary

27,729

Actual salary

20,717

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a highly committed, outstanding Learning Support Assistant to work with children who are Autistic and have complex learning needs. The post holder will support these children across the school and in our newly established School Based Provision.

If you:

  • have experience of working in a busy school environment where no two days are the same
  • are organised and efficient
  • have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • are able to use your own initiative
  • have high expectations of self


What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

  • a friendly working environment
  • support and guidance
  • an inclusive school community
  • the opportunity for further professional development

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

Sherington Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references amongst other pre-employment checks.

We will also consider carrying out an online search on shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that are publicly available online. Shortlisted candidates will be informed that we may carry out these checks as part of our due diligence process.

This job post has expired.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Sherington Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
School size
435 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
02088585497

Sherington is a thriving and dynamic school. We believe that ‘character + academics’ is the goal of true education and deliver this through Positive Education and the PERMA model. By placing wellbeing at the heart of education, our pupils are encouraged to flourish – emotionally, socially, psychologically and academically. Sherington has a reputation for high standards.

Arranging a visit to Sherington Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sao@sherington.greenwich.sch.uk.

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