Deadline is tomorrow

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    15 July 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    8 July 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subjects

Special Education Needs (SEN), Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£23,797.00 - £27,770.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary from £13,278 to £19,105 pa - progression through Pay Range 1 - 2

Permanent Assistant Teacher / Learning Support Assistant - MFL and Maths job summary

Between 25 - 30 hours per week across 5 days (from 8.20 / 8.55am – 3.00pm / 3.30pm with unpaid breaks), 38 weeks per year (term time only)

To work as a member of the school’s SEND Team including the following responsibilities:

Establishing a supportive working relationship with students

Encouraging acceptance and integration of the student with additional needs

Developing methods of promoting and reinforcing students’ self-esteem

Assisting the SENDCO (and other professionals as appropriate) in the development of a suitable plan of support

Providing regular feedback about students to the teachers concerned and SENDCO

Contributing to reviews of student progress

Attending relevant training

For more information please see Job Description and Person Specification.

We are looking for a hardworking and enthusiastic Assistant Teacher / Learning Support Assistant to join our fantastic SEND Team to support our MFL and Maths Departments. This would be an ideal opportunity to gain experience of working with students if you are interested in pursuing a career in education. The successful candidate will be someone who can work calmly and professionally with students to support them with their learning needs, and is confident working in a classroom setting. Some experience of working with young people of secondary school age is essential.

Please contact Ms Anne-Marie Hibbert (SENDCO) via email: ahibbert@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk to discuss this role further or visit the school.

Deadline for applications is 9.00am on 15 July 2025; we will review applications on receipt and may close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.

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.
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Commitment to safeguarding

The Cottesloe School is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. and all staff, volunteers and governors are expected to share this commitment, to follow the school’s safeguarding policies and procedures and to behave appropriately towards children and young people at all times both in work and in their personal lives.

Offers of employment will be subject to Enhanced DBS clearance, satisfactory teacher status, qualification, online searches, health and reference checks as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy. The school has a policy of renewing all DBS checks every five years.

Applying for the job

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

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About The Cottesloe School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1141 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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While our postal address is Leighton Buzzard, and our postcode is LU, our school is actually situated in the picturesque rural village of Wing, in Buckinghamshire. Situated close to the border with Bedfordshire, we offer a vibrant and inspiring learning environment in a peaceful setting.

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