SEN Early Years Practitioner
Burnt Ash Primary School, Bromley, Kent, BR1 4QX18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
31 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,703.00 - £27,262.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £19,917 - £21,126 39 weeks per year (Term time) plus holiday pay
SEN Early Years Practitioner job summary
Visits to the setting are essential before applying for the role.
Please contact the school and ask to speak to the SENCo team for further information
020 8697 2441
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dedicated team of professionals at Burnt Ash Primary School. We are seeking to appoint committed and enthusiastic SEN Early Years Practitioner to support the learning journey of children with a range of complex needs within the Additional Resources Provision. The ideal candidate will have secure knowledge and understanding of supporting children with various needs including Autism, speech and language and early play and interaction skills. Candidates with experience working in the care or childcare industry would provide relevant experience to the team. The ideal candidate will be passionate about joining our forward thinking and outstanding team and who share our school’s vision and passion for high aspiration and achievement for all.
Burnt Ash Primary School has excellent standards of both achievement and behaviour. Our results place us within the top 10% of schools across the country and we frequently have our inclusive practice acknowledged by nationally recognised organisations - Challenge Partners, Team London and the Mayor of London.
The successful candidates will have:
Level 3 Qualification in children (desirable)
Strong team skills - be able to follow directions, use initiative and communicate clearly
Outstanding practice and be dedicated to promoting high standards in learning.
Secure knowledge of early childhood development and SEND needs
Compassion, patience and dedication to an inclusive ethos, with a strong record of engaging children.
Support children with their self-car and hygiene needs
High expectations of pupils’ achievement and behaviour regardless of their starting points or needs.
Enthusiasm for working in partnership with parents, Trustees, and the wider community.
Full and relevant qualification equivalent to GCSE or NVQ Level 3 in English and Maths
Experience of delivering agreed Speech and Language, Occupational Therapy, SCERTS, ELKAN and other programmes
Relevant experience of working with children with SEND such as Autism, developmental delay and other SEND across the primary age range
An awareness of the SEND Code of Practice
We can offer:
The opportunity to develop in an outstanding learning environment.
Excellent professional development and career progression opportunities.
Opportunities to share your talents and support others.
A caring and supportive school community which is culturally diverse and inclusive.
A supportive and knowledgeable team within the school.
Full access to generous local government pension scheme and other benefits
Safeguarding Notice
Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted. References will be requested for those shortlisted only and prior to interview. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026 online searches will be completed as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates, searching online content that is publicly available for inappropriate online content that may suggest that a shortlisted candidate may not be suitable to work with children, or that may harm the reputation of the school. If any issues of concern come up in online searches, shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to address these at interview. An Enhanced DBS certificate will be required on provisional offer, including a check of the Children’s Barred List. Further vetting checks, in line with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, will be completed following a provisional offer of employment. Where applicable, if an applicant with a provisional offer of employment has lived or worked outside the UK, they will be required to obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct.
Burnt Ash Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Our school safeguarding policy can be downloaded.
Equal Opportunities
As an equal opportunities employer, Burnt Ash Academy welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of staff and children, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our children and staff.
All applicants are expected to have read document ‘Job Applicant Privacy Notice’ (GDPR, May 2018)
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Burnt Ash Primary School
- School type
- Academies, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 430 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Burnt Ash Primary School website
Burnt Ash Primary is a friendly, inclusive school where staff are passionate about our vision: caring about achievement for all. Burnt Ash is an innovative and stimulating place to work.
We pride ourselves on making learning irresistible and providing memorable experiences that nurture a love of learning and enable children to thrive. Children are highly engaged in their learning and demonstrate this through embedded positive learning behaviours; they achieve excellent academic standards. Our exciting curriculum is centred on a pedagogy of continuous provision and enquiry based learning, which allows our Burnt Ash Learners to grow.
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