SEN Learning support assistant
Oxford Gardens Primary School, London, W10 6NF18 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
2 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 May 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
- Full time: 32.5 hours term time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,434 pro rata (Grade C Scale 3-4 Point 8)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Role Overview:
As a SEND Teaching Assistant at Oxford Gardens Primary School, you will play a key role in supporting pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) to access learning and thrive in our inclusive, nurturing environment. This role could either be supporting a child in mainstream or in our Additionally Resourced Provision. Working closely with class teachers, the SENCo, and other staff, your role will be essential in helping children reach their full potential—both academically and socially.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide 1:1 and small group support to pupils with SEND
- Assist in the development, delivery, and review of Individual Education Plans (IEPs)
- Support teaching and learning activities across the curriculum
- Help create a positive and inclusive classroom environment
- Monitor and track pupil progress, feeding back to class teachers and the SENCo
- Adapt learning materials and resources to meet individual needs
- Promote and model inclusion, respect, and positive behaviour
- Supervising break or lunch duties to ensure the children are safe and secure when taking part in break times
Person Specification:
Qualifications and Training:
- Relevant qualifications or training related to SEND support
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Experience:
- Experience working with children with SEND, ideally in a primary school setting
Skills and Knowledge:
- Good understanding of SEND and appropriate support strategies
- Ability to form strong, respectful relationships with children and adults
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Personal Qualities:
- Empathetic, hard-working, patient, and resilient
- Committed to safeguarding and the welfare of children
- A positive team player who is adaptable and proactive
What the school offers its staff
We are looking for a committed and compassionateSEND Teaching Assistantto join our dedicated team atOxford Gardens Primary School, a vibrant and inclusive school at the heart of our local community.
This is a full-time role supporting pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities across a range of ages and abilities. You will work alongside experienced teachers and support staff to provide individualised support that enables all children to flourish.
Why Join Oxford Gardens?
- A welcoming, inclusive school community
- Ongoing professional development and support
- A strong commitment to pupil wellbeing and success
- The opportunity to make a meaningful impact every day
Further details about the role
Our Commitment to Inclusion and Safeguarding:
Oxford Gardens Primary School is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of school life. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are proud to be an inclusive employer.
We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references.
If you're passionate about supporting children with SEND and want to be part of an ambitious and caring school, we would love to hear from you!
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Oxford Gardens Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 241 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Oxford Gardens Primary School website
- Email address
- lauren.potter@oxfordgardens.rbkc.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0208 969 1997
Oxford Gardens Primary School – London, W10 6NF
Are you a passionate and innovative KS2 teacher ready to make a meaningful impact? Join Oxford Gardens Primary School, a vibrant and inclusive learning community in the heart of North Kensington, where creativity, high standards, and pupil wellbeing are at the core of our ethos.
About Us
At Oxford Gardens, we are committed to nurturing confident, independent, and successful learners. Our rich and varied curriculum encourages creativity and innovation, enabling our pupils to achieve their aspirations. We pride ourselves on our inclusive environment, where every child is supported to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.
Arranging a visit to Oxford Gardens Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lauren.potter@oxfordgardens.rbkc.sch.uk.
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