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SEN Teaching Assistant

Medina Primary School, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3NH

17 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  20 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  3 November 2026

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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: Hours of work 8:30am – 3:30pm; Monday to Friday term time only
• Contract type: Fixed term - academic year
• Pay scale: Band 5

What skills and experience we're looking for

Medina Primary School is seeking to recruit a highly motivated and inclusive individual to work with ouramazing pupils. If you are ready for a new challenge and enjoy working as a team player, then pleaseapply.

This particular role is to support pupils with high levels of SEND across the school. This candidate will needto be flexible and work in a range of children supporting them to thrive academically, socially, andemotionally both in class and in our alternative learning spaces.

We are looking for an individual who has excellent skills and knowledge in this area and is able to evidenceprevious experience of working with SEN children in a primary school to ensure the statutory needs can bemet for these pupils. CPD will be provided along with support from outside agencies.

We are looking for someone with a strong, sensitive, caring and relational approach to children’s needs,who is able to be an effective communicator.

Applicants will ideally:

• Provide a sensitive and nurturing approach to children’s needs
• Be committed to supporting individual children's social, moral, emotional and academic well-being
• Have an empathetic understanding of children's emotions and behaviour and actively seeks to remove barriers to learning

• Be patient, cheerful and understanding
• Have good interpersonal skills
• Be full of innovative ideas and strategies to adapt to daily challenges
• Communicate effectively with children, team members and the wider community
• Have the ability to use their own initiative and to work as part of a team
• Have prior knowledge and experience of working with children with special educational needs
• Be calm, consistent and fair – ensuring that children are safe and happy

What the school offers its staff

Join our welcoming and inclusive school community. We provide continuous training and professional development, so you can make a real difference in children's learning and future success.

If you're passionate about helping children thrive and achieve, we encourage you to apply.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Specialist TA Role Profile.pdf - 121 KB (opens in new tab)

About Medina Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 204 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Medina Primary School website
• Email address: amcgarvey@medina.portsmouth.sch.uk
• Phone number: 02392375475
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/medina-primary-school

Welcome to Medina Primary School


At Medina Primary School, we are dedicated to providing a safe, welcoming, and inspiring learning environment where every child is encouraged to achieve their full potential. Located at the heart of our local community, our school is a vibrant place where children build confidence, develop a lifelong love of learning, and cultivate key skills for the future.

Our Vision & Ethos We believe that education is a partnership between school, parents, and the wider community. Our passionate team of teachers and support staff work tirelessly to create a broad, balanced, and engaging curriculum tailored to meet the needs of all learners. We focus on fostering independence, resilience, curiosity, inclusivity and respect within a supportive atmosphere.


We are proud of our school community, our dedicated staff, and—above all—our remarkable pupils.

Arranging a visit to Medina Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email amcgarvey@medina.portsmouth.sch.uk.

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