SEN Teaching Assistant
Banstead Infant School, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 2BQ11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
7 November 2025
Closing date
21 November 2025 at 9:30am
Date listed
7 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- GLF Associate 2.1 (Actual Salary - £14,907.81)
SEN Teaching Assistant job summary
Are you looking to work in a nurturing and supportive school where you can make a genuine difference?
Banstead Infant School is seeking a dedicated 1:1 SEN Teaching Assistant who has a passion for supporting young people, helping to enhance their learning, and nurture their social and emotional development.
If you’re looking to join a professional and caring team that truly values its staff, we’d love to hear from you!
Your opportunity
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our welcoming and supportive team as a 1:1 SEN Teaching Assistant. Our school has a passion and understanding of what effective learning is, and we help to inspire our pupils to be the best they can be. In return for your hard work we can offer excellent CPD opportunities and the support of a strong collaborative team. Be part of our creative and passionate team as we plan the next step on our journey, and Grow, Learn and Flourish within GLF Schools.
What we are looking for:
- Be dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated
- Be able to develop positive relationships with young children
- Be able to stay calm and objective when presented with unusual or challenging behaviour
- Have experience of working with children with SEN
- Be enthusiastic and committed to working as part of a team
- Be a confident and clear communicator with parents
- Have GCSE Maths and English Grade C or above
To review the full Job Description and Person Specification for this role, please download the Job Pack below.
About Banstead Infant School
Banstead Infant School is a happy, nurturing and forward thinking school. We have a strong collaborative approach to learning and our dedicated team of staff are committed to inspiring and enabling lifelong learners. The school’s strong ethos and curriculum, successfully encourages positive attitudes and qualities to support children in their learning. Our outstanding promotion of pupils’ personal development and welfare ensures children grow in confidence and self-esteem, which allows their personalities to flourish.
Our School sits within a newly established cluster of schools, overseen by a Regional Director. Along with Banstead Infant School our cluster includes the following other schools; The Vale, Mead Infant and Junior Schools, Cuddington Croft Primary School, Danetree Primary School and Floreat Wandsworth Primary School.
This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across this cluster, to share expertise and experience, ensuring all children in our schools receive an excellent education and reach their potential. It also provides opportunities for career progression across the cluster and gives you the chance to further your professional development
Join the GLF Schools Community
As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.
- A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
- Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
- 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
- We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
- Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education
GLF Schools Employment Offer
GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish
- Access to our highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexible working options
- Generous holiday allowance
- Work life and family friendly policies
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Access to a staff benefits portal
- Community and collaboration working model
Please read the attached Join Our Community candidate pack for further information.
The Details
Start Date: ASAP
Hours: 26.65hrs a week - Monday - Friday 9am – 3.20pm (Term-time 38.6 weeks)
Salary: GLF Associate 2.1 £23,651 FTE
Pro-rata Salary: £14,907.81
Contract Type: FTC until 31st August 2026
Closing Date: Friday 21st November at 9.30am
Interview Date: TBC
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 Banstead Infant School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 217 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Banstead Infant School website
School location
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