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SEN Teaching Assistant GR9014

Sidestrand Hall School, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 0NH

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September/October 2026

• Closing date

  1 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  7 August 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Part time: 34 hours a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade D
• Hourly rate: £13.47

What skills and experience we're looking for

Responsibilities:

• Provide support to learners with a range of complex special educational needs.
• Support students with speech and communication difficulties, autism spectrum conditions, social and emotional mental health needs, and learning difficulties.
• Collaborate with teachers and other staff members to create a positive learning environment.
• Assist in the delivery of tailored educational activities and interventions.
• Help maintain a safe and inclusive classroom environment.
• Contribute to the assessment and tracking of student progress.

Candidate Profile:

• Enthusiastic and motivated individual with a genuine interest in working with learners with special educational needs.
• Flexible approach to work, able to adapt to the varying needs of students.
• Experience and understanding of special educational needs, autism spectrum disorder, and safeguarding.
• Highly motivated with a commitment to supporting student development.
• Excellent teamwork skills, able to collaborate effectively with colleagues.
• Committed to their own professional development, with a willingness to learn and grow in their role as a Teaching Assistant.

What the school offers its staff

• Generous Pension Scheme
• Access to an employee assistance programme that provides counselling, physiotherapy and GP access.
• Ongoing CPD

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

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare, it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted.

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.

Job Description and Person Specification - Teaching Assistant Scale D.docx - 131 KB (opens in new tab)

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About Sidestrand Hall School

• Organisation type: Special school, ages 7 to 19
• Size: 199 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Sidestrand Hall School website
• Email address: HR@sidestrandhall.norfolk.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sidestrand-hall-school

We are all immensely proud of our School. Sidestrand Hall School caters for pupils aged 7 – 19 years with wide ranging complex needs. The School stands in 15 acres of land on the North Norfolk Coast. We have a range of specialist facilities on site including gardens, greenhouse, woods with a bike trail, a go-kart track, mechanics and construction workshops, science lab, food technology room, sensory room, purpose built Sixth Form and residential units.

Our mission statement demonstrates our purpose as moving Achievement beyond Expectation.

Sidestrand Hall has a highly qualified, skilled and committed staff who guide and support pupils through a range of learning experiences which provide them with the skills, knowledge and qualifications they need. All pupils follow the National Curriculum differentiated to their needs and the extended curriculum offers opportunities for outdoor learning, developing independence and being an active member of the community.

Every pupil leaves Sidestrand Hall with Nationally recognised qualifications that prepare them for their next steps and work towards the outcomes of the SEN code of Practice, Preparing for Adulthood – Employment/Education, Independent Living, Community Participation and Good Health.

Arranging a visit to Sidestrand Hall School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HR@sidestrandhall.norfolk.sch.uk.

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