SEN Teaching Assistant
Newlyn School, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 5QA17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
3 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 August 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- 17,280.22
SEN Teaching Assistant job summary
Newlyn School is seeking a compassionate, dedicated, and proactive SEN Teaching Assistant to join our team. In this role, you will play a vital part in supporting the educational, social, and physical needs of our pupils, ensuring every child receives the tailored care and assistance required to thrive in school.Working closely with classroom teachers and the SENCO, you will help deliver class activities, work with individuals or small groups, and support pupils with specific special educational needs within a mainstream setting or an Area Resource Base (ARB).
Key ResponsibilitiesPupil Support: Establish encouraging, inclusive relationships with children to build self-esteem, support social integration, and foster independence.Learning Assistance: Guide individual pupils and small groups through curriculum tasks, adapting activities as directed by the teacher to help meet learning objectives and Individual Education Plans (IEPs).Classroom & Resource Management: Help prepare and maintain learning resources, classroom displays, and equipment, while supporting stock monitoring and inventory checks.Progress Tracking: Monitor and record children’s progress, general well-being, and IEP targets, providing key updates and feedback to teachers and the SENCO.Physical & Personal Care Support: Assist with mobility needs (including safe lifting/wheelchair protocols if required), personal care needs, and emotional/behavioural strategies in line with school guidance.School Life: Assist with playground supervision during lunch and breaks, accompany pupils on educational trips, and support basic first aid and administrative tasks as needed.
Essential CriteriaQualifications: Good literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE Maths and English grade 4/C or above, or equivalent). Qualified to TQUK Level 2 or equivalent (such as a Certificate in Special Educational Needs and Disability).Experience: Experience working with children, along with effective organisational, administrative, and ICT skills.Key Skills: Strong communication and listening skills, efficient time management, and the ability to prioritise tasks and work under deadlines.Personal Attributes: Patient, kind, calm, empathetic, and a reliable team player who displays trust and integrity.Safeguarding & Inclusion: A strong commitment to child protection, safeguarding, equal opportunities, and inclusive education.
Desirable CriteriaCompletion of the DfES Induction for Teaching Assistants, CLANSA, or Cornwall Certificate in SEN.Direct experience working with children within a school setting.First Aid qualification.
Benefits of Working with Us:As a leading Academy Trust, we are able to offer our staff a range of continued professional development opportunities alongside family friendly policies and access to the Local Government/Teachers Pension Schemes. More on our benefits can be found here.
How to Apply and Further Info:To be considered for this role, please click the “Apply” button above to submit your online application.The closing date and time for receiving applications is Thursday 3rd September 12pmIf you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying, please contact Headteacher, Lauren Huntington LHuntington@newlyn.tpacademytrust.orgInterviews to be held on w/c 7th September 2026
If you encounter any issues with the online application, please contact the Talent Team for assistance at Talent@tpacademytrust.org.
TPAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application as part of their pre-employment administration. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Other pre-employment checks will include receipt of two satisfactory references, evidence of right to work in the UK, proof of any relevant qualifications and completion of a health assessment questionnaire.
Key ResponsibilitiesPupil Support: Establish encouraging, inclusive relationships with children to build self-esteem, support social integration, and foster independence.Learning Assistance: Guide individual pupils and small groups through curriculum tasks, adapting activities as directed by the teacher to help meet learning objectives and Individual Education Plans (IEPs).Classroom & Resource Management: Help prepare and maintain learning resources, classroom displays, and equipment, while supporting stock monitoring and inventory checks.Progress Tracking: Monitor and record children’s progress, general well-being, and IEP targets, providing key updates and feedback to teachers and the SENCO.Physical & Personal Care Support: Assist with mobility needs (including safe lifting/wheelchair protocols if required), personal care needs, and emotional/behavioural strategies in line with school guidance.School Life: Assist with playground supervision during lunch and breaks, accompany pupils on educational trips, and support basic first aid and administrative tasks as needed.
Essential CriteriaQualifications: Good literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE Maths and English grade 4/C or above, or equivalent). Qualified to TQUK Level 2 or equivalent (such as a Certificate in Special Educational Needs and Disability).Experience: Experience working with children, along with effective organisational, administrative, and ICT skills.Key Skills: Strong communication and listening skills, efficient time management, and the ability to prioritise tasks and work under deadlines.Personal Attributes: Patient, kind, calm, empathetic, and a reliable team player who displays trust and integrity.Safeguarding & Inclusion: A strong commitment to child protection, safeguarding, equal opportunities, and inclusive education.
Desirable CriteriaCompletion of the DfES Induction for Teaching Assistants, CLANSA, or Cornwall Certificate in SEN.Direct experience working with children within a school setting.First Aid qualification.
Benefits of Working with Us:As a leading Academy Trust, we are able to offer our staff a range of continued professional development opportunities alongside family friendly policies and access to the Local Government/Teachers Pension Schemes. More on our benefits can be found here.
How to Apply and Further Info:To be considered for this role, please click the “Apply” button above to submit your online application.The closing date and time for receiving applications is Thursday 3rd September 12pmIf you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying, please contact Headteacher, Lauren Huntington LHuntington@newlyn.tpacademytrust.orgInterviews to be held on w/c 7th September 2026
If you encounter any issues with the online application, please contact the Talent Team for assistance at Talent@tpacademytrust.org.
TPAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application as part of their pre-employment administration. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Other pre-employment checks will include receipt of two satisfactory references, evidence of right to work in the UK, proof of any relevant qualifications and completion of a health assessment questionnaire.
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.
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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.
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View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Newlyn School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 152 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- Website
- Newlyn School website
https://www.newlynschool.co.uk/
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