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SEN Teaching Assistant
The Alton School, London, SW15 4PD11 days remaining to apply
Closing date
30 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
18 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 26,328
SEN Teaching Assistant job summary
The Alton is an inclusive inner London primary school situated next to Richmond Park. In October 2023 we set up a new ASD resource base to provide a supportive education for students with autism.
Your main priorities will be to support a small specialist provision class tailored to young people on the autistic spectrum, working with them to ensure their educational and emotional needs are met and promoting positive behaviour in a nurturing environment. You will establish professional relationships with the new pupils and their families as well as with other staff in the school. You will promote an inclusive culture and where appropriate support students to mix socially with students from the wider school community.
You will need:
- A great personality and good enthusiasm
- Experience supporting SEN children.
- Experience in an education setting (Primary age range Preferable).
- Strong communication skills.
- To be proactive, committed, resilient and reliable.
- Knowledge of Makaton and de-escalation is desirable.
- ELSA training an advantage.
- Willingness to provide personal self-care support to pupils
We offer:
A supportive working environment in a modern well-equipped building
Amazing grounds
On site free parking and close to a good transport network
Membership of local government pension scheme
If you think you are up to the challenge and want to be part of this new and exciting opportunity to help establish a successful and inclusive ASD base, please contact the school office or download the application forms and documents attached.
Visits to the school are welcomed please telephone the office to arrange an appointment.
The Alton is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check.
Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre-employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should the right candidate be found.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Alton is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check. Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About The Alton School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 213 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Alton School website
The Alton is an inclusive community school, next to Richmond Park. We are a one form entry school with extensive facilities that offer our children a wide array of fantastic, vibrant and diverse opportunities. We are also home to a small Resource Base for children with MLD and ASD,.
We are now part of the Quality First Education Trust, a growing multi-academy trust with four south London primary schools.
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