SEN Teaching Assistant

The Free School Norwich, Norwich, NR1 3NX

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  9 January 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  19 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.05-£13.69 per hour

SEN Teaching Assistant job summary

Tel: 01603 761044

Email: finance@freeschoolnorwich.org.uk

Website: www.freeschoolnorwich.org.uk

• Salary – NJC Scale 4-7, £13.05 – £13.69 per hour depending on experience
• Fixed Term to 31 July 2026 (extension subject to review and funding)
• Full Time
• 37.5 hours per week 
• Term Time only 
• Required ASAP

We are looking to recruit a resilient, proactive and caring individual who has a genuine desire to make a real difference in the lives of young people with special educational needs. This is a challenging but extremely rewarding position for someone to build positive, engaging relationships with pupils, parents and staff. Hours of work, 8.15am – 3.45pm, Monday to Friday, 

37.5 hours per week term-time including one hour of paid breaks per day.

The Free School Norwich is a popular, state funded independent primary school for 196 pupils in the centre of Norwich.  

How to apply

A job description and a person specification are available from ‘Attachments’.

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Completed forms should be returned to - finance@freeschoolnorwich.org.uk

Closing date:  9 January 2026, 12 noon

Interview date:  15 January 2026

The Free School Norwich is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and other applicable pre-employment checks.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

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 for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

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

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.

About The Free School Norwich

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 185 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Free School Norwich website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-free-school-norwich

The Free School Norwich is a popular and highly successful co-educational primary school for children aged 4 - 11 years old. We welcome children of all abilities, faiths and social backgrounds. Situated in the centre of Norwich in a beautiful Georgian house, we offer a unique educational experience with a truly broad and balanced curriculum. Our school has garnered positive feedback for its inclusive environment and strong pastoral care.

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