SEN Teaching Assistant

Wantage Primary Academy, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7GQ

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,614.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Grade 3, £25,614 FTE. Pro rata will calculated based on hours worked. Paid for 44.65 weeks annual pay

SEN Teaching Assistant job summary

Our school is a fantastic place to work. As part of a small Trust, we offer a range of benefits and CPD for our employees.

Please do email office@wantageprimaryacademy.org for a tour or more information about the role.

The role will ideally be full time 5 days a week (Monday - Friday 8.30 - 3.30).

The candidate will be primarily based in one class but may also work with other pupils.

Teaching Assistant - for named pupil

We are seeking to recruit a SEN Teaching Assistant to work with a pupil in Key Stage 1 who is a wheelchair user.

The successful candidate will work with a vast team and gain regular CPD and other opportunities.

The successful applicant will be:

Able to form effective relationships with children

Able to accurately assess risk and support to ensure safety

Able to work effectively within a team

Able to work flexibly and use their own initiative

Able to demonstrate an understanding of the Primary curriculum

Able to communicate effectively with children and adults both verbally and in writing

Able to liaise effectively with external agencies with the support of the SENCO

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 Wantage Primary Academy

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 322 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Wantage Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wantage-primary-academy

Wantage Primary Academy opened in September 2020 with just a few small classes and, by September 2025, we have grown to around 330 pupils in a Nursery class, 2 Reception classes, 2 Year 1 classes, 2 Year 2 classes, 2 Year 3 classes, a Year 4 class, 2 small Year 5 classes and a Year 6 class. We will eventually grow to a full, 2-form entry primary school. This is a golden opportunity to plan and implement outstanding provision within a growing team.

We joined our small family of Omnia Learning Trust Primary schools, two in nearby Didcot and one in Twickenham, and benefit from the strong partnerships and collaborative practises we have embedded across the Trust. We have expertise and experience opening brand new schools and growing exceptional teaching and learning environments where staff and children both thrive.

We value and develop all our staff and there are many exciting opportunities in the OLT for teachers and leaders to grow and to pursue their talents and professional interests.

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