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Dunstable Icknield Lower School, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3AG

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  10 November 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) Actual annual salary: £7688.48 - £7810.49

SEND TA job summary

SEND TA - Dunstable Icknield Lower School

Pay: H3 £25,583 - £25,989 Actual annual salary: £7688.48 - £7810.49

Hours: 13 hours per week

Contract: Term Time + INSET

Working pattern: 8.30 am to 3.30 pm (with 30 mins for lunch) 2 days per week

Dunstable Icknield Lower School is excited to be recruiting for a reliable and committed SEN TA to join their busy and vibrant team to support the day-to-day running of the school. You will have personal drive, commitment, innovation and have knowledge and experience of working with pupils with social, emotional and behavioral difficulties, but more than that you will want to be part of a team of teachers and TAs who work together as one and whose sole aim is the support of our children.

Further details and application forms are available from the HR Team at hr@scholarseducationtrust.co.uk , the Trust website www.scholarseducationtrust.co.uk or on 01727 734424. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date: 9.00 am Monday 10 November 2025

Interview date: TBC

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Diversity: Scholars’ Education Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the Trust, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.

Declaration of criminal offences: The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). You will be provided with a criminal self-declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to have an up to date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may do so.

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 Dunstable Icknield Lower School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 313 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Dunstable Icknield Lower School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dunstable-icknield-lower-school-dunstable

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