SEND Teaching Assistant

St Laurence Catholic Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2JX

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  4 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185.00 Annually (FTE)

SEND Teaching Assistant job summary

The children, staff and Trust of St Laurence Catholic Primary are looking for an excellent Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Teaching Assistant to join our team. You be supporting teaching and learning in our Enhanced Resourced Base. You will work with pupils with significant SEMH needs resulting in challenging behaviour. You will work with our supportive team to make learning accessible, irresistible, inclusive and effective.

You will need to:

• Have experience of working or volunteering with children, working with pupils with SEND, specifically SEMH needs and heightened behaviour;
• Display patience, empathy and passion for supporting children with additional needs;
• Have high expectations of pupil outcomes and progress;
• Develop good relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues;
• Be flexible, collaborative and supportive;
• Be educated to GCSE or equivalent level, including at least a Grade 4 (previously Grade C) in English and Maths

We can offer:

• The opportunity to work with a passionate and dedicated specialist SEND Teacher;
• Excellent OLOW Trust support and professional development opportunities;
• An inclusive, welcoming Catholic ethos;
• Supportive training;
• An opportunity to shine;
• Excellent resources, space and facilities.

We would strongly recommend that candidates visit our unique setting before applying, please contact office@stlaurence.cambs.sch.uk to arrange an appointment with Mrs Pedrosa, our SEN Teacher.

References will be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form. Please contact us to discuss this further if you have any queries.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be required.

This post will come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations. Additionally, all shortlisted candidates will be subject to a number of checks, which includes an online search for publicly available information.

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share
this commitment.

An enhanced DBS check will be required.

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 St Laurence Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 216 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Laurence Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-laurence-catholic-primary-school-cambridge

St Laurence is a secure and happy community where children are encouraged to develop their many talents. Academic excellence for all children is one of our goals but we also seek to nurture the whole child and their special gifts which make each one unique. At St Laurence we aim to help children develop in their journey of faith in a positive learning environment. We place Jesus, His teachings and His values at the centre of all that we do.

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