SEND Teaching Assistant

Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 9WU

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  22 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,847.00 - £27,274.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £20,478 - £20,803 per annum

SEND Teaching Assistant job summary

The successful candidates will be passionate about SEND and a champion for children’s needs. They will be able to work as part of a team to plan and deliver engaging and appropriate learning opportunities for children with complex needs and share the children’s learning with parents and carers effectively. They will work alongside the SENDCo to implement and monitor individuals’ targets and contribute towards EHCP and APDR reviews.

If you have a passion for excellence and share our vision, we can offer you the opportunity to be part of a successful and progressive Trust, which is committed to ensuring learning is at the heart of all we do.

Fixed term position for 12 months. Please contact us if you want to discuss this role.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Please note if you are shortlisted, an online search will be carried out before interview which may identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview. Please review our Privacy Notice for Job Applicants for the lawful basis for processing and retention. John Taylor MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks include an enhanced disclosure and barring service check as a requirement of this post. Our Safeguarding Policy is available on our website, and we encourage applicants to review it before applying.

Please review our Recruitment Pack on the school website before submitting your application.

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 Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 86 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/branston-locks-primary-and-nursery-school

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