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SEND Teaching Assistant

Primrose Lane Primary School, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 6DX

This job expired on 25 March 2026 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  25 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time (Can be done as a job share)
• Contract type: Fixed term - Two terms in the first instance
• Pay scale: B1 (£24, 404 - £25, 183)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Important qualities in our new SEND Teaching Assistant:

• Enthusiastic
• Ability to build a rapport specific children
• Be resilient
• Be adaptable and able to think on your feet in challenging situations with excellent communication skills.
• Know how to use a range of interventions that will support children to develop the skills necessary to manage their emotions

• Experience working with children, particularly those with SEND needs

• Relevant qualifications in education, child development, or a related field (desirable)

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• A friendly school that is a happy and healthy place to learn and work.
• A strong commitment to continuous professional development including working in partnership with Roundhay School and the Wharfe Valley Learning Partnership.
• The chance to be part of a school that is passionate about inspiring our pupils and enabling them to reach their full potential.
• A chance to be a part of a caring and nurturing environment with an exciting vision for the future
• A commitment to support you and your professional development.

Flexible working opportunities

For the right candidate we would consider part - time hours.

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.

This job post has expired.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Application Pack.pdf - 444 KB (opens in new tab)

Schools Officer application form.doc - 125 KB (opens in new tab)

About Primrose Lane Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 165 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Primrose Lane Primary School website
• Email address: baileyl@primroselane.leeds.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01937 842 667
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/primrose-lane-primary-school

Primrose Lane is a community primary school with 200 children aged 3-11. Our school is close to the centre of Boston Spa, an attractive rural village located on the outskirts of Leeds. Primrose Lane is proud of its reputation as a caring and successful school focused on learning and individual achievement. We are a nurturing and inclusive school, providing a broad and balanced curriculum to ensure all children within our care develop a love of learning and can make progress, no matter their background or special educational need.

We do not accept CVs as a form of application to our roles. Please complete the given application form. 

Arranging a visit to Primrose Lane Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email baileyl@primroselane.leeds.sch.uk.

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