SEND Teaching Assistant

Seething and Mundham Primary School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR15 1DJ

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  10 July 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  1 July 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: £12,831-£13,480 actual pa

SEND Teaching Assistant job summary

Part of the Sapientia Education Trust

• Salary - £12,831-£13,480 actual pa (inc an allowance for hol pay) £25,185-£25,989 FTE
• Fixed Term Contract
• Part Time
• 22.5 hours per week (M-F)
• Term Time plus 1 week 
• Required for September 2026

Seething & Mundham Primary is a small primary school, just south of Norwich with a thriving nurture room supporting children with additional needs. It is a member of the Sapientia Education Trust (SET). SET is an expanding multi-academy trust with 13 primary and 9 secondary schools.

At Seething and Mundham Primary School our curriculum is designed to meet the bespoke needs of our rural children in a 21st century society. At the heart of our intent, is ensuring that our children gain the skills and knowledge of, not just their locale, but the wider world, and not just the here and now but also the past, to ensure they have a broad and wide set of skills and knowledge to best serve them going forward into a yet unknown world. The broad set of skills and knowledge that we set out to teach will be taught in a multi-sensory fashion. This will incorporate not only use of pen, paper and books but will extend to research conducted online and in person, it will include hands on learning experiences in school, on site in our extensive grounds and on trips or with visitors.

THE POST

Seething & Mundham Primary School is looking to appoint a SEN Teaching Assistant to join our School as soon as possible. This fixed term role will support the professional work of teachers and our Assistant SENCo, as directed. Hours of work, 22.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday 8:45–13:45. 

The successful candidates will:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of establishing and maintaining trusted, positive relationships with children, including those with diverse or additional needs.
• Have GCSE or equivalent level, including at least a Grade 4 (previously Grade C) in English and Mathematics, previous experience working with children, preferably primary school age, in a classroom or similar environment and have Level 2 or 3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools or equivalent Teaching Assistant qualification. 
• Be committed to the school’s high standards of teaching, learning and professional development.
• Have excellent communication skills, a warm and caring personality, and a good sense of humour.
• Understand the importance of an inclusive environment and high expectations on pupil behaviour.
• Have a welcoming and friendly approach with a high level of professionalism.
• Ensure the safety and well-being of pupils in adherence with the school procedures while in play areas, the dining hall, classrooms or anywhere on the school site.

How to apply

A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.

For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our Trust’s website to apply via our online application form.

Closing date:  10 July 2026

Interview date:   TBA

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education September 2021, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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.

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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 Seething and Mundham Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 98 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Seething and Mundham Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/seething-and-mundham-primary-school

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