SEND Teaching Assistant
Sherwood Foundation School, Wallington, Surrey, SM6 7NP14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
3 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Part time: Part time, 30.75 hours per week worked across 5 days, Monday to Friday Term Time plus one week (39 weeks) & Permanent
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £22,252 - £24,970
What skills and experience we're looking for
Criteria Desirable/Essential
Right to work in the UK E
Level 2 (GCSE A – C or grade 4 or above) in English and Maths. D
Level 3 (NVQ) or equivalent D
Understanding of Special Educational Needs / Additional Learning Needs. D
Experience of supporting students in a classroom environment, including those with special educational needs. D
Experience of working with children and assisting them with their independence, feeding, toileting and self-care D
Ability to establish positive relationships with students and empathise with their needs. E
Ability to demonstrate active listening skills. E
Ability to provide levels of individual attention, reassurance and help with learning tasks as appropriate to students’ needs. E
Ability to monitor the students’ response to the learning activities and, where appropriate, modify or adapt the activities as agreed with the teacher to achieve the intended learning outcomes. E
Ability to offer constructive feedback to students to reinforce self-esteem. E
Ability to deal sensitively with complex and sensitive issues. E
Ability to physically support pupils including those in special seating and wheelchairs in moving around the school environment and willingness and ability to implement the positive and protective handling techniques as required within individual pupil behaviour management programmes. Guidance/ training will be provided. E
Ability to supervise, assist and implement feeding programmes and pupil learning objectives relating to lunch time as well as adhering to any behaviour programmes relating to individual pupils. Guidance /training will be provided. E
Understanding of guidance and requirements around safeguarding children E
Commitment to maintaining confidentiality on all school matters. E
Ability to work effectively and supportively as a member of the school team E
Excellent communication skills, including with students, parents and carers, other staff and external agencies E
Willingness to work flexibly, attending evening meetings as and when necessary and assisting throughout other areas of the school as requested. E
Demonstrable commitment to equal opportunities. E
Committed to continuing personal and professional development. E
What the school offers its staff
Further information about the job
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Sherwood Foundation School
- School type
- Special school, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 183 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sherwood Foundation School website
- Email address
- recruitment@sherwoodpark.org.uk
Sherwood Foundation School is a Foundation Special School located in the London Borough of Sutton and made up of three campuses:
Sherwood Hill Campus
Sherwood Hill Campus is a specialist school for autistic learners aged 3–19 years who have multiple and complex barriers to learning, requiring high levels of support to access education and learning around their peers. Many of our learners may also have severe learning difficulties and/or struggle to maintain a regulated state for learning.
Sherwood Park Campus
Sherwood Park Campus is a specialist school for learners aged 3–19 years who have severe, multiple and complex learning difficulties and/or disabilities. This includes learners who have highly complex access needs resulting from their physical and/or health conditions. All learners require high levels of adult support to access learning.
Sherwood Manor Campus
Sherwood Manor Campus is a specialist school primarily for autistic learners aged 11–19 years who have moderate to severe barriers to learning. Most of our pupils can access a highly adapted formal learning environment with high levels of adult support. Some of our learners struggle to deal with the demands of an adult-led learning environment so may need a highly individualised learning offer to meet their academic potential.
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