SEND Teaching Assistant

Spring Meadow Infant School, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4RB

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  1 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday -Friday 0845-1515
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year
• Pay scale: Level 1 or Level 2 dependent on experience

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Have understanding and experience with children with SEND needs
• be an excellent classroom practitioner
• have high expectations of behaviour and achievement
• have a commitment to teamwork and a collegiate approach
• be able to build relationships with children and colleagues
• have the ability and determination to inspire and motivate children to achieve the best they can be.
• have an uncompromising passion and enthusiasm for teaching and learning
• Be a learner

What the school offers its staff

• Amazing, kind and caring children with a passion for learning
• a friendly and welcoming community
• a caring and supportive ethos where staff and children’s wellbeing are a high priority
• dedicated, experienced and welcoming staff
• a sense of fun and enjoyment in an environment where colleagues all work together and support each other
• opportunities for high quality professional development.

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

Spring Meadow Infant and Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this. An enhanced DBS with a barred list check will be required, and other procedures and checks will be followed as part of our safeguarding procedures. The school is an equal opportunities employer.

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.

About Spring Meadow Infant School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 7
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 143 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Spring Meadow Infant School website
• Email address: office@springmeadow.cambs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01353664742
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/spring-meadow-infant-school

We are a two form Infant and Nursery school in the heart of Ely, Cambridgeshire.

Arranging a visit to Spring Meadow Infant School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@springmeadow.cambs.sch.uk.

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