SEND TEACHING ASSISTANT
Tornedale Infant Academy, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN11 0NQ12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
24 November 2025
Closing date
6 November 2025 at 4pm
Date listed
24 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,862.00 - £27,666.00 Annually (FTE)
SEND TEACHING ASSISTANT job summary
o To provide dedicated 1:1 support, as and when required, to a pupil with SEND, providing individual assistance/specialist support, implementing action plans, to maximise achievement.
o To work, as and when required, with groups of pupils, including those with education and health care plans, providing individual assistance/specialist support, implementing action plans, to maximise achievement.
o To work closely with pupils individually or groups within schools/educational establishments or on educational visits, enabling them to achieve maximum access and participation in the National Curriculum.
o To work under the direction of the class teacher and to assist in the planning, administration tasks, monitoring and evaluation of the pupil’s learning, ensuring that progress is clearly recorded and related to the learning objectives for that pupil.
o To help pupils to further develop literacy, numeracy, ICT, problem solving and study skills.
o To help pupils develop their language and reasoning skills and to assist pupils in the organisation, preparation and display of set assignment tasks.
o To give in-class support to teachers, facilitating pupils’ access to the curriculum including assisting teachers of practical subjects as required with priority being given to health and safety.
o To support the school’s relationships policy to ensure high standards of pupil behaviour.
o To assist in the writing of regular reports and reviews on pupil’s progress, to assist with general administration of records.
o To liaise with parents and other agencies as required (i.e. Social Services, Health professionals etc.) as directed by the relevant professional.
o To inform other support staff/ teachers on a daily basis regarding the progress of pupils.
o To contribute to the formulation of measures that are directly connected to pupil achievement, in partnership with parents and under the direction of the relevant professional.
o To assist with pupil pastoral issues
o To play an appropriate part in child protection procedures, such as relating relevant factual information and recording/reporting disclosures to the designated teacher/relevant professional.
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 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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Tornedale Infant Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 167 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Tornedale Infant Academy website
School location
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