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Specialist SEND Teaching Assistant

Tubbenden Primary School, Orpington, Kent, BR6 9SD

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• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  22 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 June 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 31 hours 15 mins per week Monday to Friday 8:30am to 3:30pm (with a 45mins unpaid break) 39 weeks per year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £29,855
• Actual salary: £22,592.55 (starting salary)
• Pay scale: NJC Scale 4

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint an experienced, dedicated and empathetic Specialist SEND Teaching Assistant to work within our Inclusion Team. The Specialist SEND TA will be responsible for the day to day running of a small intervention group of between 3 and 7 children who all have EHCPs and will support the children by implementing targeted learning interventions, helping deliver a tailored curriculum, managing behavior and working closely with external specialists.

What the school offers its staff

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive culture. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from backgrounds currently underrepresented in our staff body.

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

Lumero Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of appointment for post is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check as well as references.

The trust is committed to promoting and building a diverse and inclusive climate by extending diversity and inclusive awareness throughout our community. We aim to build and sustain a diverse and inclusive community where all individuals are appreciated and respected.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

LET Recruitment Pack - Specialist SEND Teaching Assistant TPS (start 1 September 2026).pdf - 455 KB (opens in new tab)

About Tubbenden Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 667 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Tubbenden Primary School website
• Email address: HRPrimaries@iniciotrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tubbenden-primary-school-orpington

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Arranging a visit to Tubbenden Primary School

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