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Teaching and Learning Advocate (Autism / Social Communication)

Gascoigne Primary School, Barking, Essex, IG11 7DR

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  29 January 2026 at 3pm

• Date listed

  19 January 2026

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: Monday - Friday term time only
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year
• Actual salary: £25,698 - £26,821

What skills and experience we're looking for

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What the school offers its staff

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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

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Gascoigne Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 1122 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Gascoigne Primary School website
• Email address: eaugustin@gascoigne.co.uk
• Phone number: 02082704291
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/gascoigne-primary-school

Gascoigne Primary – a dynamic and forward-thinking school in which highly-skilled staff enable all pupils to make good progress.

Our inclusive ethos underpins everything that we do. We are a school that takes seriously its duty to transform individuals’ lives. In judging the school to be Good in June 2022, Ofsted noted that: ‘Pupils are happy at this school. Leaders and governors have created a strong sense of community across the school’s two sites. Staff teach pupils to be tolerant and inclusive of others. Pupils enjoy learning about and celebrating each other’s languages, cultures and traditions. Leaders strive to enable pupils to be independent and confident learners. Their success in this is evident throughout the school.’

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