30 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    16 January 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    17 December 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

£24,796.00 - £26,403.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary £18,876 - £20,099

Teaching Assistant job summary

Are you passionate about education and committed to fostering academic success? Are you highly motivated and driven to challenge and support our students to achieve their potential? Do you want to be part of a thriving school that encourages curiosity, exploration and personal growth?

King’s School is seeking an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our hard-working and highly motivated team. They will work in the SEND team to undertake support programmes to facilitate learning of students.

The role will involve working with a range of students on both a one-to-one and small group work basis, inside and outside of the classroom.

Our school, known for its academic excellence and high expectations across all aspects of school life, offers a unique and stimulating environment where both students and staff thrive.

Why join the SEND department at King’s? Quotes from our existing team:

“It is wonderful to see students developing and learning new skills as they navigate this important time of their lives.”

“I love guiding the students and helping to prepare them for whatever lies ahead of them in life"

“Students growing in confidence; we really do make a difference to their outcome"

“I work with a great, supportive team and with students that are happy to explore the many different opportunities we offer them at King’s.”

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. We require all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

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.

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About King's School

School type
Free School, Christian, ages 11 to 19
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
903 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
Ofsted report
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School website
King's School website

King’s School is a Church of England School in the Diocese of Chichester, for students in Years 7 to 13. Our work and relationships are based upon the four core Christian values of Love, Forgiveness, Respect and Responsibility and through these we encourage and support every student and member of staff to be the best that they can be.

At King’s, we take pride in our exceptional track record of academic success and our varied enrichment program, which is integral to our school day. Here are some key features of our school:

• Distinctive and tangible Christian ethos and values which creates a diverse and inclusive school community;
• Consistently outstanding GCSE results in terms of both attainment and progress;
• Innovative teaching practices - our teaching and learning methodologies are designed to engage and inspire our students to provide a well-rounded education for all;
• High standards of attendance, behaviour and uniform to ensure an orderly and safe environment in which all students can reach their full potential;
• Exceptional pastoral care - our commitment to creating a supportive environment, where every student can be themselves is second to none.

The school opened its doors to its first cohort of students in September 2013 and moved to its permanent site, a purpose-built facility for all areas of the curriculum, in September 2019.

There are currently just over 900 students in years 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 and a team of over 90 teachers and support staff.

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