SEN Teaching Assistant

Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7BY

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  2 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 June 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: £17,289.00 - £17,563.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 5, Point 5-6

SEN Teaching Assistant job summary

Salary: Grade 5, Point 5-6: £17,289 - £17,563 per annum (subject to experience)

Contract: Fixed Term until August 2026, 30 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus inset days)

This rewarding position involves supporting pupils with a range of special educational needs, both in class and through targeted interventions. You will work closely with the class teacher and SENCO to help plan, deliver, and assess learning activities tailored to individual needs.

As part of this role, you will also take on classroom responsibility, helping to lead sessions, manage behaviour, and ensure an inclusive learning environment for all pupils.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience working with children with special educational needs (essential)

• Is confident in leading learning and managing a classroom environment

• Can build positive, nurturing relationships with pupils

• Works well as part of a team and uses initiative

• Is patient, resilient, and adaptable

You are warmly encouraged to visit our School prior to application, please do not hesitate to contact the school office on office@bucklandnewton.dorset.sch.uk.

SAST will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. In line with KCSIE guidance, this will be part of safer recruitment checks, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

Safeguarding responsibilities associated with this role may include engagement in regulatory activity, such as administering first aid or supporting an upset child. It will have contact with young people on a day-to-day basis. SAST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the person specification, and the post is subject to safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check and Children’s Barred List check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Sherborne Area Schools’ Trust (SAST) recognises the benefit of having a diverse workforce and is committed to building a workforce which reflects diversity from the communities it serves. SAST values the contributions from all staff from a wide range of different backgrounds and actively seeks to promote an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment and at the same time supports fair promotion and cultural acceptance. Under the provision of the Equality Act 2010 SAST welcomes applications from everyone and operates a recruitment process which is fair and does not discriminate against or disadvantage anyone because of their age, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

This role is UK- based and your right to work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

Commitment to safeguarding

Safeguarding responsibilities associated with this role may include engagement in regulatory activity, such as administering first aid or supporting an upset child. It will have contact with young people on a day-to-day basis. SAST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will meet the person specification and pass all safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check Barred List check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 113 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/buckland-newton-church-of-england-primary-school

Buckland Newton is a very successful village school and the highest achieving school in the area. We are equidistant from both Dorchester and Sherborne and our school is very much part of the local community – we have strong links with the local church. We have wonderful support from the governing body, parents, a band of volunteers from the community and our FBNS (Friends of Buckland Newton School). We are committed to excellence in education and aim to excite children’s imaginations through a range of engaging and challenging learning experiences within a Christian environment.

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