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Teaching Assistant

Oaklands School, Hounslow, TW3 4BX

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• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  29 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday - Friday Term time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Hounslow Pay Scale 6 Point 16 to Point 20

What skills and experience we're looking for

Oaklands is an outstanding special school serving the London Borough of Hounslow that provides specialist education to students with severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple difficulties and autism. We have a Primary school (New Oaks) and a Secondary school (High Oaks). We are based across two different sites with both our school buildings offering state of the art facilities for our students.

We are looking to appoint a highly skilled and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to work in our Secondary School. You must be passionate about working with students with special needs and have previous experience of working in a special school or similar environment. You must be competent with using Makaton signing and symbols for communication and essentially have experience of working with students with autism and complex needs. We believe that all of our students are capable of making outstanding progress and we want to appoint individuals who share our belief. Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role.

What the school offers its staff

We value our employees and offer excellent training and support as well as a pension scheme, employee assistance programme and many other well-being benefits. These include our onsite gym, showering facilities and coffee shop with discounted barista coffee. Freshly prepared meals available including hot lunches, sandwiches/paninis through our kitchen, shop and onsite cafe.

Oaklands is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work at the school is expected to share this commitment. This position is subject to a satisfactory fully enhanced DBS check and references being received. Social Media checks will be carried out on shortlisted candidates. All positions are subject to the satisfactory completion of a 26 working week probation period.

Details of this post are available on the school’s website: www.oaklands.hounslow.sch.uk Visits to the school are welcome. Please contact HR for an appointment on 0208 560 3569 (option 3).

If you believe you have what it takes to excel in this role and would like to join our friendly and supportive team, please complete and email the application form to HR@oaklands.uk.net

Please ensure that you explain clearly in your application how you meet the person specification.

Closing Date: 9am Friday 15th May 2026

Interview Date: Thursday 21st May 2026

Start Date: September 2026

Pay Scale: Hounslow Pay Scale 6 Point 16 to Point 20

Actual Salary: £26,809– 28,439 annum

Contract Type: Permanent, term time only

Hours of work: 32.25 hours per week.

8.30 am to 4.30pm Monday (to support curriculum team)

8.30 am to 3.30pm Tuesday to Friday

Induction: The successful candidate will be required to attend a pre-employment induction prior to commencing employment, and successfully pass safeguarding.

CV’s will not be accepted. No agencies please

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

Oaklands School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, teaching and non-teaching (including temporary and supply staff), governors and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful applicants for all vacancies will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service

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Additional documents

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

person spec scale 6 TA.docx - 31.3 KB (opens in new tab)

Job Description - TA Scale 6.doc - 59 KB (opens in new tab)

About Oaklands School

• School type: Special schools, Does not apply, ages 4 to 19
• School size: 267 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oaklands School website
• Email address: hr@oaklands.uk.net
• Phone number: 0208 560 3569
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oaklands-school

Oaklands is an ‘outstanding’ special school serving the London Borough of Hounslow that provides specialist education to students with severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple difficulties and autism aged 4-19.
We have a Primary school (New Oaks), and a Secondary school (High Oaks). We are based across two different sites with both our school buildings offering state of the art facilities for our students and we serve a socially and ethnically diverse population, with children coming from within Hounslow and the surrounding Boroughs.

Arranging a visit to Oaklands School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@oaklands.uk.net.

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