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Teaching Assistant SEN

Buckfastleigh Primary School, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0DD

This job expired on 14 July 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  14 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 July 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: £12.85 - £13.26 Hourly NJC C 5 - 7

Teaching Assistant SEN job summary

SEN Teaching Assistant, Monday to Friday, 5.25 hours per day, Fixed Term until 31st August 2026

We are very proud of Buckfastleigh Primary School and its place at the heart of the community. Our school is a vibrant and dynamic place to learn. We are proud to be part of a school where children and staff are inspired to learn, challenged to do their best and encouraged to succeed. Recently, our school was judged as 'Good' overall by Ofsted. In Behaviours and Attitudes and Early Years our school was judged as 'Outstanding'.

Our vision and values are that every child will feel a sense of belonging, be ambitious and resilient so that they are safe, respected and ready to step into the world.

Buckfastleigh Primary School is looking for a passionate and skilled Teaching Assistant to join the team. The role will involve working as part of an enthusiastic and experienced team to enrich the learning of a number of SEN pupils. It is an exciting opportunity to be involved in a school that has excellent relationships with children and families and is at the heart of the community.

The successful candidate will have an understanding of the requirements of the curriculum and be able to work as part of a team to support children’s learning. They will work with individuals and groups at the direction of the class teacher to enable all children to reach their potential.

The successful candidates will;

• Encourage a love of learning
  
• Be able to build great relationships with children
• Be committed to achieving high standards across the school
• Have high expectations for learning and behaviour
• Have effective interpersonal skills with the ability to work with staff, governors and parents
• Have experience of working or caring for children of primary school age
• Have an understanding of child development and learning

We offer:

A supportive staff team who genuinely want the best for our pupils

A commitment to your own professional development

Local government pension scheme

Lovely children who deserve the best

Westcountry Schools Trust is a multi-academy trust of 31 schools, currently employing approximately 2,900 staff and growing. We are a dynamic organisation with our students and staff at our heart. Our values inform our work and we hope you agree these are key to success:

Working for the Trust includes some key benefits, please see our website for full details.

For an informal discussion regarding this role, please contact Laurie Archer on 01364 643304.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this post. Information about our key policies is available at: https://www.westst.org.uk/our-policies (this includes our DBS Policy, Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, and Recruitment and Selection Policy).

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.

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About Buckfastleigh Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 121 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Buckfastleigh Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/buckfastleigh-primary-school

A member of South Dartmoor Academy Trust

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