Teaching Assistant - SEN Support

Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, WF2 0RS

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  27 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 November 2025

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: 21 hours per week, 8:50am-1:00pm, Monday to Friday, Term time only + 2 days
• Contract type: Fixed term - Ongoing
• Actual salary: 14,752.69 - 15,008.47

What skills and experience we're looking for

Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate is seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant - SEN Support to join their academy. The successful candidate will work with pupils with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities. The role of Teaching Assistant - SEN Support across our Academy is to promote the learning and welfare of all students by providing practical and learning support to students, including those with statements of special educational needs, under the direction of the class teacher.

The successful candidate will need to show a passion for working with pupils with SEND and demonstrate previous experience.

What the school offers its staff

Outwood Academy Kirkhamgate is on the outskirts of the Cathedral City of Wakefield and is currently rated outstanding by Ofsted.

We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place children at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.

Outwood Academy Kirkhamgate joined the Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) in 2013. As a member of the Outwood Family we believe in putting Children First, raising standards and transforming lives.

Full training and support will be given for the right candidate.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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About Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 230 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate website
• Email address: c.surtees@outwood.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/outwood-primary-academy-kirkhamgate

Arranging a visit to Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email c.surtees@outwood.com.

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