Teaching Assistant - SEND 1:1

Northrepps Primary School, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 0LG

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  1 May 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  22 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989 - £26,403 FTE

Teaching Assistant - SEND 1:1 job summary

Part of the Pathfinder Federation

Tel: 01263 579396

Email: office@northrepps.norfolk.sch.uk

Website: https://www.pathfinders.norfolk.sch.uk/northrepps/

• Salary – Scale D, £25,989 - £26,403 FTE depending on experience
• Temporary for summer term 2026 in the first instance
• Part Time
• 20 hours per week (M-F)
• Term Time plus 1 week
• Required ASAP

Northrepps Primary as part of the Pathfinders Federation, is a small and friendly school located in the centre of a conservation village on the north Norfolk coast. We provide a family atmosphere in a caring yet challenging educational environment, enabling each child to feel secure and happy at school whilst working to the best of their ability. Our core values of love, kindness, friendship and respect run at the heart of everything we do, and we encourage children to reflect regularly on how they should live these in their lives.

We are looking for an experienced and inspiring 1 to 1 teaching assistant to join our team. Hours of work, 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday (9am to 1pm).

We are looking for someone who:

• is reliable, hardworking and experienced in supporting SEN children in their learning
• is able to support children with additional needs, supporting learners in class who have
• an Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP)
• is able to quickly establish positive relationships with children, built on mutual respect
• has a strong understanding of how to encourage independent learning
• has high expectations of behaviour 
• is able to support an SEN pupil at lunchtimes
• has good Literacy and Numeracy skills to GCSE standard
• is willing to contribute to the wider community of the school

They will also be…

• resilient and reflective of practice
• creative, able to use imagination to develop and extend learning
• able to work as part of a team, thinking on their feet and showing initiative
• able to act as a role model for children through their attitude to others and conduct around the school

In return we offer a friendly, supportive team who work hard to meet the needs of everyone in our school; wonderful, enthusiastic children who are genuinely excited by their learning; very small classes; a commitment to supporting staff in their ongoing professional development and a real community environment where everyone has a vital part to play and an opportunity to make a difference. There are so many things which make our schools unique, 

Please contact the school office for an informal discussion about the role or to make an appointment to view the school.

How to apply

A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Completed forms should be returned to – office@northrepps.norfolk.sch.uk 

Please note we will be applying for references for all shortlisted candidates prior to interview.  

We encourage early applications and will arrange interviews as early as possible.

Closing date:  1 May 2026, 12 noon

Interview date:  TBA

Our school is committed to safeguarding children and young people and expects all who work at the school to share this commitment. All applicants to the post will be subject to further safeguarding checks, including a full Disclosure and Barring Service check. Interviews will explore approaches and attitudes to safeguarding further.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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

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.

About Northrepps Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 38 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Northrepps Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/northrepps-primary-school

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