Teaching Assistant - SEND

William Morris Primary School, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 2PP

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  15 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £13.57 - £14.15 Hourly NJC Grade K

Teaching Assistant - SEND job summary

Come and work in our school, with a fab staff team, where teaching and learning is fun and exciting!

We are looking for a kind and caring person who has experience of supporting children with SEND, does this sounds like you? If it does, we would love you to apply for the role of Teaching Assistant (SEND) at William Morris. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our team and provide excellent care and education for our pupils.

William Morris is a happy place to teach and learn. Our team is a family growing together to develop our school for the children. We are welcoming and supportive. The children at William Morris are friendly and engaged, they are keen to learn and have strong positive relationships with staff. Parents are supportive of the school and our PTA offers activities and fundraisers. We are situated in the beautiful Tadpole Garden Village and housed in a purpose-built building that opened in 2019. We have children from nursery to year 6 and are a 2 form entry primary school.

The successful candidate will have a passion and enthusiasm for working with children, be creative, dedicated and have a positive attitude to joining a forward-thinking school.

Under the guidance of the class teacher, you would be working as part of a team to promote the emotional, physical and educational development of pupils and specifically supporting the learning and personal development of named pupils with an EHCP/SEND to enable them to make best use of the educational opportunities available.

You will be employed to provide additional teaching support to children with SEND who require additional support, the contract will be for a fixed term until 31st August 2027.

The role will be Monday to Friday term time from 8.30am to 3.10pm including a 30 minute unpaid lunch break and half an hour per day MDSA duty under a separate contract paid at NGC grade J2; the hours of work will be 28.33 hours per week over 39 weeks (44.85 paid weeks).

Your role will include contributing to the delivery and monitoring of interventions for individuals and small groups, supporting assessments and evidencing learning, working with the teacher to create stimulating classroom displays and learning resources plus building positive relationships with the children by being an approachable, caring and supportive role model.

For further details about the role please contact us using the details below.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders act 1974.

We reserve the right to close the advert early if a suitable candidate is found before the closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that we see your application.

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 William Morris Primary School

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 462 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: William Morris Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/william-morris-primary-school

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