Teaching Assistant - Special Resource Provision

Longdean School, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP3 8JB

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  18 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £19,141.00 - £19,141.00 Annually (Actual) H4 + fringe (pro rata)

Teaching Assistant - Special Resource Provision job summary

Special Resource Provision - Teaching Assistant
Longdean School

Grade: H4

Hours: 30 hours per week

Contract: Term time plus 5 days INSET

Start: ASAP

Actual salary: £19,141 (H4, pro rata)

Longdean School are looking for an TA for their Special Resource Provision to work to raise the learning and attainment of pupils, promote pupils’ independence, self-esteem and social inclusion and give support to students with Speech, Language, Communication needs and/or Autism. You will work with pupils individually or in small groups so they can access the curriculum, take part in learning and experience a sense of achievement. You will work as part of a small team working in the SRP and supporting pupils to access mainstream learning.

The Longdean School is a good school (Ofsted March 2025). We strive for excellence by teaching and preparing our young people to have confidence, to accept and respond to challenges, to have an enduring passion for learning and to become independent thinkers with respect for themselves and others.

If you have any questions please contact HR at hr@scholarseducationtrust.co.uk, or on 01727 734424. To apply, please fill in an application form on My New Term - CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date: 18th September 2026

Interview date: TBC

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Scholars’ Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer

Declaration of criminal offences

The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). You will be provided with a criminal self-declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to have an up-to-date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may do so.

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 Longdean School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1436 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Longdean School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/longdean-school

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