Teaching Assistant (TA)

Pentland Field School, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB10 8TS

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  1 December 2025 at 2pm

• Date listed

  27 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,398.32 - £25,760.71 Annually (FTE) SSA £1,327.90

Teaching Assistant (TA) job summary

36 hours per week, term time only plus 5 training days

Monday: 8.30am-4.30pm, Tuesday-Thursday 8.30am-4.15pm, Friday 8.30am-3.45pm

Salary range: Scale 3 Point 5- 6 £25,398.32 to £25,760.71, plus SSA £1,327.90

We are proud to belong to Pentland Field School; a community that works together to achieve the very best for our children.

Pentland Field School is an all-through school that meets the educational needs of around 170 children and young adults aged 4-19 with a range of learning disabilities, including those who may be autistic and those who have physical or sensory needs.

Staff at Pentland Field School are passionately committed to helping all pupils unlock their potential and we are looking to appoint new TAs, who feels the same.

Pentland Field School, a member of the Eden Academy Trust, is a good school, making a difference for the pupils we work with. We help them make progress in all areas of life, become young adults who know their own value, and become active members of the communities in which they live. Pupils work in small classes (average 10 pupils) with supportive and skilled learning support assistants and benefit from an onsite therapy team

We are looking for experienced TAs who must have extensive and proven experience of working in a special school environment, or supporting a child with special educational needs in a mainstream environment.

You will be joining a team who are committed, enthusiastic, resilient, warm and have a growth mind-set. Staff at this school are ready to engage fully with all aspects of school life, including supporting the children in class, at playtime, swimming, and other extra-curricular activities. This can include overnight stays or residential trips.

You can find out more about our school here.

We can offer you: 

• a warm, friendly and approachable senior leadership team  

• a committed and knowledgeable staff community who are willing to share their knowledge and skills with anyone who has a desire to learn 

• a comprehensive induction programme for new staff, followed by access to continuous personal and professional development  

• teaching teams who work collaboratively  

• a commitment to the wellbeing of staff and pupils, including staff led wellbeing initiatives, and free access to a staff wellbeing app offering a range of wellbeing and medical guidance and care

• part of a dynamic special school multi-academy trust, with opportunities for career development 

• excellent transport links, by road or public transport. The nearest underground station is a 5 min walk from the school, and you can be in central London within 20 minutes.  

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 Pentland Field School

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 19
• School size: 171 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Pentland Field School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pentland-field-school

Pentland Field School is an all-through school that meets the educational needs of around 160 children and young adults aged 4-19 with a range of learning disabilities, including those who may be autistic and those who have physical or sensory needs.

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