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Teaching & Learning Assistant (T&LA)

Beormund Primary School, London, SE1 3PS

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Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
2 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
13 June 2025

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern: Full time: Monday-Friday 33.75hours per week, 8.30am start
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: FTE £31,884-£36,888, Actual Pro Rata Salary £25,832-£29,886
Pay scale: Hay Grade 6 Spine Point 9-19

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for skilled support staff who:

have an enthusiasm to learn and a desire to grow professionally – holding high expectations for themselves and others
can demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills; competence in English and Maths;
have a keen interest in children’s learning – social, emotional and academic - and an ambition for them to succeed
are compassionate and caring, patient and kind - even when regularly faced with behaviours that challenge
have the ability to work as part of a team as well as the confidence and keenness to work on their own initiative - to lead projects or interventions,
can work well under pressure, are resilient in nature and have a good sense of humour.

What the school offers its staff

What we offer as a school:

Bright, engaging and determined children who will never fail to make you smile.
A diverse and supportive whole school team each with differing strengths and talents. Staff are experienced and dedicated and committed to collaborative working.
Effective safeguarding policy and procedures to protect both children and staff.
Regular Reflective Practice sessions – we also encourage a healthy work/life balance.
24/7 Employee Assistance Programme – 365 days a year helpline and additional support with legal, financial advice and counselling
Great transport links (train, tube and bus) and free parking – although situated within the congestion zone.

Further details about the role

Are you an emotionally intelligent, engaging professional who is passionate about education? Are you looking for a new challenge? Would you like to work in a school where nothing surprises you and no two days are the same? This is a highly rewarding role in a fantastic, challenging and unique school for someone with extensive school experience whilst working with vulnerable children.

Beormund Primary school serves children with complex social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. All of our children arrive with an Education & Health Care Plan (EHCP) with a plethora of needs such as SCLN, trauma and attachment, ADHD, ASD, ODD et al. All of our children need patience, time and care.

We rely on a successful, experienced and capable team of people, dedicated to improving the life chances of those who have already experienced suspensions or exclusions from mainstream setting(s). We are currently looking to recruit new members to our support staff team - people who can look beyond the behaviours children display as we seek to establish the messages they are attempting to communicate. Our curriculum is personalised with an aim to support, challenge and inspire children. Our collective drive is to reignite their love for learning, to hold self-belief and for them to achieve.

We hold high expectations of our children who make accelerated academic progress as well as improve their social and emotional responses and behaviours. Successful candidates will have the responsibility for keeping children safe, enhancing their self-esteem, providing appropriate challenge as well as supporting teachers in delivering purposeful, inspiring and engaging learning experiences. We live by the values of Honesty, Integrity, Empathy, Perseverance, Resilience and Ambition in all we do here at the school.

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.

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