Priors Hall - a Learning Community

SEND Teaching Assistant

Salary: Grade 3-4

£18,695.17 pro rata (£24,786 FTE)

32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (Term time plus inset days)

Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 3.30pm

Priors Hall - a Learning Community is proud to be part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning (IFtL) family of schools who inspire all of our futures through learning together.  At IFtL we are never alone.  We know we are stronger together – one united family striving for excellence for all, in everything we do. 

We are seeking a supportive, caring and enthusiastic SEND Teaching Assistant to join our team. The successful candidate will be able to engage positively with children, communicate effectively and model the school’s values and expectations. Experience of working with children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is desirable.

As a SEND Teaching Assistant, you will be a valued member of the Pupil Support Team, playing a key role in delivering high-quality care and learning support for our SEND pupils. You will work closely with the SENCO, teachers and senior leaders to support pupils’ learning, emotional wellbeing and individual needs.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• A genuine passion for improving outcomes and achievement for children with SEND

• A strong commitment to pastoral care and a child-centred, nurturing approach

• The ability to work collaboratively as part of a team

• Flexibility, enthusiasm and a positive attitude to supporting children’s development

Please see Job Description for further details.

Closing Date for application: Friday  2nd January 2026

Interviews: TBC

We offer:   

As part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning, successful candidates will have full access to enhanced family leave, generous Pension (LGPS) employer contribution, and access to a staff benefits package, including a bespoke CPD, wellbeing support (Health Assured) discount on gym membership, cinema tickets, cycle to work scheme and much more.    

Our children and young people come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our colleagues. We aim to reflect and celebrate diversity in our workplace in order to create an inclusive culture that adds real value to our vision of inspiring the futures of us all through learning together.   

Inspiring Futures through Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All employees are expected to share this commitment, to follow IFtL’s safeguarding policies and procedures, and to behave appropriately towards children at all times, both in work and in their personal lives.   

All school based posts are defined as Regulated Activity and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced with Barred List Criminal Records Bureau check     

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