SEN Teaching Assistant

Interested in building a career around children, learning and SEND?

Classroom experience can teach you things a textbook never will.

How does autism affect one child differently from another? What helps a pupil with ADHD stay engaged? How do you support communication, behaviour or emotional regulation without creating dependence? And how do teachers adapt learning when the standard approach simply isn't working?

This SEN Teaching Assistant role in Plaistow offers the opportunity to develop that experience first-hand.

You'll work alongside experienced education professionals, supporting children with a range of special educational needs and gaining practical insight into inclusive and specialist support.

What you'll learn - and contribute

This is an active classroom role.

You'll support individual pupils and small groups, helping children access learning in ways that work for them. You'll observe experienced teachers, learn different support strategies and gradually build your confidence working with a range of needs.

Your day could involve

• Providing focused one-to-one support during lessons
• Leading activities with small groups
• Adapting tasks and resources for individual pupils
• Reinforcing learning introduced by the class teacher
• Supporting communication and interaction
• Helping pupils manage behaviour and emotional regulation
• Encouraging independence and participation
• Observing pupil progress and sharing feedback with teaching staff
• Building positive and appropriate relationships with children
• Working collaboratively with teachers and other support professionals

Where could it take you?

This role could be particularly valuable if you're considering a longer-term career in

Teaching | Educational Psychology | SEND | Speech & Language | Occupational Therapy | Pastoral Support | Behaviour Support | Child Development

Equally, you may already be an experienced Teaching Assistant who simply wants to develop stronger specialist SEND experience.

What we're looking for

You don't need to arrive knowing everything about SEND.

You do need to be genuinely interested in learning, comfortable working closely with children and able to respond calmly when a pupil needs a different approach.

We're looking for someone with

• Experience working with children or young people
• Good communication and relationship-building skills
• Patience and emotional maturity
• An adaptable approach to different learning needs
• Confidence working as part of a classroom team
• An interest in SEND and inclusive education
• A willingness to learn from experienced colleagues and develop professionally

Previous SEND experience would be beneficial.

The Details

Location

Plaistow, East London

Contract

Full-Time

Pay

£95 per day

You'll join a supportive education setting where you'll have the opportunity to develop practical skills and gain valuable experience working directly with children with additional needs.

If you're serious about developing your experience in SEND, this could be a very useful next step.

Submit your CV to apply.