SEN Teaching Assistant - Turnfurlong Infant School
Location: Aylesbury
Overview
We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to support a child with additional needs as part of our amazing team.
Do you have the professional and personal skills to help enable a young child with Special Educational Needs to develop their love of learning and reach their full potential?
Do you have the commitment, positivity and sensitivity to celebrate all the things a child can do and see ability before disability?
Do you want to help a child flourish, grow and develop their independence?
Are you looking for a role where you will be able to use your personal and professional skills to make a difference that could last a lifetime?
If the answer to these questions is 'yes', we want to hear from you!
Term time only: Yes
Salary type: Bucks Pay
Salary Details: Range 2, actual salary £18,619-£21,272 (depending on Bucks Pay service and experience)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Part-time, 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday (8.30 am -3.30 pm, with half an hour lunch break)
Closing date: 18/06/2026
Interviews to be held: 22/06/2026
About us
Turnfurlong Infant School is situated approximately a mile from the centre of Aylesbury. Our warm and caring school is a school where every child really matters and where we celebrate the unique status of being an infant school. Inspiring a love of learning is at the heart of our teaching. Our curriculum is enhanced by a range of visitors to the school and visits out of school (local and further afield). Our children have participated in dance and music workshops, watched chicks hatch, visited local places of worship, local farms and visited Woburn Safari Park, Warwick Castle and Waddesdon Manor.
Website: www.turnfurlong-inf.bucks.sch.uk
About the role
JOB PURPOSE
- To contribute to the overall ethos, aims and work of the school
- To be a positive team member
- To work with class teachers and SENDCo to raise the learning and
attainment of pupils of all abilities - To promote pupils’ independence, self-esteem and social inclusion
- To give support to pupils, individually or in groups, so they can access the
curriculum, take part in learning, and experience a sense of achievement
We can offer you:
• A comprehensive and supportive induction to your role
• The opportunity to work with an experienced team
• Exciting opportunities for further professional development
• Lovely children who are active learners
• Supportive parents and families
Please see the attached job description.
About you
As an SEN Teaching Assistant you would:
- Be the 1:1 support for a child with an Education Health and Care Plan
- Work closely with the class teacher, other TAs and the SENDCo to support a child to meet their individual targets and make progress
- Enable a child with SEN to gain independence skills
- Participate fully in all aspects of the school routine, eating lunch with the children, supporting children's social skills at playtime, joining in with activities such as PE and music
- Develop positive professional partnerships with parents
- Work closely with professionals from other agencies
Please see attached Person specification for further information.
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.
Please send completed application forms to the email address below.
Tel No: 01296 489265
Email: [email protected]
The successful candidate will be required to provide suitable references and undergo an enhanced DBS disclosure prior to taking up the post.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
