SEN Teaching Assistant
Newstead Wood School
Bromley
- Expired
- Salary:
- £25,645 (actual), £29,720 FTE
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 31 August 2026
Job overview
Newstead Wood School is a well-respected secondary school located in the United Kingdom, committed to providing an inclusive and supportive learning environment for all students. We are currently seeking a dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant to join our team and support students.
Role Overview:
As an SEN Teaching Assistant, you will work closely with teachers and other staff to support students with special educational needs. Your role will involve assisting in classroom activities, helping individual or small groups of students, and contributing to creating an inclusive learning environment that meets the diverse needs of our pupils.
Skills and Qualifications:
- A genuine interest in working with children and young people with special educational needs
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to follow instructions carefully and work as part of a team
- Patience, empathy, and understanding towards learners’ individual challenges
- Basic literacy and numeracy skills appropriate for supporting secondary education students
- Willingness to learn new strategies for supporting SEN pupils
Values and Attitudes:
- Commitment to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion within the school community
- Positive attitude towards continuous professional development
- Respectful approach when working with children from varied backgrounds
- Reliability, punctuality, and professionalism in all aspects of your role
- Enthusiasm for making a positive difference in the lives of young learners
If you are passionate about supporting young people’s education without requiring prior experience but have the right attitude to grow into this important role at Newstead Wood School, we would love to hear from you.
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About Newstead Wood School
Newstead Wood is a highly selective girls’ state secondary school, with a co-educational Sixth Form, close to Orpington Station, with direct links to London. Our catchment radius covers a wide, rich range of socio-economic and ethnic areas: over 40% of students are from ethnic minorities and many of our students will be the first of their families to enter Higher Education. The school is heavily over-subscribed.
Newstead prides itself on providing an exciting learning environment, both in terms of resources and expectations, so that each individual can flourish. We recognise the range of students’ abilities, both in terms of specific subjects and personal and social education, and try to respond, often through links with the wider community. Newstead is nationally and internationally renowned for offering the best ways to provide for the needs of very able students through the formal curriculum and beyond – through extra-curricular and enrichment activities in particular. We have high expectations and encourage students to be self-motivated so that learning arises naturally through enquiry and research, across different subjects. We know that lively minds come to us well stocked and able to think divergently. Our staff understands very able and gifted students and encourage the appreciation and acceptance of different abilities.
Our expert and dedicated staff inspire our students; and our students' energy, creativity and enthusiasm inspire staff. We are proud of our students' achievements - whatever field they excel in. However, neither staff nor students are complacent - constantly looking for new challenges to meet and fresh problems to solve. Newstead students have freedom and security to be themselves, and many opportunities to follow their interests and aspirations. We know them as individuals and support them to grow as thinking young people and active citizens, ready to take positions of responsibility and leadership on leaving school. If you feel you are able to support us to bring out the best in our pupils, we welcome your application today.
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