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Teaching Assistant

Sydenham School

Lewisham

  • £31,434 - £32,346 pro rata
  • Expired
Salary:
Actual pro rata salary £20,949-£21,557 PA
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
21 September 2025
Apply by:
8 September 2025

Job overview



Teaching Assistant for our
Sydenham wellbeing and learning hub
Start date September 2025
Mon – Fri 27 hours per week – TTO + INSET (39 weeks)
Salary - SC4 (pts 8 – 10): £31,434 - £32,346 pa, pro rata / actual salary £20,949 - £21,557 pa

Sydenham School are seeking to appoint outstanding, enthusiastic, and experienced Teaching Assistant. We would welcome applications from recent graduates who are considering a future career in teaching. The successful candidate will assist the Inclusion Team in addressing the needs of our students to overcome barriers to learning, particularly those excluded from, or otherwise not working to a normal timetable.

You will be working in our Sydenham wellbeing and learning hub under the guidance of senior staff. You will provide support in addressing the needs of students who require specific help to make sustained or improved progress.

The successful applicant will be a dynamic and enthusiastic individual, who is able to make the significant contribution required to secure the very best outcomes for students at Sydenham School.

If you are interested in an opportunity to build on established success an application pack can be downloaded from our website at:
https://www.sydenham.lewisham.sch.uk/about/vacancies
Alternatively, further details can be obtained from our HR Department: 0208 699 6731 ext 423/431
The closing date for applications is 09:00am on Monday 8th September 2025
Interview date is to be confirmed

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
The school is committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and diversity. We have a clear commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Safeguarding is the ‘golden thread’ that runs through the school. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed
Original evidence of the right to work within the United Kingdom will be required prior to commencement of employment i.e. National Insurance Number, Work Permits or Indefinite Leave to Remain. If the applicant has lived/worked overseas for 12 months or more since the age of 18, they will also be required to obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct from the country(ies) they lived/worked in at their own expense and provide these for our records.













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About Sydenham School

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  • Sydenham School
  • Dartmouth Road
  • London
  • SE26 4RD
  • United Kingdom

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Dear Applicant

Thank you for your enquiry.

We are delighted that you are thinking of applying for this post at Sydenham School and hope that you submit an application. Sydenham School has been educating girls since 1917. We are a popular and oversubscribed school that is forward-looking and genuinely comprehensive with excellent standards and high expectations. Our last OFSTED Report stated ‘there is a sharp focus and additional drive to secure further improvements in the school’s performance so that students experience the best possible education at Sydenham School’.

Raising achievement is at the heart of all we do, based on clear educational values, well-qualified staff and strong traditions. Our students receive an excellent educational experience and we are ambitious for them. The quality of our learning and teaching combined with a strong curriculum enables students to achieve academic success and develop into confident, clear thinking young people with a sense of responsibility to others. In 2016 we moved into our tastefully refurbished Edwardian building and newly built state of the art STEM buildings.

However, we are equally committed to developing our students in the Arts, Humanities and Languages, so that they can develop their creative skills, critical awareness and confidence to thrive in the future. We believe that the vast majority of students can achieve highly regardless of their starting points.

We partner with Forest Hill Boys’ School to operate SFH6 - the Sydenham and Forest Hill Sixth Form. This provides a wide range of opportunities and progression routes for students. This year 89% of our Sixth Form students went on to University, with over 70% progressing to the top research intensive universities including Oxford, Cambridge and the Russell Group. 100% went on to either University, training apprenticeships or employment.

Sydenham School enjoys a good reputation in the local community and we are outward facing in our work with other schools and providers. There is a clear commitment to the education of all of our students and we pride ourselves on being able to support students to develop their full potential whatever their backgrounds or needs.

Sydenham School is a superb place to work, with great students and a dedicated and committed staff team. Come and join us!

Emma Wijnberg

Headteacher

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