SEND Teaching Assistant

Job Description

As a SEND Teaching Assistant, you will work closely with pupils who require additional support to access learning. The focus is on providing tailored academic and emotional support, adapting tasks where needed, and helping pupils feel secure and confident in the classroom. Strong communication, patience, and consistency are essential, alongside a clear understanding of safeguarding responsibilities.

• Supports pupils with SEND in lessons and structured interventions.
• Works closely with teachers to adapt learning activities.
• Promotes confidence, independence, and positive behaviour.
• Maintains safeguarding, care, and wellbeing standards.

Desired Experience + Qualifications

• Experience supporting pupils with SEND or sensory needs.
• Calm, attentive communicator with strong emotional awareness.
• Comfortable using visual schedules and regulation tools.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and consistent practice.

About the School

Located in Oxfordshire (OX9), this SEND school holds a secure Ofsted Good rating and is known for its highly structured, regulation-focused environment. The school supports pupils with autism, sensory processing differences, and emotional regulation needs, using predictable routines and clear visual systems throughout the day.

Classrooms and shared spaces are designed to reduce sensory overload, with calm colour palettes, defined transition points, and access to regulation spaces. Staff work closely with occupational therapists and behaviour specialists to ensure consistent approaches across the school.

Leadership places strong emphasis on staff training, offering CPD in sensory integration, transition support, and autism-informed practice. The culture is reflective, collaborative, and supportive — an excellent setting for practitioners who value structure, patience, and purposeful SEND work.