General Teaching Assistant SEN

Salary: £25,620 pro rata – plus SEN allowance

Contract:
Permanent

Hours:
Part time, up to 17.9 hours per week

Location:
Selby, North Yorkshire – Barlow C of E Primary School

If you have a passion for inspiring the next generation and want to work with a talented, committed, and supportive team, then this might be the job for you!

We enjoy working at our schools; we are inclusive, and our family‑feel resonates throughout every classroom. Our approach to teaching is centred on topic‑based learning, where children are empowered to take the lead and follow their own interests.

Our schools are part of The White Rose Federation, which joined Pathfinder Multi‑Academy Trust in November 2024. Our Federation sits within the Trust as a formal partnership between four local schools. Our staff care deeply for our children and we aim to ensure that we do the very best that we can for our children.

The schools in our Federation are Barlow Church of England Primary School, Burton Salmon Community School, Chapel Haddlesey Church of England Primary School and Hensall Community Primary School. We tend to think of ourselves as one school across four sites. We share our training and staff meetings together, utilising each other’s strengths to get it right for the children in our schools.

Suzanne Keeler leads the schools as Executive Headteacher and each school also has a head of school at each site, with whom you will be able to work in close partnership. Three of our schools also have the same structure so you will be able to work alongside other TAs and teachers who are teaching the same curriculum, so you won’t be alone!

To flourish here you must be professional, committed, ambitious – for yourself and the school, fair and open to working with others. You also need to be a genuine ‘team‑player’. We stand by this as continued school improvement can be a tough journey and supporting one another is imperative. We work at pace and challenge each other to be the best that we can be;

the new staff member who joins us must mirror this.

I hope that our advert has piqued your curiosity and you’d like to find out more as we may just be your ‘cup of tea’! While an advert can tell you the basics, a visit reveals our true character. We invite you to reach out and arrange a time to see our schools firsthand. It would be a pleasure to meet you, discuss your career path, and explore whether our community is the right fit for your future.

We are advertising for a GTA SEN to support on a 1:1 basis; sometimes it will be 2 children with one adult.

• Provide one‑to‑one support to SEN pupils; occasionally support two children with one adult.
• Schedule:
  
  5 afternoons a week (12.00pm to 3.35pm) with an MSA duty, or 2 days a week (8.45am to 3.35pm) with a 30‑minute MSA duty.
• Academic year 2026‑2027:
  Monday and Friday.
• Total hours: 5 afternoons – 12.9 hours GTA SEN plus 5 hours MSA; 2 days – 11.66 hours GTA SEN plus 1 hour MSA.
• Start:
  Part‑time, required from September 2026.

In return for your dedication, you can expect:

• Supportive Leadership: A team that is child‑focused and values your input in our ever‑evolving schools.
• A Collaborative Staff: A team of professionals who all want the absolute best for our pupils.
• An Involved Community: A committed and loyal parent community.
• Professional Growth:
  We provide bespoke professional development to support your career journey, including specific opportunities to hone your skills as a TA.
• Our Children:
  Most importantly, you will work with engaged children who are excited to meet you.

Our Federation recently expanded to welcome Hensall Community Primary to our family of schools.

We warmly welcome visits to our school. If you feel you have the qualities we are looking for, please arrange a visit by contacting us demy.

Application forms can be found in the key documents below.

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