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Join a Supportive Team as a Teaching Assistant – SEN Focus
Location: Poole | Start Date: September 2025
Contract: Fixed Term (1 Academic Year) with Potential for Permanent Role
Hours: Full Time | Salary: Competitive, Based on Experience

Are you a compassionate, adaptable and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant looking to make a real difference in children’s lives? We are working in partnership with a highly regarded 4-form entry mainstream primary school in Poole, which includes a well-established SEN Hub, to recruit a full-time Teaching Assistant to start this September.

This is an exciting opportunity to work across the school supporting pupils with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), helping them to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally in a nurturing and inclusive environment.

✨ The Role:

  • Provide targeted support to pupils with EHCPs across various year groups

  • Collaborate closely with class teachers, the SENCO, and specialist staff

  • Encourage and promote independence, confidence, and inclusion

  • Support the delivery of personalised learning programmes

✅ About You:

  • Experience working in a primary school setting is essential

  • Passionate about inclusive education and pupil wellbeing

  • SEN experience is desirable but not essential – a willingness to learn is key

  • Patient, resilient, and confident in building strong relationships with children

  • A team player who can adapt to different classroom settings and pupil needs

The School Offers:

  • A vibrant, welcoming and diverse school community

  • A dedicated SEN Hub and expert staff to support professional growth

  • Opportunities for training and progression within a large, supportive team

  • Potential for a permanent position following the fixed term

If you're ready to support, inspire and positively impact children with additional needs, we want to hear from you!

Apply Now to take the next step in your education career with a school that values every child and every member of staff.

We are an education recruitment agency with a strong track record of helping talented professionals find their ideal roles. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all applicants to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to relevant checks and an enhanced DBS.

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