Northwood College Junior School are seeking a part-time enthusiastic, caring and committed, qualified Teaching Assistant with SEND experience to work with a specific student in Upper Key Stage 2 within the Junior School environment.
Required from: Immediate
Contract term: Permanent
Hours: Part-time Term Time Only (Approx 8 hours per week) split over 3 mornings
Salary: Support Staff Grade 3 (£30,291 – £35,967 pro rata)
The role:
Northwood College Junior School are seeking a part-time enthusiastic, caring and committed, qualified Teaching Assistant with SEND experience to work with a specific student in Upper Key Stage 2 within the Junior School environment.
The post holder will support the student’s additional needs in line with the recommendations made by her Education and Health Care Plan. This provides a wonderful opportunity to join our excellent and inclusive team and school community.
Candidates need to hold NVQ Level 3 or relevant qualifications or experience of working with Send pupils or deaf pupil experience. Commitment to the wider school life is expected.
The Junior School:
Set in a vibrant environment that simply buzzes with dynamic energy, excitement, curiosity and the sense of discovery, the Junior School constitutes a challenging, inspirational and all-rounded education in itself, as well as providing the important bridge to our highly academic Senior School. We are a welcoming and inclusive school environment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2YUhjn97e4
We follow a book-centred approach to learning and ensure that all our texts reflect our pupils and have positive role models at their centre. Visits, trips, speakers and special events are built into our curriculum and girls are provided with outstanding opportunities to develop their interests in a wide range of areas. We are a school of changemakers, with students who feel able to affect change in the world around them. Music, sports, languages and STEM are some of the many areas in which we see our pupils excel. Please click on the link to see why our students love school. https://youtu.be/Fe5wqeZ0dGQ
About the School:
Northwood College for Girls is an independent, academically selective day school for approximately 890 girls aged 3-18. Our aim is to empower each Northwood College pupil with the knowledge, insight and motivation to enter adult-hood a conscientious, ambitious, confident and happy member of society; one who is equipped to turn challenge into opportunity, to embrace change and innovation, to maintain a lifelong love of learning and to succeed in a path that is most advantageous to her individual strengths and aspirations.
As the 2024 Independent School of the Year for Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Justice, inclusion and being your authentic self is at the heart of so much of what we do at Northwood and we value each unique contribution to our community.
We are delighted to be part of the Girls’ Day School Trust, a family of 26 all-girls’ schools situated around the country. For staff, membership of the GDST means access to unparalleled career opportunities; including cross-school collaboration and centralised high-quality training.
Benefits:
As part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:
For further details and an application form please visit the school’s website. https://www.northwoodcollege.gdst.net/about-us/work-for-us/
Studies have shown that women and people from under-represented ethnicities are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single aspect of a job description and person specification. At NWC we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so we encourage you to apply even if your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification or experience in the information provided.
Applications must be received by 12pm on Friday 31 October 2025.
We intend for interviews to take place w/c 10 November 2025.
The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. As part of our commitment to ensuring a safe environment for children, all applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post. This process includes checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified individuals. To be eligible for employment, candidates must provide proof of their right to work in the UK.
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Maxwell Road, Northwood, HA6 2YE
Closing Date: 31 October 2025
