Looking for SEN Teaching Assistant roles across London and Greater London? We connect compassionate support staff with specialist classroom support roles where they can make a meaningful difference to learners with additional needs. Whether you’re developing your skills in SEN or building on experience, we help you find placements where your contribution is valued and supported.
Schools come to us when they have SEN school vacancies and teaching assistant vacancies and we have the best teachers for them.
Working with pupils and students with special educational needs is both very rewarding and at times challenging. We make sure that you’re supported the whole way. We’re proud to work with great teachers and help them get SEN teaching jobs.
We’re consistently told we’re the best agency for UK teaching jobs by both our teachers and our schools. So if you’re a SEN school teacher who wants to have an impact, get in touch with Impact Teachers.
What SEN Teaching Assistants Do
SEN Teaching Assistants play a vital role in supporting learners who have additional learning, behavioural, or sensory needs. Typical responsibilities may include:
- Providing one-to-one or small group support
- Working with structured behaviour and learning plans
- Collaborating with teachers and specialist staff
- Supporting differentiated learning tasks
- Helping to create structured, inclusive classroom environments
Skills & Expectations for SEN Teaching Assistants
Effective SEN Teaching Assistants typically demonstrate:
- A calm, patient, and supportive approach
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Understanding of SEN strategies and differentiated learning
- Ability to build positive relationships with learners
Whether you are early in your SEN journey or experienced, these skills will help you thrive in specialist support roles.
Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits of registering with the UK’s top rated teacher recruitment agency:
- We’re available at any time – just give us a call
- We have a roster of local teachers and TAs carefully vetted for experience and safeguarding checks
- ID sent to you before the teacher arrives for your peace of mind
- Our extensive range of high-quality staff are available to cover short, long term and permanent vacancies when you need them
- Many of our expert agency staff worked as teachers and understand the needs of the teaching environment
- We secure the highest quality teachers early on, ready for your school
Support, Compliance & Placement Guidance
We support you through the compliance steps required for SEN Teaching Assistant roles, including DBS checks and right-to-work verification. We collaborate with schools to make sure placement expectations are clear, so you can focus on making a positive impact with learners.
Helpful Resources for SEN Teaching Assistants
- How to Become the Best Teaching Assistant for SEN Students – skills and strategies for SEN support roles
- Teaching Students With Different Learning Styles – differentiation techniques for diverse learners
- High Quality Teaching for Pupils With SEND – approaches to inclusive and effective teaching practice
- Essential Guide to the Learning Support Assistant Role – core role responsibilities and expectations
- SEN Support Assistant Qualifications UK – training and qualification guidance for SEN support careers
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