Sibford School
Oxfordshire
£18,077 per year
Salary:
pro rata of £24,379
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Apply by:
29 September 2025
Job overview
37.5 hours per week term time only (34 weeks plus attendance at INSET and Safeguarding training)
1 year fixed term contract
8.15am to 4.15pm Monday to Friday (includes 30 minute unpaid break per day)
£18,077 per annum (pro rata of £24,379)
Sibford School are now seeking an exceptional Teaching Assistant to support a pupil with a Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) with a
range of their special educational needs, including communication, social, emotional, sensory, and learning difficulties. The role involves
implementing strategies to help them achieve their individual goals, access the curriculum, and develop independence in a supportive and
nurturing environment.
The successful candidate must have:-
* Experience working with children, preferably in an educational setting.
* GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths (essential).
* Understanding of special educational needs, including communication difficulties, social-emotional challenges, and sensory processing differences.
* Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with pupils, staff, and parents.
* Effective organizational and time-management skills to support learning and maintain records.
* Patience, empathy, and the ability to adapt to changing needs.
* Awareness of or willingness to train in evidence-based interventions and strategies for supporting pupils with SEND (e.g., Zones of Regulation, Colourful Semantics, or assistive technology).
* Relevant Level 2 or Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification (desirable).
* Training in special educational needs (e.g., Autism, Speech and Language, or Emotional Literacy) is advantageous but not essential
For further information please see the candidate pack.
To apply please complete our application form and return to
Closing date for applications: Monday 29 September 2025 at 5pm
Interview date: Thursday 9 October 2025
Applications will be reviewed as they are received. The School reserves the right to appoint at any stage of the recruitment process; early applications are therefore encouraged.
Sibford School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be invited for interview at the school and have the opportunity to view the school and it's grounds.
Recruiter contact:
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About Sibford School
Sibford School
The Hill, Sibford Ferris, Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX15 5QL
United Kingdom
Sibford School is set in more than 50 acres of grounds and is surrounded by glorious Oxfordshire countryside.
Established in 1842 as a co-educational boarding school for the children of Quaker families, Sibford has, from the outset, been a centre of educational excellence.
Over the years the school has undergone many changes and developments, as it has adapted to meet the needs and aspirations of its pupils. However, the Quaker values that seek to recognise that of God in everyone have remained constant. Translated into everyday life, this means valuing and nurturing individual talents, respecting each other and helping each individual to become the very best they possibly can.
Today Sibford School accommodates both day pupils and boarders and is currently home to over 430 pupils aged between 3 and 18. We are privileged to be a varied and international community and welcome children of all faiths and none and from many different nations.
Sibford is an academically strong school. We achieve excellent results at GCSE and A Level and aim to cultivate a thirst for life-long learning. We have a well-established reputation for enabling pupils with a range of learning requirements but we are also passionate about the long-term mental health and emotional well-being of our pupils. At junior level, this means giving them space and time outdoors to enjoy their childhood. And, as they get older, it means helping them to become rounded, community minded, confident and respectful young people.
Our enviable location means that outdoor learning forms an important part of our junior, and, increasingly, our senior curriculum.
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