Napier School
Hampshire
Salary:
£12.50 per hour
Job type:
Part Time, Temporary
Start date:
13 October 2025
Apply by:
22 September 2025
Job overview
At Outcomes First Group, we believe in better work/life balance — and we're putting wellbeing first.
Job Title: Teaching Assistant
Location: Napier School, Farnborough, GU14 6EF
Salary: £12.50 per hour
Hours: Flexible, As Needed
Contract: Bank (0 hour contract), Term Time Only
UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.
Essential: Full UK Driving Licence required
As part of our continued growth, we are looking for Teaching Assistants to join our amazing team at Napier School located in Farnborough.
The opportunity
To support the teaching and learning of pupils across the school under the guidance of the class teacher and SENCO. This includes general classroom support as well as the possibility of providing targeted 1:1 support to individual pupils with additional needs when required
Enjoy a rewarding education career and have a real impact on pupils and young people's lives. Join an amazing team creating supportive, nurturing environments where our pupils achieve far more than they ever expected.
As a Teaching Assistant, you will connect directly with the brilliant pupils and young people we care for, helping to make sure they get the very best from their education. Each individual has a diagnosis of Autism and may have additional needs. They have so much potential, and they will rely on you to guide their learning journeys bespoke to them.
You will help prepare learning materials and run classroom activities, with plenty of hands-on experience and some supervision too. You will take responsibility for their emotional and physical needs, supporting them to develop as individuals and engage with the world.
You will face challenges and overcome them as you flourish and thrive, sharing your skills and learning from others as your career takes you as high as you always dreamed you could go.
Every day will be different, but you will have all the support you need, with lots of skills and experience to draw on along with valuable advice and guidance too.
Who we are looking for
You will be adaptable and ready to work in a variety of classroom roles, both indoors and outside according to individual need. Taking a responsive and caring approach, you may be running classroom activities, leading outdoor experiences, or supervising pupils as they explore further afield.
Our schools are built on great teamwork and mutual support. If you enjoy working as part of a dedicated team, sharing knowledge, experience and learning, simply fill in our safeguarding-compliant application form and a member of our team will be in touch.
About us
Napier School is a brand-new school, part of Options Autism. Napier School is a primary school for pupils with autism, learning disabilities and/or complex needs located in Farnborough, a town in northeast Hampshire, England.
Our aim is to help pupils excel by providing a structured, nurturing approach, with students accessing a broad, balanced, engaging and extraordinarily rich curriculum.
For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We are a leading provider of education for neurodivergent young people and young adults. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the fifth year running.
Why join Options Autism?
We place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including:
Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
"Your Wellbeing Matters" – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including:
A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
Cycle to Work Schemes
Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover
Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
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We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we
aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.
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About Napier School
Napier School
40 Lynchford Road, Farnborough
Hampshire
GU14 6EF
United Kingdom
Napier School is a brand-new independent specialist school catering for children aged between 5-11 who have a primary diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Condition and may also have a range of Learning Difficulties.
We work closely with our clinical team, parents, carers and staff to ensure we help pupils develop their skills to become as independent as possible and to improve their wellbeing.
As a SEND school delivering education to a diverse group of pupils, our curriculum has been adapted and tailored to meet individual needs; we believe all children deserve the right to an education that will support them to become happy and confident individuals with achievements that will support them in their future.
At Napier School we ensure access to the curriculum areas that are listed in the Independent School Standards In accordance with this we undertake to provide a curriculum that meets the needs of each child based on the terms of their Education, Health, and Care Plan. All pupils receive full-time supervised education, in which they experience a curriculum that includes a range of linguistic, mathematical, scientific, technological, human, social, physical, aesthetic, and creative aspects appropriate to their age, aptitude and stage of development. The overriding aim of the curriculum is to achieve the best possible outcomes for the children in terms of individual learning, independence, personal growth, and development.
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