Elstree School
West Berkshire
Expiring soon
Salary:
Salary can be discussed at interview as you will be paid directly by the parents.
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Apply by:
26 September 2025
Job overview
1:1 SEND Teaching Assistant – Full Time
Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 3.30pm
To start as soon as possible
We are looking for a specialist SEND Learning Support Assistant to work 1:1 with a child with additional needs currently in our Reception class. This position will be in place initially for the Autumn Term with the possibility of continuing until September 2026. This role will be funded by the parents of the child and as such you will be employed by the family and not the school, although you will be working at Elstree.
Your experience of working with children with additional behavioural needs will be supported by working closely with the Head of Pre-Prep, the Head of Learning Development and the child's class teacher. You will be a passionate and enthusiastic teaching assistant and will complement our Pre-Prep teaching team as well as being able to use your own initiative.
Your experience should include:
* Working with children who find it challenging to manage their emotions
* Experience of suggesting strategies to positively manage challenging behaviours
* Working as part of a team
* Liaising with parents to update them on the daily progress of their child
* Supporting the child with their academic work if unable to complete it in the classroom with their peers.
To arrange an initial conversation with our Head of Pre-Prep to find out more about the role, please email Rachel Pither, Head of HR at Please note that you will also be required to meet the family as part of the recruitment process and that your application form will be shared with them. Applicants are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, but all applications are to be received by 9am, 26th September 2025.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
Closing date: 9am on 26th September 2025.
About Elstree School
Elstree School
Woolhampton, Reading
Berkshire
RG7 5TD
United Kingdom
Elstree is an award-winning independent day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 3 -13 years, just over an hour outside of London in rural Berkshire.
Set in 150 acres of beautiful grounds, Elstree offers a secure and stimulating environment for children to be nurtured and inspired.
Elstree provides a first-class education within a distinctive warm and friendly atmosphere. Proud of its rich history and reputation as a school with high academic, creative and sporting achievements, pupils from Elstree gain places to some of the country's top Senior Schools, including Eton, Radley, Bradfield, Marlborough, Winchester and Wellington.
Elstree is large enough to accommodate two state of the art Science laboratories, a new Music School, full size all-weather pitch, outdoor pool, woodland for outdoor learning, and a lake for kayaking, yet with a total intake of around 275, Elstree is small enough to be personal and family-focused.
Elstree retains its traditional values whilst fully embracing today's thinking and aims to help pupils realise their full potential with the encouragement and support of dedicated staff, excellent pastoral care and a full array of extra-curricular programmes, for which Elstree is renowned.
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