SEN Teaching Assistant with Creative Background
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About the Role
SEN Teaching Assistant with Creative Background – Specialist Provision
Kingsbury, London | Full time | Term time only | January Start
£90 to £110 PAYE per day
What if your creativity helped a young person rediscover belief in themselves and their future?
An inspiring specialist provision in Kingsbury is seeking a Creative Teaching Assistant with an artistic or drama background to join its dedicated team. This setting supports pupils who have experienced barriers to mainstream education, including permanent exclusion, and offers them a genuine fresh start through structure, care and high expectations.
The provision is built on the belief that every young person can succeed both academically and personally. Creativity, relationships and ambition are central to re engaging pupils and preparing them for their next steps, whether that is a return to mainstream education, specialist provision or post 16 pathways.
The Role
As a Creative Teaching Assistant, you will play a vital role in helping pupils reconnect with learning and rebuild confidence. Using your background in drama, art or creative expression, you will support engagement, emotional regulation and communication while working closely with teaching and pastoral staff. Your creativity will help transform the classroom into a place where pupils feel safe to participate, express themselves and aim high.
Key Responsibilities
• Support pupils on a 1 to 1 and small group basis within a specialist setting
• Use creative approaches such as drama, art or music to support engagement and behaviour for learning
• Help pupils re engage with a structured, academically focused curriculum
• Support emotional regulation, confidence and social development
• Promote positive behaviour, routines and high expectations
• Work collaboratively with teachers, pastoral staff and SEN professionals
• Build strong, respectful relationships with pupils and families
The School Offers
• A small, nurturing and academically ambitious learning environment
• A culture rooted in belief, respect, integrity, courage and responsibility
• High expectations combined with strong pastoral support
• A commitment to preparing pupils for future success and independence
• A leadership team that believes in potential and rewards it with clear career progression
• Ongoing training, mentoring and professional development
• Close partnership with parents and carers to support each pupil’s journey
Essential Criteria
• Background in drama, performing arts, art, music or creative education
• Experience working with young people who may display challenging behaviour or have SEN is highly desirable
• Confidence using creativity to build engagement and emotional wellbeing
• Resilient, patient and emotionally intelligent approach
• Passion for helping young people rebuild confidence and achieve success
Apply Now
If you are a Creative Teaching Assistant who believes that education can transform lives and you want to work in a specialist provision that combines care, ambition and opportunity, this role could be the perfect next step.
Apply today or contact daniel@psinclusion.co.uk to find out more about this rewarding opportunity.