Teaching Assistant

Role: Teaching Assistant
Location: Enfield
Pay: £515 - £575 per week
Hours: Full-time (Term-time only) 8:30am â?? 4pm
Start date: November 3rd 2025
 
About the School
We are a large, inclusive primary school serving children aged 4-11 in Enfield. We believe that every child has the right to reach their full potential and to receive an excellent education. Our ethos is built around a set of core values: Kindness, Respect, Togetherness, Excellence.
 
OFSTED (October 24) judged the school to be Good in all inspected areas: quality of education; behaviour and attitudes; personal development; leadership and management; and early years provision
 
Responsibilities

• Support the class teacher delivering high quality teaching and learning, including helping prepare resources, organising classroom materials, and assisting with lesson planning where needed.
• Working with small groups or individual students to support learning, including those who may need extra help (additional learning needs or EAL)
• Supporting the implementation of the schoolâ??s curriculum. This may include helping Early Years, assisting with reading, numeracy and other foundation subjects
• Monitoring and encouraging hood behaviour, helping ensure a calm and positive learning environment
• Liaising with teaching staff, SEN coordinators and other colleagues to help track pupil progress and respond to individual needs
• Help supervise pupils during non-classroom time (breaks, lunch, transitions) as required.

 
About the Candidate

• Has experience working with children (ideally aged 4 -11) either in schools or similar settings
• Has a genuine commitment to supporting all pupils to achieve their potential, including those with special educational needs or for whom have EAL
• Is patient, adaptable and resilient, able to respond to the varying needs of children in a busy classroom
• (Desirable) Holds a relevant qualification (e.g. Level 2/3 in Education, CACHE, TA qualification) or experience with special educational needs/ behaviour support

 
Why Horizon Teachers
 

• You will be paid the permanent equivalent for the job after 12 weeks, in many cases from day one.
• We are like you! Here at Horizon Teachers, many of our consultants have experience in the education sector and have a strong passion for supporting schools, support staff and teachers
• A team of specialist education consultants and many with years of education experience
• We always look to pay our Teachers/Support Staff the highest rates possible

Horizon Teachers is a specialist Education Recruitment Consultancy that helps Teachers and Support Staff find long term, permanent and interim employment in Primary, Secondary and Special Schools throughout London, the South East, the Midlands and the North of England. As part of the registration process you will be required to have a DBS Check carried out and all original relevant qualifications will need to be sighted and copied before any work placement. For all teaching roles you will need to hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent. 

Horizon Teachers, part of Operam Education Group.