Lead Teaching Assistant – Shape Aspiring Minds in a Dynamic Havering School

Ready to lead, inspire, and make a lasting difference? This is a rare opportunity for a future-focused, high-achieving graduate to join a transformative Havering school as a Lead Teaching Assistant. Impact young lives daily, pioneer best practice for inclusive learning, and progress your career in an environment renowned for championing both pupils and emerging education professionals. If you’re craving responsibility, challenge, and the chance to accelerate your professional journey, this Lead Teaching Assistant post is tailor-made for you.

As our Lead Teaching Assistant, you’ll play an integral role within a vibrant, ‘Good to Outstanding’ school that invests deeply in both its students and staff. Gain exceptional, hands-on experience in a nurturing setting equipped with forward-thinking resources and expert mentors. Mount your own projects, influence school-wide initiatives, and benefit from unparalleled CPD—this is more than a job: it’s a springboard for a career in teaching, psychology, or SEND leadership. In this community, ambition meets support, curiosity is celebrated, and every day delivers genuine rewards.

Key Highlights:

• Lead Teaching Assistant – launchpad to a specialist career in education
• Circa £30,000 Pro-rata – salary reflects your leadership and impact
• Located at the heart of thriving Havering – accessible, welcoming, inclusive
• Ofsted graded ‘Good to Outstanding’ – high standards, proven culture
• Award-winning CPD, exposure to leading SEN and behaviour specialists
• Ideal for aspiring teachers, psychologists, or SEN professionals
• Cutting-edge, multisensory spaces and dynamic extra-curricular provision

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Leading, coaching, and guiding a team of support staff to excellence
• Proactively driving interventions that accelerate pupil progress and inclusivity
• Collaborating with SENCOs and teaching staff to shape whole-school provision
• Designing and implementing bespoke learning programmes for diverse needs
• Modelling high-impact strategies in and out of the classroom
• Taking ownership of key pastoral and academic projects

Ideal Lead Teaching Assistant for this Havering School:

• First-class graduate with a proven academic track record
• Aspiring teacher, psychologist, or SEN specialist eager for responsibility
• Ambitious, tenacious, and relentlessly positive
• Fiercely committed to equality, inclusion, and professional growth
• Strong communicator with natural leadership and initiative
• Passionate about making measurable impact in education

Why Join This Havering School?:

• Collaborate with dynamic educators in a supportive, innovative setting
• Benefit from bespoke training pathways tailored to your career ambitions
• Engage with a values-driven community where your ideas are championed
• Thrive in a behaviourally excellent, child-focused school culture
• Access high-tech resources, flexible working, and rapid progression opportunities
• Be part of a deeply invested, forward-thinking leadership team

How to Apply

Jump at this opportunity in Havering—applications for the Lead Teaching Assistant role are moving quickly, with interviews already progressing. Seize your chance to make a genuine impact across all age groups. Submit your application without delay to remain in the running!

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a thriving East London school from ASAP.

Interviews are taking place right now – apply today!