EYFS SEN Teaching Assistant Full Time Placement NEW

Early Years Teaching Assistant

Reception Class

Full-time

Primary School

Haringey

Start Date: September

A welcoming and inclusive primary school in North London is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Early Years Teaching Assistant to work within their reception class from September 2025.

The Role

This full-time position offers the opportunity to support children at a crucial stage in their development, with a particular focus on language and communication skills. You will play a key role in nurturing a love of learning, building strong relationships, and helping pupils grow in confidence and independence.

The Role

• Supporting the class teacher with the day-to-day running of the Reception classroom
• Delivering small-group and one-to-one support, particularly in speech, language, and communication development
• Assisting with phonics sessions and early literacy development
• Helping to create a warm, stimulating and safe learning environment
• Monitoring and recording pupils’ progress and feeding back to the teaching team

About You

• Experience working with children in EYFS (school or nursery setting)
• Strong understanding of early language development
• A patient, caring and proactive approach
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills

The School

Located in South Tottenham, this 2-form-entry Primary school is an Ofsted-rated Outstanding school known for its inclusive ethos, strong early years provision, and focus on language development. With a diverse, nurturing environment and a child-led approach to learning, the school offers an inspiring place to support pupils’ growth—particularly in communication and literacy. Teaching Assistants are valued members of the team and play a key role in helping every child thrive.

If you’re an Early Years Teaching Assistant looking to join a passionate and high-performing early years team, this is an excellent opportunity.. Please apply ASAP with an up-to-date CV.

We have a policy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Philosophy Education is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.