About this role
Teaching Assistant: Sacred Heart School
Post: Teaching Assistant
Dates: Apply by 17 June 2026 Job start: 1st September 2026
Salary: £25,585.04 pa, pro-rated, term time only
Location: London
Contract type: Full Time
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary School, Camberwell
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, dynamic and committed individual to support our SEND students. The successful candidate will be able to communicate well with the teachers to plan where necessary for the students in their care and work well in a team with the SENDCo and other teaching assistants.
Sacred Heart School consistently achieves outstanding academic results far above local and national averages in every subject area. We also have an exceptional record of helping our pupils to achieve more than they think is possible: our most recent Progress 8 figure at GCSE is 1.25. Our excellent record of achievement is a testament to the strength, determination and sheer hard work of this community and this has been reflected in our most recent OFSTED inspection in which we achieved “outstanding” in all categories. https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/138960
Sacred Heart school prides itself on its community and family ethos, and making every member of staff feel a part of that ethos. We are a standalone academy that treats our employees as people rather than functionaries.
We have outstanding rates of staff retention, and our staff are happy and love working for the school. We offer a bonus scheme for staff payable after every five years of unbroken service. Other perks of working at the school include free drinks in the staffroom and free breakfast once a week. Furthermore, the firm and clear behaviour management systems we have in place enable our staff to focus on teaching in the classroom, rather than managing behaviour, and our investment in staffing over many years ensures that teacher pupil ratios – particularly in Key Stage 4 – are very low and on a par with many independe