SEN teaching assistants provide 1:1 and small group support for pupils with a range of special educational needs across mainstream and specialist school settings. It is one of the most consistent and rewarding supply roles available, with demand for experienced SEND TAs remaining high throughout the school year.
Register with Humly and choose the SEND TA roles that match your skills and experience. Whether you specialise in autism support, behaviour management or general SEND assistance, the app shows you only the jobs that match what you set.
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You need demonstrable experience supporting children or young people with special educational needs. This could be from a school, care or community setting. Specialist training in autism, Makaton or behaviour management is highly valued.
Yes — SEN TA roles are among the most consistently available in supply education. Schools with specialist provisions and resource bases have ongoing needs throughout the academic year.
Yes, in many cases. Real-world experience supporting children with additional needs is often valued as much as formal qualifications. However, specialist training will increase your opportunities.
Yes — set your preferences in the Humly app to see only the settings that suit your experience, whether that is mainstream SEND, specialist schools or alternative provisions.
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