Job title: Speech and Language Teaching Assistant
Job type: Contract
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: Primary / Infant / Junior
Functional Expertise: SEND Teaching and Support
Pay interval: Hourly
Pay rate: Negotiable
Location: Ealing, West London
Job published: 06-06-2025
Job ID: 104946

Job Description

Speech and Language Graduate Teaching Assistant – Ealing – September 2025 Start

We are seeking a confident and compassionate Speech and Language Graduate Teaching Assistant to join a thriving and inclusive primary school in Ealing this September. This Ofsted ‘Good’ school is a vibrant, diverse, and welcoming environment with a strong commitment to supporting pupils with a range of additional needs. The school houses an ARP (Additionally Resourced Provision) specifically for children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN), where the successful candidate will be based.

As a Speech and Language Graduate Teaching Assistant, you will benefit from:

  • Working in a highly specialised ARP with access to expert guidance from Speech and Language Therapists

  • Gaining hands-on, practical experience in a setting ideal for aspiring Speech and Language Therapists or Educational Psychologists

  • Long-term stability with a full academic year of work from September

  • A well-structured support system and tailored CPD from experienced SEN professionals

  • A clear route into teacher training or further postgraduate study

Your role as a Speech and Language Graduate Teaching Assistant will include:

  • Supporting pupils with Speech and Language difficulties across EYFS and KS1 within the ARP

  • Working collaboratively with class teachers and therapists to deliver bespoke interventions

  • Building trusting relationships with students to enhance communication confidence and classroom engagement

  • Using a range of visual, auditory and kinaesthetic learning strategies to aid pupil development

  • Maintaining consistent routines and behaviour strategies to support learning and progress

The ideal Speech and Language Graduate Teaching Assistant will have:

  • A 2:1 or higher in a Psychology, Linguistics, Speech and Language, or related degree

  • Previous experience working with children with SEN, especially those with SLCN

  • A patient, nurturing, and empathetic approach to learning

  • A genuine passion for inclusive education and child development

This Speech and Language Graduate Teaching Assistant role is based in Ealing, easily accessible by public transport and well-connected to surrounding boroughs.

Ribbons & Reeves are London’s leading Education Recruiters. We specialise in helping educators of all level’s secure long-term and permanent roles, such as this Speech and Language Graduate Teaching Assistant in Ealing. For other roles like this, check out our website, search ‘Ribbons & Reeves’. We look forward to supporting you in your application to this Speech and Language Graduate Teaching Assistant role.

Speech and Language TA | Ealing