SHENTON PRIMARY SCHOOL
A partner school within Attenborough Learning Trust
Dunlin Road
Leicester
LE5 3FP
Headteacher: Gita Patel Chair of Governors: Mr N Ibrahim
Permanent part time teacher in the Specialist Base
Wednesday afternoon all day Thursday and Friday
16 hours per week
Main Pay Scale/UPS – Start date - Negotiable
Our school is situated at the northern end of the Highfields district of Leicester. The area contains a diverse cultural, religious and linguistic community.
We were rated “Good” in our latest Ofsted Report (February 2020).
'Pupils behave well in and around the school. In class, they engage effectively with their learning, they cooperate well and listen attentively when an adult is speaking to them. As one pupil explained, ‘We are with our friends and people that we trust.’
Shenton Primary School is a large primary school in Leicester. We have 321 children in 13 classes from Nursery to Year 6. Most of the children attending are bi-lingual or multi-lingual.
Our ‘Atlantis’ Specialist Base, (previously known as the designated special provision, (DSP)), opened in January 2024, and is an integral part of the school, with children with Communication & Interaction Difficulties and Autism. The class is settled and are a delightful group to work with. There are 8 children in the provision ranging from 7 to 9 years of age with 3 adults working as a team to meet their needs. You will be supported by our experienced partner teacher and Inclusion/Specialist Base Manager.
Do you have a passion for supporting children with special educational needs? Do you enjoy working as part of a team? Are you able to apply creative ways to adapt teaching and learning to support individual needs? If so, you would love this position.
We are proud to be part of Attenborough Learning Trust. At every level and in every position, we place a high priority on the development of our people.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated person, with a great sense of humour to join our friendly staff team who provide high quality, exciting and inspiring learning opportunities for our children.
We can offer you:
• An enthusiastic, friendly staff team with an inclusive ethos
• Parents who want their children to behave well, enjoy school and make progress with their learning
• A school that is passionate about high quality teaching and learning
• A real commitment to professional development
Closing date for applications: Monday 2nd November (9am)
Interviews will be held: Thursday, 12th November 2026
We look forward to hearing from you.
Shenton Primary School is committed to safeguarding and protecting children. We use Safer Recruitment procedures for all staff appointments at the school. All job offers are subject to obtaining satisfactory CRB clearance, pre-employment checks and references.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment checks, such as an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check. Applicants who will be undertaking early and/or later years childcare (or the management of such childcare) will be required to complete a declaration that neither they, nor anyone who lives in the same household, is a disqualified person under the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2009.