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Al-Noor Primary (VA) is a new 2 form entry, co-educational school which opened in September 2018 in a new, purpose-built school building.

It started with two year groups: Reception and year one, in September 2019 we opened our year two class. We are now opening year three in September 2020 and will continue to expand year group at a time until it is full in September 2023. The school will welcome a diverse intake of pupils and be inclusive of all. It will strive through its distinctive faith ethos (Muslim) to nurture responsible, highly achieving and engaged citizens who are well-equipped to play a positive role in Redbridge and beyond.

 

LSA -ASAP x5 postions 

Job Title

Learning support assistant

Reference

Category

Support Staff, Schools

Job Type

full-time, fixed-term, term time

Job Hours

part-time 30 hours

Working hours

Mon- Friday 8am – 3pm

Salary

LBR3,  between SCP 5-6,  pro rata to 30 hours, gross annual £22,219 -£22,436

Start Date

7th September 2026

Description

Al-Noor Primary School (VA)

619-629 Green Lane

Goodmayes, Ilford

Essex

IG3 9RP

020 8597 7576

recruitment.va@al-noorprimary.org.uk

 Ms Someera Butt, Headteacher 

 

Al-Noor Primary (VA) is a new 2-form entry, co-educational school that opened in September 2018 in a new, purpose-built school building. The school is a two-form entry school and has 420 pupils from Reception – Year 6. The school will welcome a diverse intake of pupils and be inclusive of all. It will strive through its distinctive faith ethos (Muslim) to nurture responsible, highly achieving and engaged citizens who are well equipped to play a positive role in Redbridge and beyond.

 

The school is seeking dynamic, engaging and effective teachers who have a history of raising standards and fostering excellent learning and achievement through great teaching.

Teachers who would like to join us at this exciting time, to build a strong and vibrant school community that reflects its faith tradition and promotes the moral, spiritual and emotional development of pupils alongside their intellectual, social, physical and cultural development are encouraged to apply.

 

The ideal candidate:

  • Very good numeracy/literacy skills
  • NVQ 3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience
  • Qualifications/ accreditation in SEND field e.g. British Sign Language (Desirable), Makaton (Desirable), ELKLAN (Desirable)
  • Speech and Language Training (Desirable)
  • ELSA (Desirable)
  • Positive handling Training (Highly Desirable)
  • Experience of working with children of relevant age
  • Experience of working with pupils with special or additional needs
  • Experience working 1:1 or with small groups of children
  • Working with deaf children/and or who have hearing impairment
  • Support with toilet needs in line with intimate care policy and EHCP needs of pupils
  • Full working knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation
  • Working knowledge of EYFS and national curriculum and other relevant learning programmes
  • Understanding of principles of child development and learning processes and in particular, barriers to learning
  • Ability to plan effective actions for pupils at risk of underachieving
  • Full understanding of the range of support services/providers
  • Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
  • Ability to communicate effectively with staff members, pupils, parents and carers under the direction of the class teacher or SLT
  • Ability to effectively communicate with all stakeholders involved with SEND pupil/s
  • Ability to relate well to children and adults
  • Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these
  • Committed
  • Hardworking
  • Collaborator
  • Takes initiative
  • Manages time and priorities effectively
  • Willingness to learn and take on responsibility

If you believe in our values and want to join our team to set up an outstanding school that helps If you believe in our values, want to help children to achieve highly and develop their spiritual and emotional well-being, please download an application form from the school website at https://www.al-noorprimary.org.uk , complete and email it now to recruitment.va@al-noorprimary.org.uk

Closing date: Monday 24th August 2026, 8am

Interview:    Thursday 3rd September 2026

Assessment:  Thursday 3rd September 2026

Early applications are encouraged and the school reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the closing date.

Please note only fully completed application forms will be accepted.

Candidates must ensure that they have the right to work in the UK

Al-Noor VA primary school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013, 2020. Online searches may be undertaken, as part of due diligence checks, for shortlisted candidates.

JD LSA

HLTA - ASAP

Job Title

Teaching Assistant, Level 4 HLTA

Reference

Teaching Assistant, Level 4 HLTA

Category

Teaching support

Job Type

Full Time, permanent, term time only

Job Hours

35 hours a week

Salary

LBR5, spinal 15, pro rata term time only, actual £28,175 gross annual (for full time hours)

Mon, Tue, Thur: 7.45am – 15.25, Wed: 7.45-16.20,  Fri: 7.45am – 15.20 (subject to change)

 

Start Date

1st September 2026

Description

Al-Noor Primary School (VA)

619-629 Green Lane

Goodmayes, Ilford

Essex

IG3 9RP

020 8597 7576

Recruitment.va@al-noorprimary.org.uk

 Ms Someera Butt, Headteacher 

Al-Noor Primary (VA) is a new 2-form entry, co-educational school that opened in September 2018 in a new, purpose-built school building. The school is a two-form entry school and has 420 pupils from Reception – Year 6. The school will welcome a diverse intake of pupils and be inclusive of all. It will strive through its distinctive faith ethos (Muslim) to nurture responsible, highly achieving and engaged citizens who are well equipped to play a positive role in Redbridge and beyond.

 

The school is seeking dynamic, engaging and effective teaching assistant who have a history of raising standards and fostering excellent learning and achievement through great teaching.

Teachers who would like to join us at this exciting time, to build a strong and vibrant school community that reflects its faith tradition and promotes the moral, spiritual and emotional development of pupils alongside their intellectual, social, physical and cultural development are encouraged to apply.

The ideal candidates:

  • strongly support our vision, value and faith ethos;
  • hold qualifications in English and Maths are level 2 or higher, along with further relevant qualifications at level 3 or higher (for EYFS posts, a qualification from the DfE’s EYFS Qualifications List is required);
  • are enthusiastic and warm practitioners who are highly motivated and creative;
  • have attained a high level of proficiency in supporting pupil learning, particularly in the teaching of phonics, reading, writing and maths;
  • have great collaborative and time management skills which has been demonstrated in previous positions;
  • are committed to school improvement and to raising standards through partnerships with other schools;
  • are committed to safeguarding children and are suitable to work with them;
  • Would be positive & enthusiastic role models for our pupils and staff members.

 

If you believe in our values and want to join our team to set up an outstanding school that helps If you believe in our values, want to help children to achieve highly and develop their spiritual and emotional well-being, please download an application form from the school website at https://www.al-noorprimary.org.uk , complete and email it now to recruitment.va@al-noorprimary.org.uk

Closing date:  as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed

Interview and assessment will be required.

(Please note only fully completed application forms will be accepted)

Al-Noor VA primary school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance and will require full vetting checks including references prior to interview. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013, 2020. Online searches may be undertaken, as part of due diligence checks, for shortlisted candidates.

Associated Documents

JD HLTA

full-time religious studies & Arabic TA 

Job Title

Full time religious studies & Arabic TA

Reference

Support staff/ teaching assistant

Category

Support staff/ teaching assistant

Job Type

Permanent

Job Hours

31.18 hours

Mon 08:00-15:00

Tue 08:00- 15:00

Wed 08.00-16:20

Thur 08:00- 15.00

Fri 08:00 – 15:00

 

Salary

LBR 5, SCP 12, Pro rata annual actual £24,798

Start Date

1st September 2026

Description

Al-Noor Primary School (VA)

619-629 Green Lane

Goodmayes, Ilford

Essex

IG3 9RP

020 8597 7576

Recruitment.va@al-noorprimary.org.uk

 Ms Someera Butt, Headteacher 

Our school is a two form entry, co-gender, Muslim faith school which opened its doors to its first pupils on Tuesday 4th September 2018. It begun with 120 pupils in four classes: two Reception classes and two Year One classes and expanded one year at a time, with the addition of two new Reception classes each subsequent year. The school welcomes a diverse intake of pupils and be inclusive of all. It will strive through its distinctive faith ethos (Muslim) to nurture responsible, highly achieving and engaged citizens who are well equipped to play a positive role in Redbridge and beyond. The school will welcome a diverse intake of pupils and be inclusive of all. It will strive through its distinctive faith ethos (Muslim) to nurture responsible, highly achieving and engaged citizens who are well equipped to play a positive role in Redbridge and beyond.

 

The school is seeking dynamic, engaging and effective teaching assistant who have a history of raising standards and fostering excellent learning and achievement through great teaching.

Teachers who would like to join us at this exciting time, to build a strong and vibrant school community that reflects its faith tradition and promotes the moral, spiritual and emotional development of pupils alongside their intellectual, social, physical and cultural development are encouraged to apply.

 

The ideal candidates:

  • strongly support our vision, value and faith ethos;
  • hold qualifications Level 2 qualifications, or higher, in Maths, English, Science and Information Technology.
  • Excellent Arabic subject knowledge and fluency is vital; prior experience is preferred.
  • A degree and/or higher education in disciplines related to Islamic and Qur’anic sciences and/or Arabic.
  • Prior experience of: teaching, differentiation, planning, assessment, data analysis, target setting, giving written and verbal feedback, behaviour management and the use of IT.
  • are enthusiastic and warm practitioners who are highly motivated and creative;
  • have great collaborative and time management skills which has been demonstrated in previous positions;
  • are committed to school improvement and to raising standards through partnerships with other schools;
  • are committed to safeguarding children and are suitable to work with them;
  • Would be positive & enthusiastic role models for our pupils and staff members.

 

If you believe in our values and want to join our team to set up an outstanding school that helps If you believe in our values, want to help children to achieve highly and develop their spiritual and emotional well-being, please download an application form from the school website at https://www.al-noorprimary.org.uk , complete and email it now to recruitment.va@al-noorprimary.org.uk

 

Closing date: as soon as suitable candidate is appointed

Interview date and assessment: will be required

Start date: 1st September 2026

(Please note only fully completed application forms will be accepted)

Al-Noor VA primary school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance and will require full vetting checks including references prior to interview. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013, 2020. Online searches may be undertaken, as part of due diligence checks, for shortlisted candidates.

Associated Documents

JD Teaching assistant

 

Midday assistant x 3 positions

Job Title

Midday assistant x 3 positions

Reference

Midday assistant

Category

Lunchtime assistant

Job Type

Part-time, permanent, term-time only

Job Hours

3x positions 5 hours a week

Salary

LBR1c, SP2 pro rata gross annual actual  £2,983.41

Start

ASAP

Description

Al-Noor Primary School (VA)

619-629 Green Lane

Goodmayes, Ilford

Essex

IG3 9RP

020 8597 7576

Recruitment.va@al-noorprimary.org.uk

Ms Someera Butt, Headteacher 

Al-Noor Primary (VA) is a new 2-form entry, co-educational school which opened in September 2018 in a new, purpose-built school building. It started with two-year groups: Reception and year one, we are now opening year Three in September 2020 and will continue to expand year group at a time until it is full in September 2023. The school will welcome a diverse intake of pupils and be inclusive of all. It will strive through its distinctive faith ethos (Muslim) to nurture responsible, highly achieving and engaged citizens who are well equipped to play a positive role in Redbridge and beyond.

The school is seeking dynamic, engaging and effective teachers who have a history of raising standards and fostering excellent learning and achievement through great teaching.

Teachers who would like to join us at this exciting time, to build a strong and vibrant school community that reflects its faith tradition and promotes the moral, spiritual and emotional development of pupils alongside their intellectual, social, physical and cultural development are encouraged to apply.

The ideal candidates:

  • Flexibility is required
  • strongly support our vision, value and faith ethos;
  • are well motivated, with a track record of commitment, reliability, punctuality and excellent attendance in previous positions;
  • have an eye for detail, a strong sense of responsibility and the ability to work hard, flexibly, to time;
  • are multi-skilled, being able to manage the behaviour of children, organise and maintain  safe and hygienic lunchtime and playground environments, as well as clean the lunch hall, supervise children and administer minor first aid;
  • are strong team players;
  • have excellent communication skills and are well organised;
  • relate well to adults and to children;
  • are committed to raising standards at the school through professional development, a vision for excellence and working with others;
  • are committed to safeguarding children and are suitable to work with them;
  • would be positive & enthusiastic role models for our pupils

 

If you believe in our values and want to join our team to set up an outstanding school that helps If you believe in our values, want to help children to achieve highly and develop their spiritual and emotional well-being, please download an application form from the school website at https://www.al-noorprimary.org.uk/ , complete and email it now to recruitment.va@al-noorprimary.org.uk

Early applications are encouraged and the school reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the closing date.

Candidates must ensure that they have the right to work in the UK

Al-Noor VA primary school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013, 2020. Online searches may be undertaken, as part of due diligence checks, for shortlisted candidates.

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