CULLUM LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT AND KEYWORKER

Hinchley Wood School, Esher, Surrey, KT10 0AQ

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time: We are looking for someone to work Monday to Friday across the school day: 8.00am to 3.45pm Monday to Thursday and 8.00am – 3.00pm on Fridays (35.5 hours per week). The actual starting salary for 35.5 hours per week, for 38 weeks per annum, is £20,406.1 (NB: Salary subject to the September 2026 pay award)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £24,687- £28,328

What skills and experience we're looking for

Our Learning Support Assistants play a vital role in assisting students with differing needs and abilities to maximise their potential and achievement. This role would suit someone, with or without existing experience, with a desire to make a difference to the life chances of students. In addition, if you are a graduate and considering teaching, this would be an excellent start to your career.

If teaching is your goal we can offer hands on experience and excellent CPD streams, students keen to learn and a supportive team of colleagues.

A positive and flexible approach is essential. Other qualities required include patience, excellent communication and motivational skills, and being able to work collaboratively as part of a supportive team building good relationships with colleagues and students. Experience of supporting students or relevant qualifications are advantageous although full training will be offered to the right candidate.

A desire to actively contribute to the learning, personal and social needs of students, while encouraging independence is required. Key duties will include assisting and advancing learning of identified students in a range of settings including working 1:1 and supporting within class.

If you have a strong desire to help students of all abilities achieve the best they can, whilst fulfilling your own potential, then we would love to hear from you. You would be joining a supportive, committed and experienced team who work hard to ensure the best outcome for our students.

What the school offers its staff

We take staff and student wellbeing very seriously and have invested time and money in ensuring that all members of our school feel supported and happy. In addition to working in an Ofsted Outstanding school, we offer:

We offer:

• a competitive salary (London Fringe Pay Scale/dependent upon experience);
• professional development support and an extensive CPD programme;
• two-week Autumn half term;
• early close to students at 1.30pm on Fridays;
• generous employer pension contributions;
• cycle to work scheme and free onsite fitness suite;
• thriving and varied staff enrichment programme;
• 50% discount on wraparound provision fees for children of staff if they attend one of the trust Schools (Thames Ditton Junior School or Hinchley Wood Primary School)

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The position advertised is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check. Staff and governors have also established a code of conduct, included within this pack, which applies to all members of the school community.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

HWS recruitment Pack 2026.pdf - 9.64 MB (opens in new tab)

Cullum LSA JD 3.25 (002).pdf - 146 KB (opens in new tab)

About Hinchley Wood School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1422 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Hinchley Wood School website
• Email address: hr@hinchleywoodschool.co.uk
• Phone number: 02083987161
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hinchley-wood-school-esher

Hinchley Wood is an Ofsted Outstanding (October 2023) inclusive, high achieving and highly sought after school with 1,400 students on roll including 275 in our Sixth form. Located on the borders of SW London, we pride ourselves on celebrating student progress and development as well as academic achievement. In 2023 and 2023 our Progress 8 score of +0.87 put us in the top 5% of schools nationally, and we are in the 200 top performing schools in England and Wales in terms of the progress our students make between the end of Key Stage 2 and their GCSEs.

The last school Ofsted Inspection said “There is a strong learning culture across the school. Pupils develop a deep body of knowledge. This is reflected in external examination results, which are consistently well above the national average.” (Ofsted 2023)

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