22 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    25 April 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    21 March 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Learning support or cover supervisor

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: Hours of work:- Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 3.30pm, with 30 minutes lunch (unpaid) Term Time only

Contract type

Fixed term - One year

Full-time equivalent salary

NJC Scale, Point 7 - £29,346 FTE

Actual salary

NJC Scale, Point 7 £22,272 Actual Salary per annum / 32.5 hrs per week / 38 weeks per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the best schools in Northwest London. We have a reputation for teaching excellence, which leads to exceptional outcomes for our students at both GCSE and A level.

The Inclusion Department is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated EAL Assistant to join our hard working team. The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate initiative, flexibility and an ability to work cooperatively with staff and students. They will be expected to support students, aged 11-18 years of age, who experience a range of learning difficulties.

This is a fixed term position until 27th March 2026 and will be reviewed at the end of this period.

Hours of work are Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 3.30pm, with unpaid breaks. All staff are invited to do paid break duties at the rate of £15 per duty (depending on availability).

If you do not hear from us by 3.00pm on the working day following the closing date of this advert, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful. We are unable to provide individualised feedback on each application, unless you are invited to interview.

What the school offers its staff

  • A comprehensive induction programme will be provided

  • Free membership of the Fitness Zone at Queensmead Sports Centre

  • Free BUPA Health Care Plan (Includes benefits worth over £2000)

  • Ride to Work Scheme

  • Free access to Goals Soccer Centre

  • Refer a Friend / Colleague Scheme


Commitment to safeguarding

Queensmead School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The appointment is subject to references and an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to acoughlan@qmschool.org.uk

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About Queensmead School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1491 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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About Queensmead School

Queensmead School is based in South Ruislip, Middlesex, and is a ‘Good’, oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive school where students achieve very highly and display ‘excellent behaviour’ (Ofsted). It currently has around 1,450 students.

Head Teacher

Rhona Johnston

Values and Vision

Queensmead School strives to maintain a learning environment where students can reach their maximum potential, wherever their skills may lie. Technology is a key part of the education environment, with devices such as visualisers, iPads and Chromebooks a regular classroom feature. There is also a strong emphasis on attendance and punctuality, with these qualities seen as essential to the learning process and academic endeavour.

Queensmead offers students the chance to participate in activities such as music tuition and sports, with facilities including basketball courts, a fitness zone and access to five-a-side football pitches. International experiences offered to secondary students include language development in France, Germany and Spain, trekking excursions in Morocco, and skiing in Italy and Austria.

Ofsted Report

“There is a strong culture of respect and tolerance at the school. Pupils are calm and mature. The school’s values of kindness, respect, resilience and independence shine through when staff and pupils interact... Behaviour around the school is excellent. All staff are supported by leaders and school systems to maintain high expectations of pupils’ behaviour... ”

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