Early Years Learning Support Assistant

Woodford Primary School, Stockport, SK7 1GX

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  6 January 2026

• Closing date

  8 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  21 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £14.59 per hour

Early Years Learning Support Assistant job summary

We are seeking a friendly and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to join our growing team at Woodford Primary School on a Fixed-Term basis. In this rewarding role, you'll play a vital part in supporting pupils with a variety of learning needs. You'll work alongside teachers to provide one-on-one or small group support, and empower pupils to reach their full potential. 

Here at the Laurus Trust, we provide a cutting-edge SEND provision that makes a real difference to the lives of our young people. We are now looking for caring, dedicated individuals to join our SEND team. In this role, you will play a vital part in supporting pupils’ progress while promoting their independence, self-esteem and social inclusion.

We offer a comprehensive programme of professional learning, and all our schools provide designated workspaces for staff. Our Trust-wide training covers both whole-school SEND priorities and specialist development for SEND teams, ensuring you are fully supported in your practice.

If you would like to join our Laurus family in a rewarding role that changes the lives of our pupils by empowering them to become the best that they can then we would love to hear from you. 

This position is contracted on a 12 hours per week Term Time Only basis. This means you will mainly work when the school is open to pupils and will not need to work during the school holidays unless the contract requires you to do so. In total you will be in work for a minimum of 38 out of 52 weeks. 

Job Purpose (For further details on the role, please find the Job Description below)

• To provide high standards of care and play opportunities for children between the ages of 4 and 11 years old in a safe, secure and stimulating kids club environment.
• To provide supervision of pupils during the lunchtime period both in the dining area and during playground activities. 

Key Skills and Experiences

• Sound Educational background including GCSE's in Maths and English (A*-C) or equivalent
• Good knowledge and understanding of play and how to create opportunities for a wide range of ages and interests
• Experience working in a school environment would be an advantage

To find out more about what the Trust offers—including our extensive range of employee benefits and opportunities for further professional learning—please visit our Careers page.

At the Laurus Trust, we recognise the importance of maintaining a healthy work–life balance. Striking the right balance can increase motivation and morale, reduce stress, improve performance and productivity, and make roles more accessible to a wider range of applicants. Wherever possible, we are committed to providing flexible working arrangements from the outset, which may include part-time positions, term-time schedules, job-sharing, and compressed hours.

To complete an application form please click 'Fast apply'. A full application must be submitted as CV's will unfortunately not be accepted in line with our safer recruitment process. 

We reserve the right to interview prior to the closing date.

Disability Confident Employer

We value diversity and are committed to equal opportunities. We are an inclusive employer and welcome all applications. Disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria on the person specification will be guaranteed an interview. If you require any reasonable adjustments for an interview, please highlight this to our Recruitment Team in advance.

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

Laurus Trust is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We welcome and encourage applications from all individuals regardless of individual background or circumstance.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we strongly encourage applications from all persons with a known disability, and we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants, that meet the minimum criteria for a role, will be offered an interview and given the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and talents.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Woodford Primary School

• School type: Free School, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 111 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Woodford Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodford-primary-school-stockport

Woodford Primary School opened in September 2022, initially providing 30 Reception places and 20 Pre-School places with a further Pre-School and Reception class added each academic year, until we become a thriving 230 pupil primary school – from Pre-School to Year Six – in September 2028.

Located at the heart of the Woodford Garden Village, our intention is for Woodford Primary to serve its local community. It will be an inclusive, non-selective, non-denominational one form entry school where all pupils can thrive, regardless of their background or circumstance.

Pupils will be encouraged to ‘Dream Big’ so they can ‘Fly High’. They will be taught about the school’s heritage of flight and aviation in an environment where they feel safe and secure, valued and cared for. School will be an enjoyable and exciting place where all Woodford Primary pupils flourish and succeed because they are taught to believe that the sky is the limit!

We will go above and beyond to ensure that all pupils benefit from a curriculum that goes well beyond statutory requirements and equips them to make a positive contribution to their local and global community, now and in the future.

We have identified four ‘Curriculum Drivers’ – elements that are integral to our school Enrichment Curriculum.

These are;

Collaboration - to learn from each other, to support each other, to be successful together
Possibilities - to change ourselves, to challenge each other, to push boundaries
Respect - to understand ourselves, to appreciate each other, to value diversity
Technology - to learn, to communicate, to create

As a Trust, we understand the vital importance of an outstanding Early Years’ experience in making sure that every pupil gets off to a flying start. We treat every child as an individual and we provide just the right amount of challenge and support for them to fulfil their potential. Happy children make the best learners so the personal development of pupils is central to everything we do.

At Woodford Primary, as in each Laurus Trust school, the ethos will derive from a firm belief that all pupils are entitled to an outstanding state education, incorporating learning and enrichment opportunities that rival those offered in the best private schools. We are unwavering in our belief that all pupils should have high aspirations for their future and never be disadvantaged by their circumstances.

Professional Development

We attach huge importance to continued Professional Learning and recognise that, in the exciting and ever-changing environment in which we work, we are all learners and are constantly looking for ways to improve our practice.

Our comprehensive programme of in-house Professional Learning comprises weekly pedagogy-based sessions, Further Professional Learning sessions, opportunities to coach and mentor and to engage in research.

Being part of a Multi Academy Trust enables our staff to work across schools and phases. Not only does this broaden their experience, it opens up a wider range of teaching and leadership opportunities.

As a Trust we actively develop our teachers through nationally accredited programmes such as the NPQ's and many of our staff have completed courses at Masters level.

If you want to work in a highly ambitious and successful school, and believe you have the vision and commitment to join our team, then we would like to hear from you.

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