Key Stage Leader of Support for Learning

Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 0EA

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  5 December 2025 at 11am

• Date listed

  14 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,070.00 - £34,359.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Starting Salary £27447.81 (37 hr per week Term time only)

Key Stage Leader of Support for Learning job summary

Grade 9 - Higher Level Experienced member of support staff to be a Key Stage Leader of Support for Learning

37 Hours per week (39 weeks) Actual starting salary £27,447.81 (FTE £32,070.00)

Start date: January 2026

Location: The Hinckley School

Induction dates: 5th and 6th January 2026 (successful candidates will need to be available on these dates)

You will lead and manage a team of support staff within a specific phase of the school. Your main goal is to ensure all pupils receive high-quality support and can access their learning successfully.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a Team: Manage, mentor, and coach support staff to ensure excellent practice.

• Support Pupils: Develop and run intervention programs for pupils who need extra help.

• Curriculum Expert: Develop expertise in one area of the curriculum and deliver high-quality learning experiences.

• Classroom Support: Work with teachers to create supportive learning environments. You will also cover Planning, Preparation, and Assessment (PPA) time for some classes.

• Progress Tracking: Monitor and record student progress using the 'Earwig' system (online).

• Collaboration: Work with teachers, staff, families, carers, and outside professionals (multi-disciplinary teams) to achieve the best results for pupils.

• Model Practice: Set a positive example for both staff and students, always upholding the school's values.

Are You the Right Person?

We are looking for someone who:

• Will uphold the school's values and ethos and act as an exemplary role model for the school community.

• Enjoys leading and managing people.

• Has an excellent understanding of how students learn and how to help them succeed.

• Can coach and mentor others.

• Is highly organised and a strong communicator.

• Is committed to their own ongoing learning.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to a check being carried out at an Enhanced level by the Disclosure and Barring Service regarding any previous criminal record.

Dorothy Goodman School is seeking to promote the employment of disabled people and will make any adjustments considered reasonable to the above duties under the terms of the Equalities Act 2010 to accommodate a suitable disabled candidate.

Dorothy Goodman School shares a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture that embraces the ethos of safeguarding amongst our workforce.

Please complete and submit your application via MyNewTerm

By Friday 5th December 2025 (midday)

Interviews will take place Friday 12th December 2025

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

Dorothy Goodman School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

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 Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 404 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dorothy-goodman-school-hinckley

Dorothy Goodman School is an all age (from ages 4-19 years) SEN School.
Our children & young people have a wide variety of special educational needs and disabilities including pupils with profound and multiple learning disabilities, severe learning difficulties, moderate difficulties and those with Autism. Some children & young people also have social, emotional and mental health difficulties associated with their learning difficulties.

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