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KS1 SEND Learning Support Assistant

St Anne's Church Academy, Weston Super Mare, Somerset, BS24 6RT

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• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  20 July 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 10 Hours per week
• Contract type: Fixed term - 12 Months - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: TPLTSS3 £5,730 - £5,821 (actual salary)

What skills and experience we're looking for

What you will need to succeed;

• An interest and/or experience of working within a school or with children.
• Ability to adhere to working procedures and policies within the school environment.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Efficient ICT skills.
• Patient, flexible and adaptable, meticulous and conscientious.
• Possibly an interest or some experience of working with children with special educational needs.
• Knowledge and experience of ASD (desirable).

What the school offers its staff

At the Priory Learning Trust, we offer an incredible, comprehensive employee benefits package. This includes..

• The PLaTform -Access to our dedicated wellbeing centre & exclusive shopping discounts.
• Healthshield -Funded Healthcare Scheme for employees and all dependents, which provides services such as a 24/7 GP Line & Healthcare cashback.
• Discounted nursery fees for parents AND grandparents at our Academy pre schools.
• Contributory pension scheme offering generous employer contribution rates.
• CPD opportunities both internally & externally.
• A very friendly school community with dedicated, supportive & inspiring colleagues.
• Health & Fitness offers, including incredible discounts on @Worle Sports Centre and Nuffield Health, and a Cycle 2 Work Scheme.
• Flu vaccinations on site, during the working day, free of charge.

Flexible working opportunities

We pride ourselves on being a flexible employer and strive to accommodate a variety of working arrangements, so we encourage you to apply. At our school, we take staff workload seriously and prioritise creating a supportive environment where teamwork is at the heart of everything we do. As part of a local Trust, our staff also benefit from collaborative opportunities and resources that come with being part of a wider community.

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.

As part of this role, you will;

• Assist quality first teaching and learning.
• Work with classroom teachers to support the learning and assessment.
• Establish a positive relationship with pupils in order to support them in feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn.
• Help develop positive learning behaviours, working collaboratively with the class teacher.
• Tailor provision to suit the needs of individual children.
• Positively manage behaviour adopting a calm restorative approach.
• Support our young people with their learning and wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment.
• Take responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all according to the school’s safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Provide meaningful feedback on children’s attainment and progress.
• Contributing to wider school culture.
• Engage in staff training and whole school development; participating in weekly support staff training.
• Engage in weekly support staff PPA (planning, preparation and assessment) time to support quality first teaching.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About St Anne's Church Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 372 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Anne's Church Academy website
• Email address: hr@theplt.org.uk
• Phone number: 01934 529357
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-anne-s-church-academy

Arranging a visit to St Anne's Church Academy

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