Lead Learning Support Assistant - Cognition & Learning

Prudhoe Community High School, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 5LJ

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  12 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  29 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £23,170.84 Annually (Actual) term time + 2 additional days

Lead Learning Support Assistant - Cognition & Learning job summary

We are seeking an outstanding Lead Learning Support Assistant to join our dedicated Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) team. In this pivotal role, you will work closely with the Assistant SENCO to support our team of Teaching Assistants, deploy resources effectively, and plan, deliver and review targeted small group and one to one interventions for students with diverse learning needs.

You will act as a key liaison between teachers, support staff, parents, and external agencies, ensuring that every student with SEND receives the tailored provision they need to thrive academically and socially.

The successful candidate should have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with an empathetic and professional approach. They should have a calm and adaptable demeanor and a genuine passion for enabling all children to succeed.

Why Join Us?

• A supportive, welcoming, and collaborative school community

• Access to continuous professional development (CPD) .

• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) / generous pension package

• Staff wellbeing initiatives.

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 strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and  young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are invited for an interview, you will be required  to disclose all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date  of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history  during the recruitment process. This role will include Regulated Activities and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure is required for this post.  

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 Prudhoe Community High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 13 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 680 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 13 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Prudhoe Community High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/prudhoe-community-high-school

Prudhoe Community High School is a 13-19 High School with approximately 680 students  on roll including 200 Sixth Form. Examination results are excellent at both GCSE and Sixth Form.  In 2016, our new school building opened. We have an environment set up to support learning for all students with new Fitness Suite, 3G pitches, Engineering, Learning Resource Centre and many more outstanding facilities across the school.  In 2019, the school formed the Tyne Community Learning Trust with 2 middle schools and 6 first schools.  Cheviot Learning Trust was created in 2023 from a merger of Tyne Community Learning Trust and Three Rivers Learning Trust. The Trust educates over 5500 students across 18 schools between the ages of 2 and 19 and employ over 750 staff. 

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