Learning Coach

Coombeshead Academy, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 1PT

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  3 September 2026

• Closing date

  6 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,487.00 - £27,274.00 Annually (FTE)

Learning Coach job summary

Coombeshead Academy are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, skilled and highly relational Learning Coach to be part of the intervention provision as part of our inclusive SEND and wider foundational knowledge strategy at Coombeshead Academy.

This is an exciting opportunity to take a pro-active role in the support of the educational, social, emotional and physical needs of the students identified with SEND to eliminate their learning gaps and raise their expectations to achieve their full potential. Some students may need physical support and intimate care.

Coombeshead Academy is an inspirational and inclusive place to work and visitors to the school all comment on the warmth, behaviour and qualities of our young people.

At Coombeshead Academy, we are committed to ensuring that every pupil develops the confidence and understanding needed to access the full breadth of the secondary curriculum and future opportunities.

The role will involve working directly with pupils in class and through small group and 1:1 intervention work.

Coombeshead Academy is an inspirational and inclusive place to work and visitors to the school consistently comment on the warmth, behaviour and qualities of our young people.

At Coombeshead Academy we offer you:

The opportunity to work in a school where all staff are viewed as part of a family.

A school where inclusivity and high expectations sit at the heart of everything we do.

The opportunity to play a key role in shaping and leading numeracy intervention across the school.

A highly supportive SEND team led by experienced middle and senior leaders.

The chance to work within a Trust-wide strategy grounded in strong educational research and evidence-informed practice.

High quality professional development and training opportunities, including intervention programmes and assessment approaches.

A school where leaders genuinely care about staff wellbeing and work-life balance.

A disruption-free learning environment supported by clear systems and routines.

Opportunities to collaborate and share practice across Education South West schools and networks.

If you have a genuine passion for supporting young people, believe every child can succeed and enjoy working collaboratively with colleagues and families, we would welcome your application. Why not come and visit the school before applying? We would be delighted to show you around and introduce you to the team.

Please. visit our school website - www.coombesheadacademy.org.uk . If you have any further questions please contact Mrs Battong, PA to the Headteacher via email - caroline.battong@educationsouthwest.org.uk . Applications must be made by submission of the My New Term application form on Vacancies - Coombeshead Academy . The closing date for applications isMonday 6th July 2026 at 9am with interviews likely to take place on Thursday 9th July 2026.

Education South West is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post. This includes checks with past employers, an online check of publicly available information, including social media, and an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service

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

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.

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 Coombeshead Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 873 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Coombeshead Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/coombeshead-academy

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