Learning Coach
Krishna Avanti Primary School, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 6HN17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
6 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 August 2026
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: Please see advert for details
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 3, £26,388 - £27,188 per annum, pro rata Approximately £19,133 – £19,714 per annum (0.72508 FTE)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Grade:Grade 3, £26,388 - £27,188 per annum, pro rata Approximately £19,133 – £19,714 per annum (0.72508 FTE)
About us and the role
We are looking to appoint a Learning Coach to join Krishna Avanti Primary School and support children in their learning and development.
Working alongside teachers and school leaders, you will provide flexible individual, small-group and whole-class support, helping children to engage confidently with their learning, develop their skills and build their independence.
You will build strong, positive relationships with children, recognising their individual strengths, needs and personalities, and responding thoughtfully to help them overcome barriers to learning and thrive in the classroom. You will work collaboratively with colleagues to create an inclusive, nurturing and engaging learning environment where every child feels valued, supported and encouraged to succeed.
This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who is passionate about education, enjoys working with children and wants to make a meaningful difference to their learning, wellbeing and development.
Interviews will be held during the week commencing 14th September 2026.
School visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange a suitable time.
What will you do?
- Provide individual, small-group and whole-class learning support, helping children to access the curriculum and make positive progress.
- Build positive, supportive relationships with children, recognising their individual strengths, needs and personalities and promoting positive behaviour and wellbeing.
- Work closely with teachers, inclusion staff and external professionals to adapt learning and provide appropriate support, including for children with SEND and those for whom English is an additional language.
- Contribute to an inclusive and supportive classroom environment, sharing observations and feedback with teachers and responding flexibly to the changing needs of children throughout the school day.
- Promote safeguarding, inclusion and the values of The Avanti Way, while actively contributing to the wider life of the school and your own professional development.
What are we looking for?
- Evidence of strong communication skills; Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing
- Excellent level of literacy and numeracy skills
- Ability to work with teachers to observe, monitor and provide constructive feedback on children’s progress
- An understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities
- Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all students
Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.
What the school offers its staff
Krishna Avanti Primary School is an inclusive Hindu faith school that provides a warm, friendly and engaging learning environment for children from all backgrounds and walks of life. Staff and students at the school do not originate from any specific faith background. Applications are welcome from practitioners of any faith and from those of none.
The staff at Krishna Avanti Primary School are passionate about our school and are relentlessly focused on improving the achievement and opportunities of all our students. All staff that work at the school will need to subscribe to our ethos and values and seek to improve and develop their own practice and performance for the benefit of our students.
This is a unique opportunity to work in a school which is driven by three key elements for both students and staff:
- Educational excellence
- Character formation
- Spiritual insight
We believe in high expectations, challenge and support to enable our students to understand and develop into the best version of themselves. Through professional development, we support our staff to excel in creating a highly successful learning environment for our students and we are an ambitious team who strive to ensure that all students enjoy learning and surpass expectations.
Why should you apply
Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.
You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:
- Great opportunities for professional development
- LGPS pension scheme (subject to eligibility)
- O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
- Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership
- Well-being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps)
- Cycle-to-work Scheme
Further information about the job
Pre-employment checks
Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
Diversity and Inclusion
We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.
Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.
Commitment to safeguarding
Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Krishna Avanti Primary School
- Organisation type
- Free School, Hindu, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 414 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- talent@avanti.org.uk
Krishna Avanti Primary School is a Hindu-faith Free School for boys and girls that opened in September 2011. We are at full capacity with 420 pupils.
The school is set in 5 acres of land, on Spencefield Lane in Leicester, in Evington Hall. The Grade 2 listed building was built for the High Sheriff of Leicester and was also once a Catholic Convent. The main house has great character with beautiful features including an extraordinary library area. It is set in tranquil grounds making this a wonderful site for an excellent learning environment for all children of any faith and background and providing a spacious learning environment both indoors and outdoors.
Krishna Avanti Primary School is an inclusive Hindu faith school that provides a warm, friendly and engaging learning environment for children from all backgrounds and walks of life. Staff and students at the school do not originate from any specific faith background. Applications are welcome from practitioners of any faith and from those of none.
The staff at Krishna Avanti Primary School are passionate about our school and are relentlessly focused on improving the achievement and opportunities for all our students. All staff that work at the school will need to subscribe to our ethos and values and seek to improve and develop their own practice and performance for the benefit of our students.
This is a unique opportunity to work in a school which is driven by three key elements for both students and staff:
- Educational excellence
- Character formation
- Spiritual insight
We believe in high expectations, challenge and support to enable our students to understand and develop into the best version of themselves. Through professional development, we support our staff to excel in creating a highly successful learning environment for our students and we are an ambitious team who strive to ensure that all students enjoy learning and surpass expectations.
Arranging a visit to Krishna Avanti Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email talent@avanti.org.uk.
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