Learning Support Advisor

Lord Grey Academy, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 6EW

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Part time: Hours of Work 8.30am – 3.30pm Monday to Friday - 32.5 hours per week 39 weeks per year – Term time plus training days
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: £19,656 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a proactive and reliable Learning Support Advisor to join our Inclusive Learning Faculty in October/November 2026. This position has arisen due to changes within the department. The successful candidate will enjoy working with young people and will play a key role in supporting students in school, both in class and through the delivery of small group work. In addition, the successful candidate may be required to work in the Learning Support Centre in a LSA capacity.

Please note, as part of the interview process, candidates will be required to conduct a 20-minute reading intervention to a small group of students, support SEND students (with another LSA) in a lesson, and spend some time in our Learning Support Centre. You will need to prove qualifications for Maths and English.

What the school offers its staff

Employee Benefits:

• Teacher & support staff pension schemes

• Continuous Professional development (CPD)

• Training School Alliance

• Networking opportunities

• Specsavers eyecare voucher

• Free Flu vaccine

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

• Medicash - Health Cash Plan:

• 24/7 GP Appointments & prescription services

• Dental treatment

• Optical care

• Physiotherapy

• Skinvision - skin health tracker

• A range of essential healthcare expenses

• Exclusive discounts on shopping & travel

The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.

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.

A vacancy booklet, information for candidates booklet and the application form are all available on the vacancies section of Lord Grey Academy’s website: https://www.lordgrey.org.uk/vacancies/

Please note the application form and information for candidates booklet are available on the right hand side of the above link. Please do look at our recruitment video of our staff talking about working at Lord Grey and our document: Why work at Lord Grey?

Completed application form and covering letter should be submitted to Human Resources at Lord Grey or emailed to hr@lordgrey.org.uk by 9am on Friday 9 October 2026. Interviews to be held on Thursday 15 October 2026.

Only successfully short listed candidates will be contacted. CVs will not be accepted.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Booklet - LSA - Oct 2026.docx.pdf - 860 KB (opens in new tab)

About Lord Grey Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1446 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Lord Grey Academy website
• Email address: hruser@lordgrey.org.uk
• Phone number: 01908 626110
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lord-grey-academy

Lord Grey Academy is an exciting and vibrant learning community where students enjoy great success in and outside of the classroom. Our Academy motto: Lord Grey Can is important to us as we prepare our students for successful adult lives in an increasingly competitive world.

Lord Grey Academy is popular and is the first choice school locally. We have a strong focus on academic achievement throughout the school and develop our young people to be independent and resilient learners. We are immensely proud of our inclusive ethos and of the positive relationships that we build with parents and the local community. We believe that all students can achieve.

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