Learning Support Assistant

Stowmarket High School, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1QR

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  February 2026

• Closing date

  12 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £7,383.00 - £7,619.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 3, Scale Point 4-6 (£25,185-£25,989 FTE)

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Stowmarket High School is an ambitious, progressive and inclusiveplace to work. At the heart of the school is a commitment to teaching & learning, retrieval practice and ensuring all students have a sequenced, engaging and thoughtfulcurriculum. Whilst we are proud to be the school of the town, we know our purpose is to broaden the horizons of all our students, improving the life chances and opportunities for all, as observed in our recent Ofsted judgement.

We are also exceptionally proud of the caring community we have fostered, rooted in routines, consistency, empathy and an understanding of all stakeholders' needs. As a member of our team, you would be supported by excellent practitioners both in subject knowledge, teaching & learning and pastoral care. We are a supportive school that has invested in coaching at all levels; we want to make sure our staff feel invested in with ample opportunities to grow and develop.

We are seeking a talented and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to join our busy and vibrant high school and help really make a difference to the futures of our young people. The hours of work are 13 per week, worked over two days, for 38 weeks per year (term-time only). Please view the job description for further details of the role.

The successful candidate will:

• Have some previous school-based employment or experience.
• Be patient, calm and demonstrate empathy
• Demonstrate adaptability and resilience
• Have good communication skills

We can offer:

• a welcoming and caring staff team
• a supportive team of professionals within the school and as part of Kingfisher Schools Trust
• a range of dedicated staff wellbeing support

Kingfisher Schools Trust offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development
• Access to a huge variety of training courses through The National College
• Pension scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contribution
• Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice
• Shopping and leisure discounts
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Affordable electric car salary sacrifice scheme

If you have any questions, or would like to arrange a visit to our school, please contact recruitment@kingfisherschools.co.uk

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as the closing date for this vacancy may be altered if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Our school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted

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 school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.

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 Stowmarket High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 896 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Stowmarket High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stowmarket-high-school-stowmarket

Stowmarket High School is situated in picturesque mid Suffolk with excellent commuter links to Cambridge, Ipswich and Norwich. We are an inclusive 11 – 18 Academy and part of Waveney Valley Academies Trust. 6th Form is currently not being offered. Construction of a new school is now complete on our current site and we have moved into our new state of the art school.

In return for working at Stowmarket High School, staff are assured of a welcoming environment with supportive colleagues and a strong focus on staff induction and ongoing professional development, a consistent and supportive approach to behaviour for learning together with inspirational and dynamic leadership.

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