Learning Support Assistant

The Littlehampton Academy, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 6FE

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  23 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  28 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £22,101.00 - £23,177.00 Annually (Actual)

Learning Support Assistant job summary

This is a description of the main duties and responsibilities of the post at the date of production and may change over time as requirements and circumstances change. These responsibilities are not exhaustive and the post-holder is expected to carry out any other related reasonable duties commensurate with their skills, abilities and grade.

Providing high quality learning support to selected individual students or small groups of students during lesson times.

Monitoring and evaluating students’ responses to planned learning activities, observing and recording achievement against predetermined learning objectives.

Providing accurate feedback to teachers and students about progress made towards learning objectives.

Keeping accurate records and updating systems as required.

Working with teaching staff to evaluate progress, adjusting work programmes and intervention strategies as appropriate.

Promoting positive values and attitudes to learning.

Promoting good student behaviour.

Liaising with parents/carers where necessary under the direction of teaching staff.

Break and lunch duties as required.

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

The Littlehampton Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

All successful applicants will be subject to a period of probation.

Schools are now required, as part of their shortlisting process, to carry out an online search as part of their due diligence.

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 The Littlehampton Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1324 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Littlehampton Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-littlehampton-academy

The Littlehampton Academy is a large academy recently designated by Ofsted as "Good" in all categories and with a year 7 cohort this year exceeding all previous numbers. We are proud to be part of the Woodard Academies Trust which has a distinctive core ethos supporting the development of both staff and students. The group motto: ‘opening minds, raising expectations, transforming lives’ is at the heart of everything we do and reflects our ambitions for all our students.

Situated on the beautiful West Sussex coast and with views of the South Downs, our academy has state-of-the-art facilities - including ample staff parking and a fitness suite. We are close to good transport links to surrounding towns, including Worthing, Chichester and Brighton.

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