Learning Support Assistant

Chesham Grammar School, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1BA

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  24 June 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  11 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: £20,746.00 - £22,482.00 Annually (Actual) FTE £26,522 - £28,742 (range 2, ISN 11-15) / pro rata £20,746 - £22,482

Learning Support Assistant job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a caring, enthusiastic and flexible individual to provide assistance in lessons and pastoral care during the school day. There may also be students who require personal care.

The successful candidate will have strong communication skills to enable them to liaise effectively across all areas of the school to provide high quality support for the needs of the students. They will be required to work with an Education Healthcare Plan (EHCP), monitoring and evaluating the child’s progress.

BENEFITS OF WORKING AT CHESHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL:

Chesham Grammar School is one of the largest employers in the town of Chesham. We know that our staff are our most important resource and we try to do all we can to look after them. Our vision is for everyone at CGS to enjoy, achieve and belong. This applies to staff as much as to our students.

A strong commitment to ensuring staff workload is manageable and to staff wellbeing

High staff retention

Staff social events

London Fringe Allowance

Long service awards

Preferential admission for qualified children of school staff

Access to the generous Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

A comprehensive induction programme for new staff

Strong commitment to ongoing staff CPD, including support for NPQs

Free on-site parking

Cycle to work scheme

Subsidised gym membership at Chesham Leisure Centre (next door to the school)

APPLICATIONSPlease complete the application process through the mynewterm portal (Chesham Grammar School, White Hill, Chesham | Teaching Jobs & Education Jobs | MyNewTerm)

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS:24 June 2026, 10am

INTERVIEWS:29 June 2026

We reserve the right to interview and appoint on application. We recommend an early application to avoid disappointment. We reserve the right to withdraw this role if circumstances change.

Red Kite Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Chesham Grammar School, our vision is for everyone to enjoy, achieve and belong. Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is one way in which we seek to fulfill this for everyone in our diverse and vibrant school community

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Red Kite Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.

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 Chesham Grammar School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1326 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chesham Grammar School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chesham-grammar-school-chesham

Chesham Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school in Buckinghamshire. There is a county-wide selection to secondary school at 11+ and there are 13 grammar schools within the county, five of which are co-educational.

Our intake is drawn from a very wide geographical area. The majority of students come from the Chiltern and South Bucks area of Buckinghamshire but we also have students who travel from Hertfordshire and from towns on the Metropolitan Line such as Harrow and Uxbridge.

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