Learning Support Assistant

Wixams Academy, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 6BA

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  18 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  3 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: £26,509.00 Annually (FTE) Term Time only

Learning Support Assistant job summary

🏫 About Wixams Academy

Wixams Academy is a thriving, comprehensive Academy serving approximately 950 pupils (as of September 2023), including 120 Sixth Form students 🎓.

Since opening its doors in 2017 with just 80 students 🌱, the Academy has experienced remarkable growth and continues to expand each year. Our vision is to grow to 1,750 students and 200 staff members by 2030 📈. To support this exciting development, we are working closely with Bedford Borough Council 🏛️ and the Department for Education 📚 to increase the school's capacity.

⭐ The Academy has been popular and oversubscribed since opening, reflecting the high regard in which it is held by students, families, and the wider community. We are also proud to have low staff turnover, creating a stable and supportive environment for both staff and students 🤝.

📍 Located just one mile south of Bedford town centre, Wixams Academy serves a diverse and welcoming community with a broadly national demographic mix 🌍. We have recently joined forces with Knowledge Schools Trust (KST) through a merger designed to create a strong local hub and drive further educational growth across the region 🚀.

About the Role

As a Learning Support Assistant (LSA), you will play an important role within our Student Support Team 👩‍🏫👨‍🏫. You will help support and include students with learning difficulties and disabilities into mainstream classroom settings, ensuring they can access learning opportunities and achieve their full potential 🌟.

You will work in accordance with the Academy's policies and procedures to provide effective support and promote an inclusive learning environment for all. 📖 For full details, please refer to the attached Job Description.

🛡️ Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities

All appointments are subject to robust safer recruitment and safeguarding checks, including:

✅ Enhanced DBS Clearance Check
✅ Prohibition from Teaching Check
✅ Section 128 Direction Check (where applicable)

At Knowledge Schools Trust (KST), safeguarding children and young people is our highest priority . We actively promote their welfare and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

KST is an Equal Opportunities Employer and warmly welcomes applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those from underrepresented and minority groups. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone can thrive. 🤲✨

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 organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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 Wixams Academy

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 903 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Wixams Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wixams-academy

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