Learning Support Assistant

Sidney Stringer Primary Academy, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5GU

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 October 2025

• Closing date

  6 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 2 £20,755 to £21,411

Learning Support Assistant job summary

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a committed and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant practitioner to join our team.

Job overview

As a Learning Support Assistant, under the instruction/guidance of class teacher and within the overall ethos of the Academy, undertake care and learning programmes and activities to support individuals or groups of pupils, including more specific support for those with special education needs. Enable access to learning for children and assist the teacher in the management of children and the classroom. Work may be carried out in the classroom or in other teaching areas. 

Job requirements

• NVQ Level 3 or beyond - desirable 
• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Experience of working with children in some capacity
• General understanding of National Curriculum, the foundation stage and other basic learning programmes
• Ability to effectively communicate and build good working relationships with a range of colleagues

Why join us?

As a Learning Support Assistant within Sidney Stringer Primary Academy, you’ll be able to make a key difference to a pupil’s educational experience as a crucial part of the wider team, and will have the opportunity to develop your skillset with key training and development opportunities available.

Interviews will take place upon application

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 Sidney Stringer Primary Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 421 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sidney Stringer Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sidney-stringer-primary-academy

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