Learning Support Assistant

Great Marlow School, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 1JE

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  17 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  30 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,183.00 - £27,711.00 Annually (FTE) £14,594 - £16,059 (Actual annual salary(

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Learning Support Assistant

25 hours per week, Term Time Only

Monday to Friday 9.00am - 3.00pm

NJC Range 2, Point 6 - 12: £14,594 - £16,059 per annum (Based on FTE £25,183 - £27,711) depending on experience

The Role

Great Marlow School has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our SEN team to help us deliver an even better service to the students.

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to support a student with Maths, Chemistry and Physics (A Levels) primarily.

This role will be primarily supporting one student but will also be supporting other children with Special Educational Needs in their lessons.

No experience is necessary as full training will be given; however, qualifications in Maths, Chemistry and/or Physics at A level or higher would be a necessity.

What we're looking for

• A great team player with a can-do attitude
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication skills—both written and verbal
• Calm under pressure, adaptable, and approachable
• Committed to your own development and the success of others

What can we offer you?

We value our staff and actively support their professional development and their well-being. You will have access to ongoing professional development including accredited courses.

You will have free access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) as well as a reduced memberships fees and access to the Redgrave Sports Centre.

If you are looking to extend your experience and would be interested in joining our team, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please see Job Description further information.

The Great Marlow School and the Marlow Education Trust has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and for ensuring that they are protected from harm, therefore it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent cautions and convictions cautions
• All adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

The post is subject to an enhanced DBS including the children's barred list check and qualifications check.

As part of the Great Marlow School and the Marlow Education Trust's pre-recruitment due diligence checks, online searches may be conducted for shortlisted candidates.

We welcome applicants from a diverse range of cultures and all sections of our community.

Please note that applications will be reviewed as received and should a suitable candidate be identified, we may close the vacancy early. Therefore, early application is encouraged.

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 school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all staff must share this commitment. The successful applicant will be expected to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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 Great Marlow School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1428 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Great Marlow School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/great-marlow-school

Great Marlow School is a large co-educational secondary school located in the town of Marlow, Buckinghamshire. The school has around 1,450 students aged 11-19, with over 200 attending the sixth form.

Founded in 1961, the school converted to academy status in 2011 and in the last six years has invested £9 million in developing the school facilities including a state of the art sports centre, sixth form centre and performing arts accommodation. The Redgrave Sports Centre was named after former pupil and Olympic rower Sir Steve Redgrave, he opened in the centre in May 2013. The school and the sports centre are a 'hub' of the local community and host events and activities throughout the evenings, weekends and school holidays.

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