Learning Support Assistant

Beaconsfield High School, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 1RR

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  23 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £16,597.00 - £17,987.00 Annually (Actual)

Learning Support Assistant job summary

About this Role

Beaconsfield High School, an outstanding girls' grammar school, is seeking a caring, enthusiastic and committed Learning Support Assistant to join our highly regarded Learning Support Department. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting students with special educational needs and disabilities, helping them to access learning, build confidence and achieve their full potential in a school where academic excellence and student wellbeing go hand in hand. Our students are highly motivated, eager to learn and a pleasure to work with, creating an exceptionally rewarding environment for support staff.

Led by a highly experienced and respected SENDCo, our Learning Support Department is a collaborative, knowledgeable and dedicated team committed to ensuring that every student is able to flourish both inside and outside the classroom. Working closely with teachers, families and external professionals, the team provides tailored support that enables students to overcome barriers to learning and develop the confidence, independence and resilience needed for future success. We are looking for an individual who shares our commitment to inclusion, enjoys building positive relationships with young people and is passionate about making a meaningful difference every day.

As an extremely successful and oversubscribed selective school, we welcome applications from candidates with a range of educational, pastoral or support backgrounds. In return, we offer the opportunity to work with exceptional students, supportive colleagues and a leadership team that values professional development and encourages continuous learning. This is an ideal role for someone who is patient, adaptable and committed to helping every student participate fully in school life and achieve their very best.

Our vision is "to help girls of character, curious in thought, courageous in action and confident in themselves" and the Learning Support Department plays a vital role in ensuring that every student has the opportunity to fulfil that vision, regardless of the challenges they may face.

Closing Date: Monday 23rd November 2026

Interviews to be held week commencing Monday 23rd November 2026

Beaconsfield High School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all of its students and staff. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified teachers regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.

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

Beaconsfield High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment.

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 Beaconsfield High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1283 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Beaconsfield High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/beaconsfield-high-school-beaconsfield

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