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Learning Support Assistant
Brackenfield Special School, Nottingham, Derbyshire, NG10 4DA37 days remaining to apply
Job start date
3 September 2025
Closing date
1 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
24 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours a week - Monday - Friday 39 Weeks a year
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 24404
What skills and experience we're looking for
Supporting Teaching and Learning • Have an understanding of how children with Special Needs and complex behaviour learn • Commitment to positive care of children • Commitment to improving the educational achievement of children • Provide support to individuals or groups to enable them to access their learning • Assist pupils to overcome their social and emotional barriers to learning work under the direction of the class teacher or STLA to support pupils in attaining learning objective • Write quality annotation to support the assessment of pupils attaining learning objective • Adapt learning activities appropriately Behaviour, Health and Safety and Safeguarding • Support the establishment of a safe, purposeful and stimulating environment for pupils, rooted in mutual respect and positive behaviour support • Work in a team to manage pupil behaviour effectively, using approaches which are appropriate to pupils’ needs in order to inspire, motivate and challenge pupils • Maintain good relationships with pupils, exercise appropriate authority, and act decisively when necessary • Be a positive role model and demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values and behaviour, which are expected of pupils • Have high expectations of behaviour, promoting self-control and independence of all learners • Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school, raising any concerns following school protocol/procedures • Follow the school Health and Safety policy and report any concerns to the senior leadership team • Use Team Teach approach to positively support behaviour Recording and Assessment • Annotate and mark pupils work in line with school’s assessment policy Standards and Quality Assurance • Support the aims and ethos of the school • Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality and attendance • Uphold the school policies with particular reference to Positive Behaviour Support and Teaching and Learning • Participate in staff training and development as appropriate • Work as a team member and support colleagues • Attend team and staff meetings Additional Work Elements • Additional physical requirements might be sitting in constrained positions for prolonged periods, i.e. small chairs and tables and working at floor level • Occasionally exposed to emotionally demanding behaviour and situations as a result of attending to a pupil’s personal needs and/or supporting behaviour management
What the school offers its staff
As a school we meet the needs of children from our local community and surrounding areas, with complex learning, communication and physical needs. Brackenfield is an oversubscribed South Derbyshire special school for children from 3-16 years old. Over the last 4 years we have streamlined our offer to become a specialist school for pupils with communication and comprehension difficulties and we have a growing population of children with complex physical needs. All our pupils are significantly cognitively impaired operating developmentally between 0 – 6 years of age. We support pupils’ learning and journey into adulthood through a curriculum based on life skills and skill generalisation. The school benefits from a dedicated Children’s Services Team which oversees safeguarding and family support, a Interventions team which provides therapies, personal care and medicines administration and a Preparation for Adulthood Team which support transitions to Post 16. We buy in additional professional support from an Occupational Therapist and Speech and Language Therapist who work with our highly skilled team to shape the provision around our young people. Brackenfield was last inspected November 2024 by Ofsted in an graded inspection. Inspection findings showed that Brackenfield SEND school is Outstanding in all 5 areas
Commitment to safeguarding
Brackenfield School is committed to the safeguarding of all children.
Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Brackenfield SEND School is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, preventing unlawful discrimination in all of its activities and to valuing diversity.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Brackenfield Special School
- School type
- Special school, ages 3 to 16
- School size
- 175 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Brackenfield Special School website
- Email address
- hr@brackenfield.derbyshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01159733710
Brackenfield is an oversubscribed South Derbyshire special school for children from 3-16 years old. Over the last 4 years we have streamlined our offer to become a specialist school for pupils with communication and comprehension difficulties and we have a growing population of children with complex physical needs. All our pupils are significantly cognitively impaired operating developmentally between 0 – 6 years of age.
Arranging a visit to Brackenfield Special School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@brackenfield.derbyshire.sch.uk.
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