Learning Support Assistant

Icknield High School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2AH

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  8 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L3 Point 6-8 £26,666 Actual

Learning Support Assistant job summary

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to commence duties as soon as possible. The post involves working with and supporting students aged 11 to 16 years within our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Department.

If you are interested in joining our staff, for further details and an application pack please apply directly via My New Term.

Closing date: 8th September 2025 at midday. We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. In this case shortlisted candidates may be called for interview ahead of the closing date.

Icknield High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Applicants will undergo appropriate child protection screening including checks with past employers and the

Disclosure and Barring Service.

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

Icknield High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will undergo appropriate child protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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 Icknield High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1446 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Icknield High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/icknield-high-school

Icknield High School is a highly successful 11-16 mixed Academy with an excellent reputation, situated in pleasant grounds on the northern outskirts of town. We pride ourselves on our excellent GCSE results and offering an enriching educational experience to all of our students. We are justifiably proud of our excellent reputation and believe that we offer both students and staff a caring environment in which they can succeed.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) formerly the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB).

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