Learning Support Assistant (EHCPs and SEND Support)

Sir William Borlase's Grammar School, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 2BR

2 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  11 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,625.00 - £27,770.00 Annually (FTE) £21,730 - £23,548 (Actual Salary)

Learning Support Assistant (EHCPs and SEND Support) job summary

Learning Support Assistant (EHCPs and SEND Support)

• 37 hours per week
• Term Time only, 39 weeks per year
• Pay Range 2 - Actual Annual Salary £21,730 - £23,548 dependent on experience
• Required September 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Borlase for a Learning Support Assistant to join the SEND and pastoral team to support the learning progress and wellbeing of our pupils.

Reporting to the Director of SEND and Inclusion, the Learning Support Assistant (EHCPs and SEND Support) will specifically support provision for pupils with an EHCP. They will work with the pupil, their family and partner agencies to identify and remove barriers to learning and develop resilience in order to secure the best possible outcomes. They may also be required to support other students without EHCPs when required.

The position is ideally suited to a candidate keen to make a difference to the outcomes for young people; it would suit someone interested in teaching or training to teach in the future or with a background in working with young people or developing people in any context.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further information.

Sir William Borlase's Grammar 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 Sir William Borlase's Grammar 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

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 Sir William Borlase's Grammar School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1191 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sir William Borlase's Grammar School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sir-william-borlase-s-grammar-school-marlow

Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School is an Outstanding selective-entry, co-educational grammar school located in the centre of the attractive riverside town of Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Heavily oversubscribed, the school has an excellent academic record at both GCSE and A Level. Our highly - motivated students and enthusiastic teachers thrive in our distinctive, vibrant teaching and learning environment. We offer a broad and rich curriculum and have an excellent reputation for our wider opportunities including STEM, Sport, Performing Arts, Creative Writing, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Expeditions and many other extra-curricular activities.

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