Learning Support Assistant - Secondary Phase

King's Academy Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 4FS

12 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  31 August 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 August 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: KGA Band 1, points 1-2. FTE £24,454pa plus £729pa Outer London Fringe pro rata. Actual gross salary £18,802pa (inc. OLF)
• Additional allowances:

  KGA Band 1, points 1-2. FTE £24,454pa plus £729pa Outer London Fringe pro rata. Actual gross salary £18,802pa (inc. OLF)

Learning Support Assistant - Secondary Phase job summary

We are looking for a passionate, talented and collegiate practitioner to join our dedicated team working within the Learning Support Department at King’s Academy Binfield - Secondary Phase.

The successful candidates will be part of a team of Learning Support Assistants led by our SENDCo, who will share and learn from one another as the academy grows.

Our new Learning Support Assistant will work with students on both a 1:1 basis and with small groups, as well as supporting within the classroom. Experience of working with students with Specific Learning Difficulties, Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs and ASD would be an advantage although not essential. They will share the academy's vision and the belief that all young people can achieve, whatever it takes.

Other necessary qualities include confidentiality, efficiency and being able to work on your own initiative and under pressure. There is an expectation of a willingness to contribute to the wider life of King’s Academy Binfield (KAB) and King’s Academy Oakwood (KAO).

King’s Academy Binfield opened its doors, in superb new buildings, to secondary students in September 2018 and to primary in 2019. We have grown year on year, with the schools now operating from nursery to Year 13.

KAB and KAO are part of the King’s Group Academies MAT led by a team of former and current Ofsted ‘outstanding’ head teachers and Her Majesty’s Inspectors (HMI).

King’s Academy Binfield and King’s Academy Oakwood are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young students and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will need to undertake an Enhanced DBS check.

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Amber Walker, HR Coordinator, at: amber.walker@kingsacademies.uk

Completed application forms (not CVs) should be submitted to Amber Walker at the email above or by post to: Amber Walker, King's Academy Binfield, St. George's Park , Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 4FS by 9am on Monday 31st August 2026.

Candidates with strong applications will be invited in for interview as they are received so this position may be filled prior to the closing date.

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

At King’s Academy Binfield and Oakwood we recognise our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children. We will endeavour to provide a safe and welcoming environment where students and their families are respected and valued.

We will be alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and follow recognised procedures to ensure that children receive effective support, protection and justice. All children, regardless of age, gender, ability, culture, race, language, religion or sexual identity, have equal rights to protection.

Mrs Laura Phillips: laura.phillips@kingsacademies.uk is our Designated Safeguarding Lead if you have any safeguarding concerns.

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 King's Academy Binfield

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 3 to 19
• Education phase: All through school
• Size: 1500 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: King's Academy Binfield website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/king-s-academy-binfield

Our all-through school opened in a superb new building in September 2018 and we have grown year on year, with our first Year 11 students currently in the final year of their GCSE study. In addition to the secondary phase, we also have two primary phases set across two sites, King’s Academy Binfield (KAB) and King’s Academy Oakwood (KAO). In September 2023, we will have students from year N to year 6 in primary and year 7 through to year 12. Our 6th Form will be opening in September 2023.

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