Learning Support Assistant (SEND 1:1)

Locking Primary School, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, BS24 8BB

31 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 February 2026

• Closing date

  16 January 2026 at 11:59am

• Date listed

  15 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £15,721.43 - £17,293.39

Learning Support Assistant (SEND 1:1) job summary

Location: Locking Primary School, North Somerset

Contract: 26 hours per week, term-time only (fixed term until 31 August 2026, with potential extension subject to funding)

Make a real difference in education

Are you passionate about supporting children’s learning and wellbeing? Whether you’re seeking a career change, just finished college with a qualification in Education or Early Years, or have experience in care, healthcare, or volunteering with children, we’d love to hear from you.

Formal qualifications help, but they’re not essential. What matters most is your mindset:

• Proactive, energetic, and committed to engaging pupils.
• Able to inspire confidence and independence.
• Calm, patient, and sensitive, providing comfort when children are upset.
• Enthusiastic about creating a positive, inclusive learning environment.

About the role

• Provide special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) 1:1 support and work with small groups
• Support pupils across all year groups
• Term-time only, 26 hours per week

Why join Locking Primary School?

Become part of a welcoming village school community where every child is encouraged to be resilient, enthusiastic, and aspirational. We focus on nurturing the whole child, fostering a love of learning, and building a strong sense of belonging. Our goal is to ensure that every pupil and staff member feels included and supported, encouraging a community where everyone can thrive together.

What we offer:

• Above-average pension contributions
• Five paid care days (pro rata)
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion where everyone is valued and respected – we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, cultures and abilities.
• Professional development opportunities and clear career pathways

Join us and help shape a supportive environment where pupils and staff thrive together. Apply today and start making a difference!

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

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 Locking Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 344 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Locking Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/locking-primary-school

Locking Primary School is at the heart of our community and we are continually striving to improve our provision for our children and families in the area, this is an opportunity to join a strong and supportive team who are committed to providing high quality experiences for all of our children

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