Learning Support Assistant
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon, Blaydon-on-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE21 4BQ16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
22 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
6 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 Hours per Week, Term Time Only + INSET days (39 weeks), Permanent
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- Grade E - SCP 8 - 11 (£27,709 - £29,070 per annum, pro rata) plus First Aid Allowance (£500 per annum)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an individual to:
Support teachers and learners in lessons.
Prepare classroom materials e.g. organising work sheets, preparing support materials, setting up equipment following instructions from the subject teacher.
Act as a key worker for designated pupils on the SEN Register and take part in associated meetings and administration.
Assist with the administration of SEN information e.g. circulating profiles and giving admin support to the department.
The successful candidate will have:
5 GCSEs at Grade C or above or equivalent including Maths and English.
Post 16 Higher Education, Teaching Assistant or Degree level qualification.
Experience of working with children in an educational setting.
Good ICT skills.
Good communication skills.
What the school offers its staff
We are proud to be part of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, a family of secondary, middle, primary and first schools in Durham, Gateshead, Northumberland and Sunderland. Bishop Wilkinson is the largest Catholic Education Trust in the North East of England. St Thomas More is a school that places significant value on collaboration and as such is dedicated to working with our partner schools to improve the quality of education for all students in our care.
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
- Organisation type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1401 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- recruitment@bwcet.com
St Thomas More School is a co-educational Catholic Academy which provides for the education needs of 11-18 year old pupils from the west of Gateshead L.A. Our school aims to provide a stimulating and encouraging environment within which students can attain the highest standards of which they are capable, and to assist them in taking their place in the world outside school in a useful and fulfilling career, with a firm sense of Christian commitment.
The School has a dedicated team of teachers, both catholic and non-catholic, who work tirelessly to fulfil this aim.
St Thomas More School has developed over the past 25 years into a large, highly successful comprehensive school with extremely good examination results at every level, an intake of 235 and a long waiting list of parents seeking admission for their children. The Sixth Form is truly comprehensive with exceptionally high return rates and a wide range of courses that cater for the range of abilities of the pupils. The progression rate to Higher Education is extremely high, including successful Oxford and Cambridge entries on an annual basis.
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in Tyne and Wear