Learning Support Assistant
The Henrietta Barnett School, London, NW11 7BN12 days remaining to apply
Closing date
8 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
26 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- NJC’s SCP scale 8-16, with exact point dependent on qualifications and experience; for 8-16 hours per week equivalence, this range is therefore £6,541 (8 hours, SCP5) - £14,253 (16 hours, SCP11) per annum
Additional allowances
NJC’s SCP scale 8-16, with exact point dependent on qualifications and experience; for 8-16 hours per week equivalence, this range is therefore £6,541 (8 hours, SCP5) - £14,253 (16 hours, SCP11) per annum
Learning Support Assistant job summary
The Role
The Henrietta Barnett School is seeking to appoint a skilled, motivated and empathetic individual as a part time Learning Support Assistant (LSA) from September 2026. The LSA works under the direction of the SENCO (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator) to support the learning, development and wellbeing of students with identified needs. The postholder will provide targeted support to individuals and groups of pupils, helping them to access our challenging grammar school curriculum, develop independence and achieve their full potential.
The School
The Henrietta Barnett School is a fully selective girls’ grammar school, situated in the beautiful surroundings of Hampstead Garden Suburb. Dame Henrietta Barnett, who was a social reformer, pioneer of education and champion of the poor and needy, founded the school in 1911. Dame Henrietta strongly believed in the power of education to shape people’s lives and founded the school to provide educational opportunities for the highest quality for its students. We were delighted to be awarded the title of State School of the Year 2023 and 2025 for Academic Achievement by The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide for having the best GCSE and A Level results in the country. Over 25 students a year gain places at Oxbridge and the vast majority go on to study at the top universities in the country.
The aim of the school is to encourage and enable all students to make the most of their gifts and talents and to fulfil their academic and personal potential. We offer a challenging academic curriculum with enrichment opportunities throughout the school. We encourage students to enjoy their learning for its own sake and to value their independence of mind. We place great emphasis on high quality teaching & learning and provide regular high quality CPD opportunities for staff. Pastoral care and the well-being of our students and staff is our priority. The environment at HBS is unique; it is an extremely warm, friendly and vibrant school, with a very strong sense of community. We support all of our students and ensure that everyone is well known, valued and encouraged.
About You
The qualities of the successful candidate will include:
- Provide 1-2-1 and small groups support as directed by SENCO or teaching staff within a lesson
- Support students in lessons to promote engagement, progress and achievement
- Assist pupils with additional educational, social or emotional needs
- Help implement agreed school strategies, EHCP targets and school intervention programmes
- Assist with the preparation of learning resources and classroom activities
- Support students during breaktimes, educational visits and extra-curricular activities as required
- Run lunchtime support activities for individuals or identified groups of students when appropriate
- Work collaboratively with teachers, parents/carers and external agencies where appropriate and required to support individual students
- Provide first aid, deputising for the School Wellbeing Officer if appropriate and required
- Any other reasonable request of the Headteacher
For a complete Job Description and Person Specification please see the document below.
How to Apply
Applications must be made via the School's My New Term portal.
Your application should include a supporting statement outlining the skills, qualities and experiences you have which are relevant to the role.
Closing date: Wednesday, 8th July 2026 (midday)
We have a duty of care to ensure the well-being of our students. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. As a school, we maintain the highest possible standards during our recruitment and interview processes. Applicants will undergo enhanced DBS and a range of other statutory and online checks. The Henrietta Barnett School values the diversity of our staff and students, and all of our staff are equally valued and respected. Only by doing this can we maintain the quality of the staff we recruit. It is the duty of any post-holder appointed to promote and safeguard the welfare of pupils at the school.
The Henrietta Barnett School values the diversity of our staff and students and all of our staff are equally valued and respected.
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
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Henrietta Barnett School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 807 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Henrietta Barnett School website
The Henrietta Barnett School (HBS) is a non-denominational grammar school for girls aged 11-18. We became an Academy in April 2012. Founded in 1911 and situated in the peaceful surroundings of the Hampstead Garden Suburb, the school is a charming Lutyens-designed Grade II* Listed Building.
HBS is a warm, friendly and vibrant community that prides itself on happy and productive relationships. We are consistently one of the top state schools in the country and have an exemplary local and national reputation for academic excellence.
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