Learning Support Assistant
Westminster Academy, London, W2 5EZ13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
16 November 2026 at 9am
Date listed
3 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week, Term Time + INSET days
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- WA Scale 4, Spine Point Range 7 - 11, £25,286 - £26,149 FTE (£22,113 - £22,868 pro rata)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Westminster Academy has a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, reliable and proactive Learning Support Assistant to join our experienced SEND team. Under the direction of the SENDCo, the post holder will support students who have been identified for additional support as indicated by an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) or Individual Education Plan (IEP) in order to facilitate access to a broad and balanced curriculum. You will work with the class teacher in providing a stimulating educational environment in which students can achieve their potential.
This role is for someone who enjoys providing focused in-class and out-of-class support to students with special educational needs and disabilities, delivering one-to-one and small-group interventions, implementing EHCP strategies and tracking progress so students make measurable academic and personal development gains. If you have experience supporting literacy, numeracy or students with EHCPs and can build calm, trusting relationships, we would love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Delivering one-to-one and small-group learning sessions tailored to individual needs, including literacy and numeracy programmes.
- Implement strategies and provision set out in EHCPs and after discussion with the SENDCo, monitor and record impact.
- Support class teachers to adapt resources and plan materials that enable access to the curriculum.
- Establish positive relationships with students to encourage inclusion and good behaviour.
- Contribute to reviews (including EHCP / IEP reviews) and ensure agreed interventions are in place and working.
- Uphold safeguarding procedures and keep records in line with school policy.
What the school offers its staff
Why Join Westminster Academy?
Westminster Academy is home to a diverse, ambitious, and caring student community situated in the vibrant heart of London. Staff benefit from being part of an innovative and supportive team where collaboration, wellbeing, and professional growth are prioritised. Guided by our strong, values-driven ethos, we are committed to nurturing both academic success and personal development for every young person in our care. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a genuine, lasting difference in students’ lives, helping them grow in confidence, resilience, and aspiration. For further details, please visit our website at www.westminsteracademy.org.uk.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We expect all staff to share our commitment to safeguarding.
A professional social media check may take place to identify a candidate's online presence to look for negative behaviours such as bullying, racism, nudity and excessive bad language.
The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020, as the work brings employees into contact with children who are regarded by the Act as a vulnerable group. Applicants for any role at WA must disclose all convictions.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
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About Westminster Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1003 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Westminster Academy website
- Email address
- hrteam@westminsteracademy.org.uk
- Phone number
- 020 7121 0693
At Westminster Academy we have a deep and genuine commitment to provide an education that is unsurpassed anywhere in the world. Our mission is "Education is Success". This captures the sense of optimism and determination to succeed that permeates the Academy. We aim to develop resilience in our students, and the ability to be tenacious in their quest to be the best that they can be in all aspects of their lives. We draw out their individual talents and celebrate their personal achievements and their individual contribution.
Arranging a visit to Westminster Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hrteam@westminsteracademy.org.uk.
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