LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANTS (Band 2)

Whytrig Middle School, Whitley Bay, NE25 0FW

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  23 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 - £25,185.00 Annually (FTE) Band 2: Scale Points 3 to 4 £24,796 to £25,185 (£17,699 pro rata)

LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANTS (Band 2) job summary

Whytrig Middle School

Prospect Avenue

Seaton Delaval

Tyne and Wear

NE25 0BFW

0191 237 1505

LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANTS (Band 2)
Band 2: Scale Points 3 to 4 £24,796 to £25,185 (£17,699 pro rata) Pay Award Pending

Fixed Term (Maternity Cover)
31.25 hours per week ,Term Time plus one day

Small enough to care, big enough to make a positive impact

Join our growing Learning Support Team at Whytrig Middle School. Following recent internal promotions, Whytrig Middle School is expanding its team to ensure every student receives a great, inclusive education. We are seeking a dedicated Band 2 Learning Support Assistant to support students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

Working under the guidance of the school SENCo, you will help students achieve their personal targets and access a high-quality, inclusive curriculum. As a relatively small school, we benefit from a strong sense of community where every student is known and valued. Our core expectations—be ready, be respectful, be safe—are embedded in everyday life, creating a calm and purposeful learning environment.

Ideally, you will hold 5 GCSEs at grades A*-C (or equivalent), including English and Maths. A Teaching Assistant or Special Educational Needs qualification is desirable. You should also be able to build strong, positive relationships with students, staff, parents, and other professionals.

The role is fixed term to cover the maternity leave of the substantive post holder, expected to be until November 2027.

You will be working five days per week, 31.25 hours, term-time plus one training day at the start of the school year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced criminal records check is required for this post.

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 Whytrig Middle School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 9 to 13
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 330 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 13
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Whytrig Middle School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/whytrig-community-middle-school

The Seaton Valley Federation of Schools comprises Seaton Valley High School, Whytrig Middle School and Seaton Sluice Middle School, all located in south east Northumberland. All three schools share a Governing Body and Executive Headteacher to promote excellence in education from age 9-18 across Seaton Valley. Individually rated as 'Good' by Ofsted, we share common values and a passionate belief that every student should be enabled to succeed in all aspects of school life.

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