Learning Support Hub Coordinator
Dinnington High School, Sheffield, S25 2NZ15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
14 October 2026 at 9am
Date listed
29 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time, 37 hours per week Term Time only (38 weeks plus 5 inset days), Permanent
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £28,598 to £31,022
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Description for
Learning Support Hub Coordinator
Responsible to: SENCO
Based at: Dinnington High School
Paid on: Band F
OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE POST
As Learning Support Hub Coordinator, you will lead an innovative provision designed to unlock potential and remove barriers to learning. Working at the heart of our inclusion team, you will champion the academic progress and wellbeing of vulnerable learners, ensuring they thrive and successfully reintegrate into mainstream classrooms.
You will collaborate closely with the SENDCO and other specialist leaders to deliver proactive, personalised support that empowers students to overcome challenges and engage fully in their education. Central to your role will be driving the Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycle for identified learners, using evidence-based strategies to accelerate progress.
In addition, you will take ownership of coordinating bespoke timetables and holistic interventions, ensuring every student receives a tailored learning experience that meets their academic, social, and emotional needs. This is an exciting opportunity to make a measurable impact on student outcomes and shape an inclusive culture where every learner can succeed.
MAIN DUTIES
- To coordinate and run the Learning Support Hub having full oversight of students accessing personalised timetables. This will include coordinating interventions (and at times delivering) which equip students with the skills and strategies to be successful in their learning.
- Develop, agree and implement a time bound action plan with groups and individual
children and young people and those involved with them based on a comprehensive
assessment of their strengths and needs. Develop SMART targets and activities to remove
barriers to learning
- Refine and develop systems of efficient and effective referral
- Quality assure provision and provide regular updates to Inclusion and SLT regarding the effectiveness of the Learning Support Hub
- Manage the day to day running of the Learning Support Hub
- Provide an environment where students belong, achieve and thrive, ensuring the Learning Support Hub is an essential part of the academy playing a pivotal role for students who require support beyond the classroom
- Ensure accurate attendance recording of the Learning Support Hub provision
- Work collaboratively with staff and students identifying, investigating and resolving barriers to students’ learning.
- Analyse Power BI data to provide hotspot timetable to support pastoral colleagues to facilitate their proactive work.
- Develop the Learning Support Hub environment to contribute to a positive school culture
- Create and maintain a sensory profiling intervention menu, including the development of sensory circuits and regulation strategies
- Ensure that all provision delivered within the Learning Support Hub is logged in Provision Map.
- Compile evidence to support GDA pathway referrals and EHCP applications for identified students
- Collate information from teaching and pastoral staff to support external colleagues
- Maintain an accurate log of referrals
Lead Assess, Plan, Do, Review processes for identified students who access a significant amount of provision through the Learning Support Hub:
- Quality assure and update identified students Learning Plan, at least half termly to summarise need, support and progression against targets.
- QA Learning Plans and review termly
- All identified cohort to have a minimum of termly APDR cycles to support external agency referrals and EHCP applications
- Direct SEND Admin Support for standardised testing requirements
- Liaise with parents through regular communication/ meetings
- Ensure that stakeholders in school are aware of needs through staff briefing
- Collates student voice for key cohort of students
To provide professional learning opportunities for staff to develop their knowledge and understanding of strategies to support students with barriers to learning.
- Contribute to SEND briefings
- Provide weekly whole staff briefing contributions
- Conduct ‘deep dive’ meetings into key students to support all staff in supporting them
- Provide update to weekly staff briefing where appropriate to support reintegration
- Collaborate with the SENCO and Year Leaders for ‘teachers of’ briefings where appropriate to support reintegration
- Completion of LSA appraisals for Learning Support Hub Advanced LSA’s
To contribute to the academy’s personalised learning offer including:
- Reading intervention
- Alternative courses such as AQA awards
- Subject catch up work
- Online learning opportunities
To observe at all times confidentiality appropriate to the post and to work within Trust guidelines of Data Protection.
Perform other duties as assigned by your line manager.
You may be required to work up to 2 evenings per academic year to support trust events.
Please note this job has a Probationary Period of 6 Months and a Notice Period of 1 Month
What the school offers its staff
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to work scheme
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)About Dinnington High School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1005 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- l.lewis@nclt.ac.uk
Dinnington High School is a growing 11-18 Academy with a positive reputation at the heart of the local community. We pride ourselves on knowing our students well and caring for them effectively while maintaining high standards and expectations so they can achieve their potential academically and personally to be the best they can be. We take staff well-being equally as seriously valuing our greatest asset – our people. In all our work with students, staff and parents, we strive to follow the Dinnington Way: kindness, respect, excellence.
New Collaborative Learning Trust (NCLT) has a dynamic, positive and supportive culture for staff and students, with an enviable reputation for staff career progression and development. You will join a focused and driven team, committed to providing the highest standards of education and service. The Trust currently comprises of three 16-19 Colleges, three Secondary Schools and three Primary Schools.
Why Work for Us?
· NCLT was crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2023 MAT Excellence Awards - these national awards celebrate the very best performers from over one thousand MATs across the country
· A strong commitment to staff wellbeing as outlined in our staff wellbeing charter
· Access to high quality professional training, both in-house and externally, to support your professional development
· Attractive pension scheme
· Additional benefits such as a cycle to work scheme and a technology scheme
· A culture of self-reflection and improvement to meet the needs of our staff
Arranging a visit to Dinnington High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email l.lewis@nclt.ac.uk.
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