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Learning Support Practitioner, Level 3 16-19 (post 16/6th Form)
The Westminster School, Rowley Regis, B65 9AL15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Once satisfactory clearances are complete
Closing date
30 January 2026 at 9am
Date listed
15 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Part time: 32.5 hours per week (Term time only + 5 INSET Days) Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri: 8.40am to 3.15pm (including 30 minutes lunch-break) Tues – 8.40am to 5.00pm (including 30 minutes lunch-break) (Plus 20 minutes contingency time)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade D, SCP 9-17 (£27,254 - £31,022 p.a.) Actual Salary £21,453 - £25,027 p.a. plus SEN Allowance
Additional allowances
SEN Allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will be:
An experienced Learning Support Practitioner who:
- Is a passionate and enthusiastic practitioner
- Is an excellent role model and has excellent skills in supporting students with special educational needs
- Has high expectations and aspirations for all our students, supporting them to achieve their full potential
- Can work as part of an innovative, dynamic and supportive team
- Will fully support the School’s values, ethos and aims
- Is a Level 3 qualified learning support practitioner
What the school offers its staff
Staff benefits include:
- A Contributory Pension Scheme
- A comprehensive CPD package aligned to individual professional needs and the strategicdevelopment priorities of the school.
- First-Class Employee Assistance Programme with free, confidential access to a GP 24/7 for you and your family, counselling, personal financial, debt and legal advice
- Free Occupational Health Services
- Family Friendly Policies
- Staff Voice Committee
- Free Parking on Site
- Lifestyle benefits and discounts through several schemes
Further information about the job
Our school caters for 305 pupils aged 7 -19 years with a wide range of special educational needs including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Global Development Delay and Moderate to Severe Learning Disabilities. The School offers a comprehensive CPD programme and has been awarded the Investors in People Platinum Award. School occupies state-of-the-art facilities on a £42million Rowley Learning Campus.
The School is committed to equal opportunities and we have a proactive, supportive Governing Board and strong partnerships with parents/carers, the Local Authority and the local community.
Our School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role. For more information about the School’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy go to the Policy Section of our website at https://thewestminsterschool.co.uk/ofsted/statutory-policies/.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children's Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
For more details and an application form please visit https://thewestminsterschool.co.uk/our-school/vacancies-at-the-tws/
Applications should be sent to HR SIPS Education Ltd, 2ndfloor, Guardian House, Cronehills Linkway, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 8GS or hr.recruitment@sips.co.uk
Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email.
If you have provided an email address, correspondence will be sent via e-mail.
If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date.Please ensure you check your junk/spamboxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there.
Online Search
An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.
Working Hours:32.5 hours per week (Term time only + 5 INSET Days) Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri: 8.40am to 3.15pm (including 30 minutes lunch-break) Tues – 8.40am to 5.00pm (including 30 minutes lunch-break) (Plus 20 minutes contingency time)
Closing date: Friday 30 January 2026 @ 9:00am
Interview Date: Tuesday 10 February 2026 (the interview process may last most of the day)
Commitment to safeguarding
Our School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS clearance is required for all roles within the school.
Applying for the job
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About The Westminster School
- School type
- Special school, ages 7 to 19
- School size
- 272 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Westminster School website
- Email address
- hr.recruitment@sips.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0121 296 3000
An outstanding special school for students with MLD + additional needs aged 7 - 19 years.
At The Westminster School we are looking for exceptional individuals to work as part our flourishing and creative staff team. You will have the support of our highly-skilled teaching and learning staff, a dedicated Senior Leadership Team and an enthusiastic Governing Board that considers continuing professional development for all staff an essential factor in achieving the best outcomes for all of our young people.
We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and cultivate an inclusive, diverse school community within which difference is celebrated. We are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race. The Westminster School is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity in employment for all and to taking action to avoid discrimination.
The Westminster School is recognised as a Disability Confident Employer. We play a leading role in changing attitudes for the better and reaping the benefits of inclusive recruitment and workplace practices. If you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements for the recruitment process, please contact the HR Manager on 0121 561 6884 or via e-mail to angela.gibson1@westminster.sandwell.sch.uk and we will be happy to discuss these with you.
The Westminster School has achieved the Investors in People Platinum Award and was the first school in the country to achieve this recognition.
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