Learning Support Teacher
Roundwood Park School, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 3AE3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
27 January 2025 at 7am
Date listed
5 January 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Special Education Needs (SEN)
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Teachers Pay Scales plus SEN2 (£2,679)
Learning Support Teacher job summary
Learning Support Teacher
Teachers Pay Scales plus SEN Pt1
0.6fte
Start date: September 2025
We are seeking an enthusiastic and resourceful teacher to join our Learning Support department. You do not need to have experience already as a specialist Learning Support teacher, but you will need to share our passion for inclusivity, and you will need to bring understanding, commitment and ideas.
The department is large and well-resourced, with a dedicated learning Support classroom, and our SENDCo is an Assistant Headteacher. You can find out more about our department from our website https://roundwoodpark.co.uk/sendrps-learning-support/
Amongst the benefits of working at Roundwood Park are significantly:
Priority for children of staff in our Admissions Policy
Support teams of Cover Supervisors and Exam Invigilators
Comprehensive staff CPD programme
An ethos of care and kindness at the centre of everything that we do
Flu vaccinations, eye care scheme, cycle-to-work scheme etc
For more see the Working at RPS page on our website
Our OFSTED grading has recently been confirmed as Outstanding (November 2023) and the inspection team have written that:
‘Staff say that they are very well supported. Staff feel valued. They have high praise for how leaders look after the staff’s well-being and their workload.’
‘A school of exceptional quality.’
‘The broad and ambitious curriculum engages all pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.’
You can find out more about us from our website or from our various very lively social media pages.
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You are very welcome to visit before you decide whether you may wish to apply.
At Roundwood Park School, we continue to strive to build a diverse and inclusive workplace ensuring that our student body is represented in the staff and where everyone feels valued. Through our work in the last year with the Great Representation programme and the completion of the Anti-racist School Audit with HFL Education, we are actively committed to ensuring equity and inclusion is a continued priority throughout all things we do. It forms a major element of our school improvement plan in order that the work we do makes a sustained difference for all. We therefore strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented groups, and are committed to create an environment where everyone feels seen, heard and feels that they belong - a place where everyone can flourish.
We will need to obtain references in advance of interview for any candidate short-listed, and all job offers are subject to satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to the safeguarding and promotion of children’s welfare. We also have a sincere commitment to equal opportunity and to the celebration of diversity, including in our staff recruitment. We welcome applications from all sections of our community very warmly, and we recognise the huge strength and opportunity that comes from diversity in all aspects of our make-up. We will need to obtain references in advance of interview for any candidate short- listed, and all job offers are subject to satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Roundwood Park School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1370 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Roundwood Park School website (opens in new tab)
Roundwood Park is a high achieving 11-18 school in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Our OFSTED grading has recently been confirmed as Outstanding (November 2023) and the inspection team have written that:
‘Staff say that they are very well supported. Staff feel valued. They have high praise for how leaders look after the staff’s well-being and their workload.’
‘A school of exceptional quality.’
‘Pupils meet leaders’ exceptionally high expectations for their work, personal development and behaviour.’
‘A highly ambitious curriculum is in place for all pupils. A broad and rich curriculum prepares pupils exceptionally well.’
You can find out more about us from our website or from our various very lively social media pages.
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