PROVISION LEAD – COGNITION & LEARNING
Priory School, Southsea, Hampshire, PO4 0DL14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
28 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
14 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week Monday – Thursday 8:00 – 16:00, Friday 8:00 - 15:30 term time only (45.2 paid weeks)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- BET Scale Grade 4 - FTE £27,780: Actual Salary: £24,147
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a committed, organised and compassionate Provision Lead for Cognition & Learning to play a key role in supporting students with additional needs across the school.
The successful candidate will work closely with the SENDCo to identify students requiring academic intervention and coordinate a range of targeted support programmes. This will include planning, delivering and reviewing literacy and numeracy interventions, alongside supporting small groups of students on a personalised curriculum, including accredited courses where appropriate. Personalised targets will be informed by baseline assessments, KS2 data, Access Reading Test outcomes and Cognitive Abilities Test data.
You will be responsible for assessing and reviewing progress at regular 6-week intervals against personalised targets, including the creation and review of Learning Plans through Provision Map where necessary. The role will involve tracking student progress, adapting provision to meet evolving needs and ensuring interventions have a measurable impact on learning outcomes.
The successful candidate will work closely with curriculum teams to ensure intervention provision aligns effectively with the English, history, RE, maths and science curricula. You will also liaise with the Intrepid Provision Lead to ensure that appropriate provision is identified and implemented for individual students. Additional responsibilities will include maintaining communication with parents regarding provision and progress, contributing towards Access Arrangement centre-based evidence files, and supporting the delivery and monitoring of interventions across the school.
The role will also involve timetabling intervention sessions, training and supporting staff in the delivery of intervention programmes, and leading small group INSET sessions for identified colleagues. Continuation of LSA duties within the classroom will also be required as directed by the SENDCo.
Applicants should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build positive and supportive relationships with young people who may experience barriers to learning. Experience of working with students with SEND, particularly cognition and learning needs, is essential, alongside a proactive and reflective approach and a commitment to ongoing professional development.
What the school offers its staff
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about inclusion and making a meaningful difference to students’ progress, confidence and engagement in school. You will be joining a dedicated and supportive team in a busy and rewarding environment.
Further information about the job
Completed application forms should be sent to recruitment@priorysouthsea.org
Applicants will be asked to complete the Equal Opportunities Google Form which will be forwarded on receipt of application. This will enable us to promote equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. Without the data we cannot measure the impact of any steps we take to eliminate inequality. This form will not be shared with the selection panel and only be used for monitoring purposes. Please note we do not accept CV’s.
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
About Priory School
- School type
- Academies, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1247 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Priory School website
- Email address
- recruitment@priorysouthsea.org
- Phone number
- 02392 819115
Priory School is a mixed 11-16 School with around 1200 students on roll situated in the heart of Southsea. Our pupils come from a very wide range of backgrounds and our community is truly comprehensive, harmonious and dynamic. Priory School is proud to be part of the Bohunt Education Trust and we have been graded as a good school (Ofsted November 2022).
Arranging a visit to Priory School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@priorysouthsea.org.
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