42 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    7 July 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    26 May 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subjects

Mathematics, Mathematics

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£17,731 (FTE £24,732) per annum

Pupil Premium Learning Support Assistant (Maths) job summary

Are you passionate about helping children achieve their full potential?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Learning Support Assistant (LSA), with high expectations, who can bring commitment, innovation and creativity to our already dedicated and motivated team.

As a Pupil Premium LSA you will be working under the guidance of the Head of Department, Pupil Premium Champion and qualified teachers, in the invaluable role of supporting individuals and small groups of students in their maths learning.

Hours of Work: 30 hours per week 5 days a week - Monday to Friday 8:25am to 3:05pm, 39 weeks per year (including INSET days) remuneration starting from £17,731 (FTE £24,732) per year.

This post is initially on a fixed term basis to July 2027 and will be reviewed in the summer term 2027

What we're looking for candidates:

  • Ideally have experience of working with children as a learning support or teaching assistant or an interest in starting a career in education.
  • Has a good standard of general education including English, Maths and Science at grade C (or equivalent) and above.
  • Has a passion about supporting the teaching and learning of young people.
  • Has the ability to work creatively and sensitively with children to ensure all children secure the highest possible levels of progress and achievement.
  • Can relate well to and communicate well with children and adults.
  • To support the college by assisting teaching staff in the classroom, to provide individual assistance to students with a range of abilities across the 11-18 age range, helping them to develop and achieve their full potential.

Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and Collingwood College reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

Safeguarding Statement:

Collingwood College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

All new staff appointments are subject to verification of fitness to work, receipt of two satisfactory references, qualification verification and other checks relevant to the role.

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.

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About Collingwood College

School type
Academies, None, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1714 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Collingwood College is Surrey Heath’s first high-performing Academy. Collingwood is one of Surrey’s largest and most successful secondary schools for students aged 11-19. We have more than 1700 students, including a Sixth Form of well over 250 and 250 teaching and support staff, all of whom are dedicated to ensuring that all our students fulfil their potential and enjoy to the full their secondary education.

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