SEN Learning Support Assistant

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 2AX

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  3 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,422.00 Annually (Actual)

SEN Learning Support Assistant job summary

Are you passionate about helping all children to succeed?

We are looking for a dedicated individual to work in our school as a learning support assistant.  Working under the direction of the SENDCo, you will be supporting named children with additional needs and helping them access their learning. You will be key part of the team making a significant contribution to key pupils’ progress and development. We are committed to the professional development of all our staff and we will support you to develop in this role and this could be the beginning into a new career in education.

St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School is part of the Enlighten Learning Trust and sits at the heart of its community. We enjoy excellent links with St Andrew’s Church and our Christian ethos underpins our commitment to nurturing every pupil at our school, enabling each one to find their voice and to reach their potential academically, physically, emotionally, socially and spiritually. We have high expectations, and academic achievement is important to us.  

Set in 10 acres of grounds in the Surrey village of Cobham, we are able to offer our pupils a large number of high-quality sporting and other outdoor activities, with three playgrounds, an outdoor learning space and plenty of playing fields. We have Forest Schools provision and pupils enjoy accessing our music, cooking and art rooms. There is ample on-site car parking for staff.  

 If you would like to contribute to our inclusive culture that is ambitious for every child to enjoy life in all its fullness, then we would love to hear from you.      

For further information about this role please contact Stina Witkowski s.witkowski@standrews-primary.surrey.sch.uk We would welcome visits to our school.

This a term time only position, 31.25 hours /week Monday to Friday 8.30am-3.30pm

 We welcome early applications and will consider holding interviews and appointing before the closing date for strong candidates.

Closing date: Friday 03 July 2026 @9.00 am Interview Date: Interviews will be held with 2 weeks of the closing date

Shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.  It is an offence to apply for a role if applicants are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.   This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.   Please refer to the following link for further information regarding our Child Protection & Safeguarding policy

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.

About St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 157 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Andrew's Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-andrew-s-cofe-primary-school-cobham

St Andrew’s School is a Church of England Primary School with strong Christian values. We are part of Enlighten Learning Trust, a Trust whose values and ambitions mirror our own and through which our staff have access to excellent professional development opportunities.

Our motto, "Life in all its fullness" signals our desire to enable our pupils to thrive through the richest experiences and most relevant challenges.

We welcome every member of the school community, starting with the children and their families. We are inclusive and we celebrate diversity, we recognise every individual’s interests and potential and respect their right to be safe and happy at school and beyond.

We encourage and equip all children to accept challenges and to strive for excellence in all aspects of school life. We expect our pupils to exhibit leadership skills and ambition for the future.

All school activities are ultimately designed with Preparation for Life in mind. We recognise our responsibility to enable our pupils to thrive both now and in the future. Through our curriculum and approaches to teaching and learning, we must prepare our children for life in an ever changing world, giving them ‘skills and attitudes for life’ that will enable them to be confident about their futures.

If you have the vision to be part of our successful, inclusive school where all the children are encouraged to reach their full potential, we want to hear from you.

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