7 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    1st September 2026

  • Closing date

    30 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    23 June 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Learning support or cover supervisor

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 36 hours per week 44.46 weeks per year (44.92 after 5 years continuous service)

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£35,520 - £36,585 (pro-rata)

Pay scale

LBR6

What skills and experience we're looking for

- Relevant Level 3 Qualification

- Substantial, successful primary school experience across at least 2 key stages

- Experience working with children with SEND with a range of needs

- Curriculum knowledge across the primary age-range

- Knowledge of best practice in delivering a range of interventions to support learning

- Good standard of maths

- Effective IT skills

- Effective communication and interpersonal skills (written, oral and presentation skills with a range of stakeholders, including parents)

- Evidence of continuing professional development

- Resilience and the ability to work under pressure, prioritise effectively and remain positive

- Ability to work effectively as part of a team

- A commitment to promoting the ethos and values of the school

- A commitment to equality of opportunity and inclusive practice

- A commitment to safeguarding pupils

What the school offers its staff


We are committed to supporting all our staff with their professional development and there may be opportunities for the right candidate to undertake teacher training with us in the future.

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 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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Nightingale Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
School size
692 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
020 8989 9987

Nightingale Primary School is located on a large site in a leafy, green suburb of East London, whilst also affording all the opportunities of quick access to the amenities of Central and East London. We are committed to providing our children with excellent opportunities academically, in exploring their wider interests and talents and in their personal development.
 

Arranging a visit to Nightingale Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email nicki.poli@redbridge.gov.uk.

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