Teaching Assistant

Langley Park School for Boys, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BP

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  17 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,617.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Scale 2, Point 3

Teaching Assistant job summary

Are you a good communicator with a positive approach who is able to demonstrate a problem-solving attitude when supporting students with SEND? If so, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and adaptable Teaching Assistant to join our large and friendly Learning Support Department. LPSB are fully committed to supporting our SEND students and enable them to embrace the wide social and academic curriculum offered across our setting.

We are ambitious for all students in our setting and pride ourselves on offering an inclusive environment, we have a strong tradition in producing confident, articulate and adaptable young people.

Ideally applicants will have:

- a caring and flexible approach when supporting students in an educational setting

- enthusiasm and good communication skills

- a positive mindset with the ability to inspire with a forward-thinking, problem-solving approach at all times

- a good sense of humour

- good and effective ICT skills to support assistive technology in the classroom

- be committed to their professional development

- ideally a recognised qualification and/or experience of working with students who have a broad spectrum of learning difficulties particularly ASD and social communication

- a minimum of GCSE grade C or equivalent pass in Maths and English

The Learning Support Department comprises of a large team of dedicated staff who work with students with a wide range of special educational needs. The school has a designated specialist provision, The Sunil Centre, for children on the autistic spectrum so would welcome any experience in this area but it is not essential as training will be provided.

We can offer:

• supportive senior management and departmental leadership
• a positive and friendly community with supportive colleagues
• induction and training for new staff
• opportunities for continued personal development (CPD), with specialised training opportunities
• a pleasant modern working environment
• additionally paid duties supporting students during the school day
• employee assistance programme to support general wellbeing
• free access to on-site fitness facilities
• free onsite car parking

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all our staff.

We particularly welcome applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds as we recognise the vital contribution that members of a diverse team make to our pupils’ learning.

The range of cultural experiences, differing viewpoints and role models this brings is essential in our Trust and we recognise the gap that would be left in our offering without these.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, the successful applicant will be subject to Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

For an application pack please click here.

Please send completed application forms by email to Katie Savill, HR & Payroll Officer on ksavill@lpsb.org.uk

Please direct any questions to Jane Black, Director of ARP / Assistant SENDCO: jblack@lpsb.org.uk

Closing date for applications: Friday 17th July 2026 at Midday

Interviews to take place: Either Monday 20th or Tuesday 21st July 2026

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 Langley Park School for Boys

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1823 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Langley Park School for Boys website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/langley-park-school-for-boys

Langley Park School for Boys

Founded in 1901 as The Beckenham Technical Institute, before transitioning into Beckenham and Penge Grammar School and then being renamed again when it moved to its current site in Eden Park Road, Langley Park School for Boys has a rich history of educating local boys, and more recently in the Sixth Form Girls as well.
Situated in Beckenham in the north of Bromley, London’s largest borough, the school is a very popular and highly oversubscribed secondary comprehensive which retains many of the traditions of its Grammar School past. The school now has over 1700 students on role including 600+ in its co-educational Sixth Form and maintains its long-held belief in the importance of educating the ‘whole child’. Whilst academic outcomes continue to be well above national averages at all levels, and with GCSE progress scores also above average for boys every year, the school also retains its focus on wider aspects of education placing a great deal of importance on the Visual and Performing Arts, Sport and Outdoor Education. The school’s main sports are Rugby, Hockey, Cricket and Athletics in which it competes with weekly fixtures against other local schools throughout the year. The Performing Arts team regularly put on fantastic musical and theatrical performances in the purpose built 550-seater theatre built in to the school which also boasts three Dance studios, and recording studios.
The school is heavily over-subscribed with around 900 applications each year for the 220 places available in year 7, and around 800 applications for the 150 external places in the Sixth Form. The school was re-built under the BSF scheme with the new buildings opening in 2012 and providing exceptionally high-quality facilities across all subjects. The school has an active and highly successful PTA and a very supportive parent body who support the work that the school does.
We are extremely proud of the tradition and the success of Langley Park School for Boys and you can find out more about us by visiting our website at www.lpsb.org.uk

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