Learning Support Assistant
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School:
Whitley Bay High School -
Location:
North Tyneside -
Salary:
Grade 6 (SCP12-15) £23,487 - £24,658 -
Hours:
37 hours per week Monday - Friday Term Time only -
Contractual Status:
Permanent -
Closing Date:
30th Jun 2025
LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT
Salary – Grade 6 SCP 12–15, Actual £23,487-£24,658 pa (pay award pending)
37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Term Time Only – 193 days
We require for September 2025 an experienced Learning Support Assistant to take a lead role in supporting a cohort of EHCP students who need extra help to access the curriculum fully. Learning Support Assistants liaise closely with teaching staff in order to effectively plan and facilitate subject-specific interventions, in-class support and act as key workers for vulnerable students on the SEND register. You will need to be good humoured, resilient and enjoy working with young people aged 13-18.
This is an enhanced role and applicants will be expected to show previous demonstrable experience in a working with students with Educational Health and Care Plans and that have complex needs.
This post provides the opportunity to accompany students on educational visits and to play a full part in the extra-curricular life of the school. In addition, as part of our commitment to personal and professional development, postholders will participate in a weekly training programme alongside teachers and classroom-based support staff.
Please find the job description, application form, application details and school information on the website ‘Vacancies’ section at: www.whitleybayhighschool.org
Completed applications and a letter (500 words maximum) explaining why your experiences to date have prepared you for this role at Whitley Bay High School, should be sent to debbie.coulson@whitleybayhighschool.org before the closing date below.
Closing date for applications is Monday, 304h June 2025 at 10am
Whitley Bay High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As such an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure will be sought along with other relevant employment checks deemed appropriate
Whitley Bay High School
Whitley Bay High School is a mixed 13-18 comprehensive school. The school has grown considerably in size over the last decade, and is oversubscribed each year. Currently the roll is 1770, with 650 in the Sixth Form. There are 184 members of staff, 115 Teaching and 69 Support staff.
We moved into our new school in September 2023 which has been built on the same site as the old school. This has provided Whitley Bay High School with state-of-the-art facilities for our students, staff and the wider community.
The School benefits from a very committed and forward-looking Governing Body, and Governors take a keen interest (and usually are involved) in staff appointments. Much of the work of the Governing Body is done in its three Committees, and staff and students are often invited to meetings to make their views known.
In conclusion, Whitley Bay High School has an outstanding reputation both in the North East and nationally. The school prides itself on positive relationships and its relaxed but purposeful atmosphere. It is in the middle of exciting and extensive continuing development, and new appointments will have an important part to play in this.
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