General Learning Support Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Wincanton; In loco; GBP 9000 - 12.000; Part-time

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Teaching Vacancies is seeking a skilled Learning Support Assistant to work in Year 3 for 2 days per week. The role is temporary in the first instance until 31st August 2027, subject to funding.

You should be an outstanding practitioner with the ability to challenge and support pupils’ learning and demonstrate good listening and questioning skills. The school emphasises a hands-on curriculum and the ability to make connections across the curriculum while promoting active learning and safeguarding

Competenze

• Experience as Learning Support Assistant in Year 3.
• Ability to provide hands-on learning and connect with the curriculum.
• Commitment to safeguarding and equal opportunities.

Mansioni

• Support Year 3 pupils' learning in a hands-on way.
• Promote what is being seen and connect it to the curriculum across areas (e.g., grammar through investigation, use of speech).
• Demonstrate initiative and responsibility to support pupils’ learning and maintain safeguarding.

Conoscenze

Outstanding practitioner

Challenge and support pupils' learning

Initiative and responsibility

Active learning

Take on others' ideas

Listening and questioning skills

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What skills and experience we're looking for

Our OFSTED rated ‘Good’ school is looking for a skilled Learning Support Assistant to work in Year 3, 2 days per week. This post is temporary in the first instance until 31st August 2027, subject to funding.

We would like to hear from you if you:

• are an outstanding practitioner
• have the ability to challenge and support pupils learning
• are able to demonstrate a good use of initiative and responsibility to support pupils’ learning
• have a commitment to active learning
• are able to take on others ideas
• demonstrate good listening and questioning skills

Our curriculum is set up to explore learning through a hands-on approach that requires skilled professionals to have the ability to promote what is being seen as well as knowing the curriculum well enough to make connections with other areas of the curriculum at the same time; i.e. development of grammar through an investigation or the use of speech.

What the school offers its staff

We are proud of our school and all that happens within it. We wish our pupils to achieve greatly and experience learning hands-on and in real contexts. The staff and pupils are dedicated to getting the best out of every experience and through our nurturing and respectful ethos, pupils grow and develop into active and enthusiastic learners.

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to equal opportunities and safer recruitment practice. Pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any post is confirmed. This post is subject to enhanced disclosure and barring service checks. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.