Learning Support Assistant

Voyage Education Partnership; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational partnership is seeking a Learning Support Assistant for Farnborough Spencer Academy. This full-time, permanent role focuses on providing educational assistance to students, contributing to a supportive and inclusive atmosphere. High expectations for personal and professional development are emphasized, aligning with the academy's pride in their educational approach.

Benefits

Generous Local Government Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Salary Sacrifice Schemes

Qualifications

• Committed to professional development.
• Experience in supporting students in a school setting.

Responsibilities

• Support students in learning activities and personal development.
• Work closely with teachers to enhance educational provision.
• Assist in managing classroom behaviour and creating a positive learning environment.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Teamwork

Education

Relevant qualification in education or child care

Job description

Learning Support Assistant (Farnborough Spencer Academy)

Location: Farnborough Spencer Academy, Clifton, Nottingham, NG11 8JW, UK

Education Phase: Secondary

Working Pattern: Full-Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Application Deadline: Tuesday, 8th July 2025

About us

Learning Support Assistant

Term Time Only

Full Time, Permanent

Farnborough Spencer Academy

Our core purpose is to ensure that everyone at Farnborough is able to say “We Are Proud”, and this remains central to all we do. Our Academy is an exciting place to be. In September 2022, Farnborough was graded as “GOOD” by Ofsted in our first inspection since joining The Spencer Academies Trust.

We received a “GOOD” grading in all areas, including behaviour and attendance, personal development, quality of education and leadership and management. This endorsement was a just reflection of all the hard work, effort and commitment shown by our Academy community over a number of years.

Ofsted states “this school is a warm and happy learning community where everyone can be themselves. Pupils and staff pledge to be proud of the school, and they are. Pupils treat each other with respect and kindness. They laugh and smile. They enjoy positive relationships with staff who know them well.”

We make no apology for having high expectations of all. This includes colleagues, and we enjoy working with a brilliant staff team who will go the extra mile to ensure all our students succeed. This ensures that we develop positive relationships within the Academy and with our wider community in Clifton and Nottingham.

We are committed to providing high quality teaching and learning for all students. Practice is consistent and high quality across all classrooms through the implementation of our Teaching and Learning Fundamentals.

We are committed to professional development, through our instructional coaching programme, supporting us all to reflect on and improve our practice. We follow the mantra “Every teacher needs to improve, not because they are not good enough, but because they can be even better.” We have an open door culture where staff regularly ‘drop in’ to each other’s classrooms and celebrate practice and support each other.

In applying for this role, you should be committed to your own professional development and buy into our culture of continual improvement.

Colleagues at Farnborough make the pledge below to our students and families. Those who work with us are expected to show that “We Are Proud” by following this pledge every day.

• We believe in your right to receive a first-class education.
• We show pride in our academy community by valuing everyone for who they are.
• We recognise and nurture your talents and abilities, supporting you to achieve in all that you do.
• We have consistently high expectations of our whole academy community.
• We create an environment where all feel safe, secure and supported.
• We want your eyes opened to life’s opportunities so that you aim high.

SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 18000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2800 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.

We currently have 18 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and 1 primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.

Mission

Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Vision

Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.

We Believe:

All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development.

Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a ‘family’ and are open to a true sense of partnership.

We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.

Applicants would be expected to share the Trust’s high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.

If you would like to discuss the role, or have any queries, please contact Natalie Jones, Operations Manager on 0115 9744444 or by email at [e-mail]

The Spencer Academies Trust Safer recruitment policy requires applications for this post must be submitted through our recruitment portal. CV’s cannot be accepted.

Closing date for applications. Tuesday 8th July 2025

Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and close the advert ahead of the closing date.

How to Apply

Applications are submitted through our Every Candidate Portal. If you are a new user to our portal, you can click on ‘ Register’ to complete your candidate profile. If you already have a candidate profile with us, click on ‘ Sign In’. Both of these routes allow you to feed your candidate information into any of our vacancies and view the status of your application.

If you want to apply directly for this role and not save your data for any future vacancies, you can click on the ‘Apply Now’ button at the bottom of this page.

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).

The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors , employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics .

Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer

Job Description

Please refer to the attached Job Description / Person Specification

Generous Local Government Pension Scheme, Employee Assist Programme (Health Assured) and BHN Extras (Discount and Salary Sacrifice Schemes). Recognition of local government and academy continuous service for full details, click here:https://www.satrust.com/employee-benefits