Learning Support Practitioner (Level 3) - Hanbury Primary School

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council; West Bromwich; In loco; GBP 28.000 - 32.000; Part-time

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Hanbury Primary School is seeking a learning support practitioner to join our Early Years team. You will work with children, including those with additional needs, to enhance communication skills and support pupil development.

The role emphasizes safeguarding, collaboration with staff, families, and external agencies, and a commitment to a nurturing school environment. The successful candidate will join a supportive leadership team in a permanent, term-time plus training days role, with a focus

Competenze

• Passionate about Early Years education.
• Experience working with children with diverse needs, including SEND.
• Ability to develop communication and language skills in young learners.
• Strong commitment to safeguarding and school values.

Mansioni

• Provide targeted learning support in Early Years to develop communication skills.
• Support teachers in planning and delivering inclusive activities.
• Foster positive relationships with children and families.
• Collaborate with outside agencies as required to support pupil progress.
• Contribute to a nurturing and inclusive classroom environment.

Conoscenze

Early Years experience

Communication and language support

Team collaboration

Patience and positive relationships

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Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of our children? Do you want to work in a nurturing and inclusive school, where we care about every child and member of staff? If so, the children of Hanbury Primary School are looking for you!

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, dedicated, experienced and highly skilled LSP to join our strong Early Years department. The role will require a high level of experience of working with children within Early Years, including those with complex additional needs. They would also bring a wealth of experience of supporting and developing children’s communication and language skills. The successful candidate would be joining a positive, supportive and welcoming team. We have high expectations of both our children and our staff.

It is an exciting time to join Hanbury, following our latest OFSTED inspection.
‘Pupils at Hanbury Primary School are happy and highly motivated. Leaders have high expectations for all, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) Pupils speak confidently about how well staff look after them. Pupils’ personal development is a strength of the school’.

We can offer you:

• support from a very experienced and supportive leadership team and staff
• an ambitious and supportive governing body
• well-behaved and enthusiastic children
• training specifically targeted to your position in school
• a bright, modern and well-resourced school building and environment
• line management from an AHT

We are looking for a learning support practitioner who is:

• passionate about Early Years
• highly experienced working with Early Years children
• highly motivated, enthusiastic and want to make a difference everyday
• patient, but firm with rules and boundaries
• able to develop positive relationships with our children and their families
• able to offer high quality support and does everything possible to develop children’s communication skills
• able to work as a team and be flexible to meet the needs of the children and the school.
• able to work with outside agencies and act on advice given

Shortlisting for interviews will also be subject to a successful lesson observation

Closing date for applications: 19th November (9.00)

Online Search

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

Pre-employment checks will be carried out in line with KCSIE.

Hours -

• 32.5 hours per week (Standard Term Time plus 5 training days)
• Grade -
• Band D, SCP 9-17 £28,153-£32,046 pro rata (£14.59-£16.61 per hour) (actual £22,065-£25,225 per annum)
• Location -
• Hanbury Primary School, Hanbury Road, West Bromwich, B70 9NT
• Contract -
• Permanent
• Closing Date -
• Thursday 19th November 2026 at 9am

Hanbury Primary School is committed to the welfare and safeguarding of all our children. All staff have a duty to safeguard our children and therefore we expect all staff to adhere to our Safeguarding Policy (available on the school website) and participate in annual safeguarding training. As part of the appointment procedure all staff have to undergo a DBS disclosure which will report cautions as well as convictions.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children’s Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children, you are breaking the law if you apply for this post. Shortlisted candidates applying for a regulated activity role will be asked to complete a self-declaration and disclosure form. Any disclosures declared on this form will be discussed at interview.