Learning Support Assistant
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The King Edmund School
Essex
- £13,755 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01 September 2025
- Apply by:
- 3 July 2025
Job overview
Actual Salary: £13,755 per annum (£12.59ph)
Contract type: Part Time | Permanent |25 hours per week – Mon to Fri 08:10 to 14:10 |43.7 weeks per year
Start date: 1st September 2025
Closing date: Thursday 03 July 2025
Interview dates: Shortly following the closing date
The Role
As a result of staff changes, we are seeking to appoint Learning Support Assistants to join our established learning support team. The role is to aid in the support and inclusion of children with special education needs in the classroom and school-wide activities across the key stages. The pastoral support team consists of 7 Heads of Year (one for each year group throughout Key Stage 3, 4 and 5), 2 Deputy Heads of Year, 1 Pastoral Lead Practitioner, 5 Pastoral Officers to support the Heads of Year and an Inclusion Manager. There is also additional support from the Attendance team and Learning Support team which is led by 2 SENDCOs. The Heads of Year report directly to the Deputy Head Pastoral and Assistant Head Pastoral who provide support as needed.
What We’re Looking For
- Successful experience working with children in a school environment
- Educated to Level 2 (GCSE) or equivalent qualification /experience
- Ability to establish rapport and to maintain respectful and trusting relationships
- The ability to overcome barriers to learning with children by implementing school policies, procedures and identified support mechanisms
- Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
- A passion to improve learning and work collaboratively with teaching staff to aid the progress of all students and develop their confidence
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and meet deadlines
- A commitment to equality and diversity and inclusion
Why Join King Edmund School?
This is a school with immense potential and a powerful sense of purpose. Under new leadership, we are creating something exceptional—step by step, brick by brick. You will be joining a committed, talented team at a moment of transformation, where your contribution will help shape our school’s success story.
Come and be part of something extraordinary!
The school day lends itself to a good work/life balance with the teaching day ending at 14:10. The school offers an extensive support programme, including mentor/buddy system, Initial Teacher Training support for Early Career Teachers (ECTs) or for those seeking Qualified Teacher Status (QTS / QTLS), a system of twilight training sessions, as well as excellent development opportunities. Staff benefits include free car parking, onsite gymnasium and swimming pool as well as staff recognition schemes.
If you are currently considering a career move, we would very much like to hear from you. Please visit the vacancies section of our website (https://kes.essex.sch.uk/join-our-community/staff-vacancies) and complete the ‘Quick Apply’ application form and submit a copy of your CV. For more about our school and vision please see attached welcome letter from our new Headteacher.
We also welcome and encourage telephone calls on 01702 560904 to register an interest or to find out more about the school and the role. If you wish to arrange an informal conversation or visit to the school prior to interview, we would be delighted to welcome you to KES prior to the closing date, to offer you the opportunity to get a real sense of the school first hand. To arrange a visit, please email your request to Mrs Andrea Atkins – HR Manager at recruitment@kes.essex.sch.uk and provide your availability, as well as a contact telephone number.
The King Edmund School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment and undergo an enhanced DBS check as part of our Safer Recruitment & Selection Procedures.
Attached documents
About The King Edmund School
The King Edmund School is a co-educational comprehensive school for students aged 11 to 19. KES, as it is better known to staff and students, is an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ single academy trust in Rochford, Essex, which serves a geographically and socially diverse area.
This year marks an exciting chapter for KES, with a state-of-the-art new building and new Headteacher, Ms Jo Ingate. Phase one of a multi-million-pound project to renovate the school, part of the Department of Education’s Rebuilding Schools for the Future initiative, is now open. The new two-storey building features 17 general classrooms, Art and Technical rooms, as well as new office space, meeting rooms, and a modern school hall, providing state-of-the-art facilities for students to learn in. Phase two begins this year and will redevelop the remainder of the school site over the next few years.
Our new Headteacher, Ms Ingate, shares her vision for KES: “I want our school to be the school of choice for our community and one of the most remarkable schools in Essex - delivering excellence for every student, every day, in the classroom, on the pitch, in the studios, and on the stage, through leadership, community, kindness, ambition, and achievement.”
We Dream. We Believe. We Achieve.
Our values are at the heart of our ambition to raise aspirations and achievement for every child. They align with Ofsted’s expectation that schools develop character, broaden horizons, and prepare students for life and work. In our last Ofsted report in 2024, we were awarded ‘Good’ and our values and ethos were clearly recognised in the findings.
Dream We inspire students to think big - not only about their future careers, but about the kind of people they want to become and the mark they want to make on the world. We want them to explore passions, discover talents, and set ambitious goals in every area of life. Our careers programme, enrichment opportunities, employer encounters, and guidance from Year 7 onwards open eyes to every possibility - from Oxbridge and international study to performing on stage, leading in sport, creating art, innovating in science, or starting a business.
Believe We help students build self-confidence and a strong sense of responsibility through our PSHE curriculum, leadership opportunities, personal development activities, and clear routines. We want every child to believe in their ability to succeed with the right effort, support, and motivation - at home and at school.
Achieve We focus relentlessly on turning ambition into reality through high standards in lessons, strong exam results, and timely support when it’s needed most. This ensures dreams and self-belief lead to qualifications, opportunities, and choices that shape their adult lives.
We provide exceptional pastoral care and SEND provision through dedicated teams, who are committed to helping students achieve their best results. With a traditional approach to uniform, behaviour, and work, we maintain high standards while also prioritizing strong support for students and actively involving parents in these aspects of school life.
Sixth Form students have their own block with a common room, canteen and IT Suite. Students have the choice of studying A levels, Level 2 and 3 vocational courses, as well as a T level in Education and Early Years.
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