Learning Support Assistant (Reception)
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Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School
London W6
- £14.58 per hour
- Expired
- Salary:
- 14.58 per hour
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 27 February 2026
Job overview
Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School is a successful IAPS Preparatory School in West London, educating 420 boys and girls aged 4–11. Our most recent ISI inspection (September 2024) recognised Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as a significant strength.
We are seeking to appoint Learning Support Assistants to work on a one-to-one basis with pupils in Reception. The appointment is available for an immediate start.
Hours and Contract Options
We have two part-time positions available, each for:
15 hours per week (3 hours per day)
These may be combined to create one full placement of 30 hours per week, depending on applicant availability and suitability.
Working hours are:
08:30 – 11:30 (morning session)
12:15 – 15:15 (afternoon session)
Applicants are welcome to apply for:
one 15-hour position or
the combined 30-hour position
Please clearly state in your application whether you are applying for:
mornings only
afternoons only
or both sessions (30 hours)
The Role
The Learning Support Assistant will work closely with class teachers and learning support staff to support pupils in Reception to access the curriculum, either on a 1:1 basis or within a small group. The role includes supporting learning, regulation, independence and engagement within the classroom environment.
To find out more about this role, please download the job description and person specification document.
To apply, please visit our website via the Apply button to download the application form. Completed application forms, accompanied by a covering letter, should be emailed to Mrs Charlie Hayden, Head’s PA, at careers@rpps.co.uk
Closing date: Midday on Friday, 27th February 2026.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview. We reserve the right to close the application early if a suitable appointment is made.
All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of gender, race, religious belief, marital status or disability. Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applications will be subject to checks with past employers and an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service. Our safeguarding and safer recruitment policies can be found on our website.
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About Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School
Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School is a lively, co-educational and inclusive independent school for children from 4 to 11 years old. There is a palpable sense of community at RPPS, and visitors often comment on the warm and happy atmosphere, and the family feel that they notice around the school. Our holistic approach to education means that we place great importance upon the intellectual, physical, social and spiritual development of each child, and our talented and dedicated teaching team nurtures and inspires the children so that they flourish academically and emotionally.
We encourage our children to develop a ‘growth mindset’ approach towards their learning so that they appreciate the value of practice, hard work and responding to feedback from their teachers and peers. Our pupils are encouraged to take risks, to embrace challenging activities and to view any mistakes that they make along the way as valuable opportunities for further learning, rather than something to be afraid of.
When our pupils emerge at the end of their education and enter the world of work, it will be a very different environment to the one which exists today. We provide opportunities for our children to communicate and collaborate, to think creatively, to persevere with a challenging activity and to be resilient when things don’t go to plan. We encourage our pupils to be adaptable so that they can apply their learning to new activities and questions. We believe that these qualities of communication, collaboration, creativity, perseverance, resilience and adaptability will enable each child to make a valuable contribution to the workplace of the future.
Our children are well prepared for the 11+ examinations in Year Six and we work closely with parents to select the right school for each child.
All pupils are equipped with the essential qualities of kindness and compassion so that, when each child leaves, he or she is skilled and confident to make the most of all the opportunities on offer.
We form strong and trusting partnerships with our parents. We operate an ‘Open Door Policy', where parents’ comments, views, contributions and suggestions are valued. We also welcome parents’ direct support with activities such as hearing children read, accompanying day visits and at special events throughout the year.
This website will give you a glimpse of life at RPPS. Please do explore it thoroughly and I hope you will be inspired to come along to one of our Open Mornings to see for yourself what makes our school such a special place.
I very much look forward to meeting you and your children at RPPS in the near future.
Mr Carl Howes
Headmaster
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