Learning Support Assistant

Learning Support Assistant
- Waltham Forest
- Secondary School
- September start

As a Learning Support Assistant, you will play a vital role in helping pupils overcome barriers to learning and achieve their full potential. Working closely with class teachers, SENCOs, and other support staff, you will provide targeted assistance to students who require additional support due to learning difficulties, disabilities, or social/emotional needs.

• Supporting individual students on a one‑to‑one basis or within small groups.
• Assisting in the preparation and delivery of differentiated learning materials.
• Helping to manage classroom behaviour and encouraging positive social interaction.
• Monitoring student progress and feeding back to teaching staff and parents as appropriate.
• Supporting pupils in developing confidence, independence, and engagement with their learning.
• Promoting a safe, inclusive, and stimulating learning environment.

This mainstream secondary school in the London borough of Waltham Forest caters to students aged 11 to 18, with a sixth‑form provision on site. The school has roughly 700 pupils and is located a short distance from Leyton station, accessible by tube and bus. Senior leaders foster a caring community focused on providing a rich and extensive education for all students, with teaching and learning strategies that support each pupil in and out of the classroom.

• Long‑term supply position, full‑time.
• Start date:
  
  September.
• Salary: £93 – 115 per day.

This role is ideal for someone who is patient, empathetic, and committed to making a positive impact on the educational journey of young people.