Learning Support Assistant

• Salary: FTE salary: £25,525 per annum including fringe allowance. Actual salary: £17,548 per annum including fringe allowance (pro‑rated based on weeks and hours advertised).
• Location: Edgbarrow School, Grant Road, Crowthorne
• Contract: Contract
• Working Pattern: Term Time/Full Time
• Hours: 30.42 hours per week. Term time only.
• Closing Date: 06/07/2026 at 12:00
• Reference: CLT/26/340455

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to provide general support to our SENCO for a fixed term of one year. This will predominantly be through the provision of in‑class support to individual (or groups of) students, helping them to develop and achieve their full potential (under the direction of the class teacher). Experience and/or qualification in the English curriculum would be an advantage.

You must have good numeracy and literacy skills and have experience of working with or caring for children between the ages of 11 and 18. To have completed the DFE Teacher Assistant Induction programme would also be an advantage. This post would be particularly suitable for anyone who might be interested in joining the teaching profession.

We can offer the following:

• Extremely supportive working environment, including a dedicated team of senior and middle leaders.
• An Employee Assistance Scheme which provides information and advice to support physical and mental wellbeing.
• Access to Benenden Health Care scheme.
• High priority in the admission process for children of staff attending the school.
• Staff benefits including cycle to work, eyecare vouchers, eligibility for Blue Light discount card & free onsite gym.
• Staff events from sporting activities to cake at break and end of term get togethers.
• Highly regarded pension scheme.
• Free on‑site parking.

Edgbarrow is located in the village of Crowthorne, Berkshire which is located approximately 3 miles from Wokingham and Camberley and 12 miles from Reading. It enjoys excellent links to surrounding villages, towns and cities via the M3, M4, A329M and local rail networks. It is a thriving, vibrant and high‑achieving secondary school where students are polite, happy, well behaved and motivated.

It was recently judged by Ofsted as outstanding.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to providing equality of opportunity to all. Our aim is to treat all employees and prospective employees with integrity, respect and consideration. We aim to ensure that individuals are recruited, selected, trained and promoted on the basis of ability, job requirements, skills, aptitudes and other objective criteria. In this respect we will ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, marital status or disability, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which are not covered by legislation or existing codes of practice.