Learning Support Assistant

Learning Support Assistant (LSA)

Grade 4/5 (£17,936 to £18,803 pa)

Monday to Friday - 32.5 hours per week term time only (part-time may be considered)

Location: Queen Emma’s Primary School, OX28 5JW (You may also be required to work or attend training at the other schools within our Trust, particularly Finstock CE Primary School, OX7 3BN)

We are looking for a Learning Support Assistant to join our team at Queen Emma’s Primary School, as an LSA you will:

• support children in their learning
• be passionate about learning and committed to making a difference to the pupils of our school
• be motivated to help the school achieve the very best outcomes for all

The successful candidate for this role will have:

• experience of working with children in a learning environment
• excellent literacy, numeracy and ICT skills
• an empathy with children
• the ability to inspire and motivate pupils

Queen Emma’s Primary School is at the heart of our community. We prioritise personal, social development and wellbeing alongside our irresistible knowledge curriculum. We are truly inclusive, no child held back, no child left behind. We ensure our children's needs are met whilst developing their independence and resilience.

We use Read, Write, Inc to teach children how to read. This approach ensures every child learns how to read accurately and fluently to enable them to comprehend. We teach writing using the 'Write Stuff' principles. These principles guarantee that all children develop their vocabulary and confidence with a range of sentence structures. We teach Maths using 'Inspire Maths'. Children are in small, flexible groups to ensure prerequisites are embedded and gaps are closed. Using this concrete, pictorial and abstract methods to teach mathematical concepts enables all children to make incredible progress. 

As part of the MILL Academy, we are able to offer you a strong commitment to your continuous development throughout coaching, mentoring and other support systems. You will join a team of enthusiastic and committed staff, parents and governors on our journey to becoming an outstanding school.

Here we think deeply about how we can have the biggest impact on pupils. In a world where the algorithms of life give us more of the same, we believe education has the role to give children something different. We continually ask ourselves the following five questions;

• Are we securing equity? 
• Is our leadership driving school improvement? 
• Is our curriculum irresistible?
• Are we research informed?
• Are we deploying resources effectively?

Queen Emma’s Primary School is committed to promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The appointment will be subject to enhanced DBS clearance and other relevant pre-employment checks.

For further details about the job please download the job description on this page, or for more information about the school please click here https://www.queen-emmas.oxon.sch.uk/

Applications must be submitted on The MILL Academy application form and returned to jobs@millacademy.co.uk

In the meantime, if you have any queries about this role, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Team on 01993 848166 or email jobs@millacademy.co.uk