Learning Support Assistant
Becontree Primary School
Barking and Dagenham
- £17,785 - £18,937 per year
- Salary:
- Ths salary is based on 25 hours per week, term-time and is fixed-term for 1 year
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- Monday 20/1/2025 (negotiable depending on notice time frame)
- Apply by:
- 6 January 2025
Job overview
Salary: Scale 4 - £17,785 - £18,937 p.a. GROSS (depending on experience)
Contract type: 25 hours (term-time)
Contract term: Fixed-term (1 academic year)
Becontree is a two-form friendly, inclusive primary school situated in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. We serve a diverse community and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. We provide high quality education and care for children aged 3 to 11, with our school value of “Respecting One Another” being central to all aspects of our work.
The Governing Body is seeking to appoint a motivated and highly effective Learning Support Assistant (LSA) to join our hard working and supportive team. The successful candidate will primarily work as an LSA in our mainstream classes, but as a member of the school’s support team, could work in one of our specialist SEND intervention spaces as necessary. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a school that provides high quality teaching in a culture of nurture, challenge and support.
We offer:
- A diverse, friendly and supportive community of staff and children;
- A dynamic, dedicated and hardworking team committed to school improvement;
- Well-behaved and hardworking children who are keen to learn;
- Equal access to professional development opportunities for all staff.
We pride ourselves on our high expectations and positive team ethos and welcome applications from passionate and hard-working staff who:
- are effective communicators;
- are strong team players, committed to working in partnership with all members of our school community to raise standards;
- are highly effective and reflective practitioners, with experience of working with children with additional needs, particularly Autism;
- love learning and demonstrate a commitment to their own professional development.
Visits to our school are actively encouraged. For an application form, visit arrangements and any further details, please contact Paula Thornton, School Business Lead, via email on becontreeinformation@becontreeprimaryschool.com or via the school office on 020 8270-4900.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on successful applicants. Checks will include an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and a search of online entries on the successful candidate.
Access to online learning will be provided for the successful candidate, prior to the start date.
Attached documents
About Becontree Primary School
Becontree Primary School is a mixed, non-denominational community primary school for three- to 11-year-olds, located in Dagenham, Essex. The school has capacity for just over 500 pupils and is operated by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
The school was established in October 1922 to meet the educational demand created by the construction of the Becontree housing estate.
Headteacher
Mrs M Ziane
Values and vision
Becontree Primary School believes in valuing the efforts of all pupils. It works to help everyone associated with the school to make a positive contribution and fulfil their educational potential.
The school’s motto is “Respecting one another”. Teachers strive to involve parents and carers fully through open dialogue, recognising their importance in their children’s education. Becontree Primary attaches great importance to pupil punctuality and attendance, holding parents accountable when children are late or unnecessarily absent.
Becontree Primary School encourages staff to take pride in the contribution they make to bettering children’s life chances. It hopes that those with a connection to Becontree will look back with a sense of pride in what they achieved and with a respect for themselves and others.
Ofsted report
“Pupils who are behind with their reading and numeracy skills when they start school catch up quickly and make good progress. Teaching and learning are good across the school and some of the teaching is outstanding.”
“Teachers have high expectations of pupils and deliver lessons that are interesting, enjoyable and help the pupils learn well.”
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