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Learning Support Assistant
Starting date: ASAP
Pay: Scale 3 Point 5 (£25583 fte)
Newport Primary School are looking for a friendly and nurturing person to join our team.
We require an SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) LSA to support two children within Year 2/3 classroom working alongside the class teacher and TA. The successful candidate needs to have a positive attitude, a patient and caring nature. Putting the child's needs at the centre of everything you do will be essential. An understanding of SEMH needs, autism and ADHD would be a preference along with experience and knowledge of working with children with additional needs. An understanding of a TPP approach would be desirable, but is not essential.
The successful candidate will also support the children at lunchtime, helping them to build friendships and to play games.
Tasks will include general class support as well as specific interventions for the children and elements of delivering a bespoke curriculum.
Further details of the post:
Permanent contract
Monday to Friday 8.30am to 3.15pm
This is term time only plus 5 training days
If you have any questions about the role and would like to apply, please contact Miss Wareham or Mrs Mortimer by Friday 3rd October 2025.
Interviews will be held in the week commencing 6th October 2025.
Information about the School
Growing together at Newport Primary School
Newport Primary School seeks to serve the children in our community, recognising that we are all unique individuals. We want all to flourish and to foster a lifelong love of learning; by providing a broad, balanced and ambitious curriculum that allows the children to live out our values 'we are kind, we are resilient, we can communicate, we are creative.'
At the end of their time at Newport Primary School children will have had an education that has been inspiring and has united their academic development with their spiritual, moral and cultural development. The broad and rich curriculum they have been taught will be exciting, creative and relevant to today’s society allowing them to flourish in knowledge, skills and wisdom. Our children will be equipped with the essential skills for modern life and will have an understanding of how to look after their own and others wellbeing and mental health; their confidence and independence will be nurtured.