1:1 Learning Support Assistant
Start date: 01.09.2026
29.10 hours per week - Monday to Friday
Ideally hold a Learning Support Assistant qualification but willing to consider unqualified applicants with relevant experience.
Purpose of role:
- Provide consistent 1:1 support for a designated pupil, adapting activities and resources to meet their individual learning needs and enable full access to the primary curriculum.
- Work closely with the class teacher and SENDCo to implement personalised learning plans (e.g. EHCP or targeted interventions), ensuring strategies are followed effectively and progress is regularly monitored.
- Support the pupil’s academic, social, and emotional development, helping to build confidence, resilience, and independence within the classroom and wider school environment.
- Promote positive behaviour and engagement in learning, using agreed behaviour management strategies and reinforcing expectations in a calm, supportive manner.
- Facilitate inclusion in all aspects of school life, including lessons, group work, playtimes, and school activities, encouraging peer interaction and social skills.
- Observe, record, and report on the pupil’s progress, providing constructive feedback to teaching staff and contributing to review meetings where appropriate.
- Provide pastoral care and ensure the pupil’s wellbeing and safeguarding needs are met at all times, following school policies and procedures.
- Adapt communication approaches to suit the pupil’s needs, using visual aids, simplified language, or alternative methods where required.
- Encourage the development of independence skills, gradually reducing support where appropriate to empower the pupil to take ownership of their learning.
- Contribute to a positive, inclusive classroom environment, supporting the wider class where needed while maintaining the focus on the targeted pupil.