SEND Learning Support Assistant
Haileybury Turnford
30 hours a week, 39 weeks a year
08:45 - 15.15 Mon – Fri
To support students with SEND to access the curriculum to enable them to achieve their full potential.
Supporting Students
- To help advance student learning in a range of classroom settings as needed.
- To provide appropriate in-class support of students with SEND.
- To provide 1:1 support to targeted high needs students as directed.
- To work proactively with the SEND department and teaching staff to promote
the inclusion of students so that they have equal access to learning
opportunities.
- To document any meetings, behavioral or other significant issues on SIMS and
in student files.
- To assist the students with physical needs as appropriate and agreed.
Haileybury Turnford is an oversubscribed six form entry, 11-19 mixed academy that opened on 1st September 2015. Our new school launched a change in aspirations, drive and standards of achievement for our students and the wider community. Our students will leave Haileybury Turnford knowing they have had the opportunities to achieve their personal best and with qualifications that will ensure they progress confidently to college, university and employment.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and wish to attract and select candidates from a wide, diverse talent pool. Haileybury Turnford is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to employments checks and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. We will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
We already have one new building which opened in September 2021 to replace English & Humanities and small Science blocks. It also includes a large new library for our students. We will have further state-of-the-art new buildings in 3 years from now, benefitting all students and staff.
Haileybury Academy Trust is an academy trust sponsored by Haileybury, the leading co-educational boarding school, and is responsible for Haileybury Turnford. The Trust sets the strategic vision for the school, ensuring the school meets the needs of its students and that there is excellence in all areas of school life, as well as financial security.
If you would like to make a real difference to our students in a very supportive environment, we would love to hear from you.
It is an exciting time to join us. When Ofsted visited in March 2022 they were very clear about the very high quality of education at Haileybury Turnford.
“Pupils love the fact that their school is friendly and welcoming. They say that it is a school where they can be themselves. This is because it is a very tolerant community. Pupils feel very safe. They attend regularly and promptly and take great pride in presenting and organising their work carefully.”
“The school helps pupils to become better citizens. Teachers support pupils well, but pupils also support each other.”
“Pupils know that teachers always expect them to work hard. They are grateful for this. Pupils know that they can always learn in lessons.”
“Leaders have brought improvements to many areas of the school since the previous inspection, including behaviour and the curriculum. Parents are very appreciative of the way the school has changed.”
“The school is a calm and orderly environment.” [Ofsted, March 2022]
There are excellent professional development opportunities to support your own personalised learning, and managing staff workload and wellbeing is very important for us to ensure our staff love working at Haileybury Turnford.
Haileybury Turnford is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to employments checks and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake a satisfactory disclosure.
We insist on the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues and will never condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
Haileybury Turnford is committed to being an anti-racist organisation and we encourage you to view our Black Lives Matter statement which gives clarity on our anti-racist stance. In our relentless efforts to be an anti-racist organisation, we recognise the negative impacts of under representation and lack of diversity in the education system and in all aspects of our society. Therefore, for recruitment into any post, where we have 2 or more candidates of equal merit, candidates with protected characteristics will be given advantage over candidates without such characteristics. This is sometimes referred to as a ‘tie-breaker’ and is referred to as ‘positive action’ in the Equality Act 2010.
To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and to join us.
Please apply to [email protected] with a covering letter no more than two pages, and a completed application form (below).
If you have not heard from us within 5 working days of the closing date, please contact us to ensure we have received your application. We will acknowledge all applications. All interviews will be held face to face at school.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £24,790.00-£25,183.00 per year
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 06/07/2025
