Learning Support Practitioner – Band D – SCP 9-17 plus SEN allowance

Working Hours: 32.5 hours per week (Term time only + 5 INSET Days) Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri: 8.40am to 3.15pm (including 30 minutes lunch-break) Tues – 8.40am to 5.00pm (including 30 minutes lunch-break) (Plus 20 minutes contingency time)

Closing date: Monday 2 December 2024

Interview Date: To be confirmed

We are seeking a highly-skilled, motivated and experienced Learning Support Practitioner to join our team at The Westminster School.

Our school caters for 275 pupils aged 7 -19 years with a wide range of special educational needs including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Global Development Delay and Moderate to Severe Learning Disabilities. The School offers a comprehensive CPD programme and has been awarded the Investors in People Platinum Award. School occupies state-of-the-art facilities on a £42million Rowley Learning Campus.

The successful candidate will be:

An experienced Learning Support Practitioner who:

  • Is a passionate and enthusiastic practitioner
  • Is an excellent role model and has excellent skills in supporting students with special educational needs
  • Has high expectations and aspirations for all our students, supporting them to achieve their full potential
  • Can work as part of an innovative, dynamic and supportive team
  • Will fully support the School’s values, ethos and aims
  • Is a Level 3 qualified learning support practitioner
  • Has Maths and English GCSEs at minimum grade C/4


Staff benefits include:

  • A Contributory Pension Scheme
  • A comprehensive CPD package aligned to individual professional needs and the strategic development priorities of the school.
  • First-Class Employee Assistance Programme with free, confidential access to a GP 24/7 for you and your family, counselling, personal financial, debt and legal advice
  • Free Occupational Health Services
  • Family Friendly Policies
  • Staff Voice Committee
  • Free Parking on Site
  • Lifestyle benefits and discounts through several schemes

The School is committed to equal opportunities and we have a proactive, supportive Governing Board and strong partnerships with parents/carers, the Local Authority and the local community.

Our School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role. For more information about the School’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy go to the Policy Section of our website at https://thewestminsterschool.co.uk/ofsted/statutory-policies/.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children’s Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Applications should be sent to HR SIPS Education Ltd, 2nd floor, Guardian House, Cronehills Linkway, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 8GS or hr.recruitment@sips.co.uk

Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email.

If you have provided an email address, correspondence will be sent via e-mail.

If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there.

Online Search

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

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