Learning Support Assistant
| Posting date: | 04 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 13 June 2025 |
| Location: | Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 2ND |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2f60c045-ac4c-4d65-bed1-e24073b726ab |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified, inspiring and enthusiastic learning support assistant to join our dedicated SEND Team at an exciting time in the school’s history as the school continues to grow and flourish. Blue Coat Church of England Academy is an inclusive learning environment and we are committed to allowing pupils of all ages and abilities to access a broad and engaging curriculum.
What the school offers its staff
The school has been rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted, most recently in January 2023:
“Blue Coat Church of England Academy is an inclusive school where kindness flourishes. The school’s values include wisdom, service, endurance and hope. The school’s culture is rooted in these values. There are positive relationships between staff and pupils. Staff know their pupils well, and pupils feel cared for. Staff have high expectations, and pupils live up to these.”
Blue Coat Church of England Academy is one of the oldest educational establishments in Walsall, is well-respected and valued by the community it serves. We operate on a very collaborative approach to school improvement working with a range of other schools and nationally recognised trainers. The school is very proud of the family ethos which pervades all aspects of its work, which is grounded in Christian values.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
We are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified, inspiring and enthusiastic learning support assistant to join our dedicated SEND Team at an exciting time in the school’s history as the school continues to grow and flourish. Blue Coat Church of England Academy is an inclusive learning environment and we are committed to allowing pupils of all ages and abilities to access a broad and engaging curriculum.
What the school offers its staff
The school has been rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted, most recently in January 2023:
“Blue Coat Church of England Academy is an inclusive school where kindness flourishes. The school’s values include wisdom, service, endurance and hope. The school’s culture is rooted in these values. There are positive relationships between staff and pupils. Staff know their pupils well, and pupils feel cared for. Staff have high expectations, and pupils live up to these.”
Blue Coat Church of England Academy is one of the oldest educational establishments in Walsall, is well-respected and valued by the community it serves. We operate on a very collaborative approach to school improvement working with a range of other schools and nationally recognised trainers. The school is very proud of the family ethos which pervades all aspects of its work, which is grounded in Christian values.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.