Learning Support Assistant

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LIFE EDUCATION TRUST

The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls

An 11-18 Academy with Visual Arts Specialism

Brentwood Road, Romford, Essex RM1 2RR

Tel: 01708 447368

Web: www.fbaok.co.uk 

Executive Headteacher: Mr J. Dutnall LLB, BA, MA, MBA

Learning Support Assistant

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year

Salary: Scale 3.5 to 3.6, Full-Time Salary: £30,047 - £30,841 (FTE) per annum. Actual Salary: £22,734 - £23,334 (as 75.66% FTE) per annum

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Start Date: As soon as possible

About this Role

We are looking for a motivated individual to join us as a Learning Support Assistant. In this deeply rewarding role, you will work alongside an exceptional team to promote inclusion, wellbeing, and academic progress for SEND, EAL, and disadvantaged students. If you live by the values of Courageous Optimism, Boundless Creativity, and Heartfelt Compassion, this is your opportunity to help unleash potential and build a truly great learning community.

The successful candidate will:

• An understanding of specific learning needs and styles to differentiate support to pupils
• The ability to use Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Outlook, and provide support to students in using these tools.
• The ability to plan effectively to enable multi-tasking
• A desire to help all pupils succeed
• Compassion towards the needs of the pupils.
• The ability to exchange verbal information clearly and sensitively with children and adults

The ability to work with a range of colleagues. The successful candidate will become part of an oversubscribed, flourishing school for girls aged 11 to 18, with confident, courteous, articulate students and an ethos in empowerment. The school is committed to providing the best learning opportunities in a safe, secure and friendly environment with dedicated colleagues who strive for excellence.

In return we can offer you:

• Welcoming and friendly colleagues
• An inspiring and inclusive educational setting equipped with outstanding facilities, including "The Platform"—a dedicated hub for Special Educational Needs and student wellbeing—alongside an on-site farm, an art gallery, and a school railway.
• Other further qualifications Opportunities.
• Strong links with girls’ schools in the UK and abroad through the International Coalition of Girls Schools (ICGS)
• Access to the Schools Advisory Service (SAS), the Trust’s employee well-being support and medical programme. This includes 24-hour-a-day access to a GP helpline for you and those within your household, a counselling service, stress management, weight loss programme, physiotherapy, menopause support and much more.
• Links with the local community, including our charity partner, The Trussell Trust Food Bank
• Increased priority in admission to our school for your child/ren
• Close proximity to the M25, Romford Railway Station (Elizabeth Line) and on a main bus route

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Visits to the school are welcomed.

The Frances Bardsley Academy is a large secondary school situated in Romford, Havering. With beautiful buildings and a stunning site, the school has been recognised as 'Ofsted Outstanding' for Behaviour & Attitudes, Personal Development, and Leadership & Management. The school boasts a Progress 8 score of +0.39, showcasing its commitment to academic excellence. The Frances Bardsley Academy is dedicated to the growth and development of its teachers and leaders, providing ample opportunities for professional development and career progression.

At the LIFE Education Trust, our mission is 'To build great learning communities where children flourish'. To accomplish our mission, we keep our 3 core beliefs at the heart of everything we do: Courageous Optimism, Boundless Creativity and Heartfelt Compassion. We support our schools to deliver excellent pupil outcomes, create vibrant, exciting environments and offer rewarding careers for employees.

Closing date: 9th October 2026 at 9am

The Trust reserves the right to interview prior to the deadline date.

We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds and all parts of the community, particularly people from ethnic minorities who are currently under-represented. LIFE Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.