Learning Support Assistant

Occupying a 33 acre site on the edge of Henley-on-Thames, we are a co-educational academy with approximately 900 pupils aged 11-16 on roll. Academic standards at Gillotts are both high and improving. In 2025, 76% of students achieved the benchmark of grade 5 or above in both English and maths, against a national average of 45%. We achieved GCSE progress results in the top 10% of all schools in 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024, and were the top performing state secondary school in Oxfordshire in 2025. If you enjoy working with children and feel you have the skills to communicate effectively and support and encourage young people with special educational needs and disabilities, this could be the job for you. Working with students in lessons, you will become part of our dedicated team committed to supporting students’ learning in our happy and successful school. Full time hours are Monday - Thursday 8.30am - 3.30pm, Friday 8.30 - 2.30pm. No experience necessary as full training will be given, however, experience of working with young people with special educational needs and disabilities would be an advantage. Flexibility, resilience, and the ability to relate to young people in a positive way is essential. Gillotts aims to maximise achievement through effective and inspiring teaching and support to students, so if you share these values and would like to join this supportive and high-achieving school, we’d like to hear from you. Closing date for applications: 12 noon, Monday 29th June 2026 Interviews will be held on Friday 3rd July 2026 Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles. OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together. OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils. OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles. Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide. This role includes regulated activity relevant to children. The school reserves the right to consider and interview candidates ahead of the closing date if appropriate. An offer may be made to an exceptional candidate in this instance. If you would like to have a confidential conversation about the role, pri