1:1 Learning Support Assistant

1:1 Learning Support Assistant Start date: 01.09.2026 29.10 hours per week - Monday to Friday Ideally hold a Learning Support Assistant qualification but willing to consider unqualified applicants with relevant experience. Purpose of role: Provide consistent 1:1 support for a designated pupil, adapting activities and resources to meet their individual learning needs and enable full access to the primary curriculum. Work closely with the class teacher and SENDCo to implement personalised learning plans (e.g. EHCP or targeted interventions), ensuring strategies are followed effectively and progress is regularly monitored. Support the pupil’s academic, social, and emotional development, helping to build confidence, resilience, and independence within the classroom and wider school environment. Promote positive behaviour and engagement in learning, using agreed behaviour management strategies and reinforcing expectations in a calm, supportive manner. Facilitate inclusion in all aspects of school life, including lessons, group work, playtimes, and school activities, encouraging peer interaction and social skills. Observe, record, and report on the pupil’s progress, providing constructive feedback to teaching staff and contributing to review meetings where appropriate. Provide pastoral care and ensure the pupil’s wellbeing and safeguarding needs are met at all times, following school policies and procedures. Adapt communication approaches to suit the pupil’s needs, using visual aids, simplified language, or alternative methods where required. Encourage the development of independence skills, gradually reducing support where appropriate to empower the pupil to take ownership of their learning. Contribute to a positive, inclusive classroom environment, supporting the wider class where needed while maintaining the focus on the targeted pupil.