At KGS, Learning Support is a well-established and integral part of the school. Students with underlying learning difficulties and/or disabilities benefit from the outstanding range of opportunities available to all students across the school. The aim of the department is to support and enable individuals to achieve their full potential. We work in close partnership with students, parents, teachers and, where appropriate, outside agencies.
We are looking for a highly qualified learning support teacher with secondary teaching experience who understands the needs of students with a range of underlying learning difficulties and disabilities. The successful candidate will be an experienced teacher of SEN, teaching literacy, numeracy and study skills to high achieving students with a range of learning differences and will have a thorough knowledge of a range of appropriate learning strategies.
Staff are remunerated through the Kingston Grammar School salary scale, which tracks significantly above the national scale for teachers. Although the role is advertised as a fulltime position, part time applications will be considered so if you wish to apply on a part time basis, please indicate this in your covering letter.
The closing date for applications is 9.00am on Tuesday, 22nd April 2025. The school reserves the right to close this vacancy and interview at any time, therefore early applications are encouraged.
Prior to interview, an online search will be conducted to identify any past or current incidents or issues that might affect your suitability to work with children and undertake this role. This is in line with guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Please note this online search will be carried out only on publicly available information and be limited to issues relating to your suitability to work with children and/or in a school environment. Issues that arise will not automatically be a bar to your employment at this school.
Kingston Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Kingston Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
