Learning Assistant

Location: Farnham

Salary: £12,992 actual per annum (£31,200 FTE)

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Part Time 20 hours per week, Term Time (8:40am – 12:40pm Monday to Friday)

Edgeborough School is seeking a highly motivated, caring, and committed Learning Assistant to support pupils across the Prep School. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual who is passionate about education and pupil development, and who is keen to make a meaningful difference to children’s learning and confidence.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting learning in the classroom and working with small intervention groups, helping to reinforce key skills, remove barriers to learning, and ensure all pupils can access the curriculum and make strong progress. They will work closely with teachers to provide targeted support, encourage independence, and contribute to a positive and inclusive learning environment across the school.

Overall, Purpose and Responsibilities

We are seeking a caring, proactive, and committed Learning Assistant to support pupils across the Prep School. The successful candidate should expect to:

• Support pupils’ learning in the classroom and in small intervention groups, working closely with class teachers.
• Help to reinforce key literacy, numeracy, and learning skills, ensuring pupils can access the curriculum effectively.
• Foster pupils’ confidence, independence, and positive attitudes to learning.
• Provide targeted support to pupils of varying abilities, helping to secure progress and close gaps in understanding.
• Contribute to a positive, inclusive, and supportive learning environment.
• Assist with the preparation and delivery of learning resources and activities.
• Work collaboratively with teaching staff to support assessment, progress tracking, and pupil wellbeing.
• Contribute to the wider life and ethos of the school, supporting pupils’ pastoral and personal development.

Other Responsibilities

• Adhere to the policies of the school, in particular policies relating to the safeguarding of children.
• Provide guidance and advice to pupils on educational and social matters.
• Undertake wider staff responsibilities, including covering of lessons and staff duties, as required.

All staff are required to play their full part in the effective and efficient running of the school. This would include:

• Supervision duties.
• Stay informed about events, general school organisation and staff discussions by reading the minutes from whole school meetings and notices posted on electronic whole-school platforms.
• Have a good working knowledge of whole school policies and aims.
• Promote the ethos, good name and reputation of the school at all times.
• Any other reasonable request made by the Head.

Qualifications Essential:

• Good general standard of education (GCSEs or equivalent in English and Mathematics).
• Strong literacy and numeracy skills. Desirable:
• Relevant childcare or teaching assistant qualification Ie.g. Level 2/3 TA qualification or equivalent).
• First aid training or willingness to undertake training.

The closing date for applications is 12.00pm 7 October 2026.

Interviews are scheduled to take place on 15th and 16th October 2026.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Edgeborough, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.