Learning Support Assistant recruitment agency listing
Primary school learning support assistants, also known as teaching assistants or classroom assistants, support the work of primary school teachers. They tend to help pupils with special educational needs.
Qualifications and entry requirements
No set qualifications are required for learning support assistant roles. However, applicants need to show a good level of general education and experience of working with children. Learning support assistants tend to be trained on the job by experienced teaching staff as, to gain qualifications, learning support assistants need to be assessed on the skills they use while working in the classroom. Qualifications for learning support assistants already in employment include NVQs and NCFE certificates. Experienced learning support assistants with GCSEs to their name may go on to study for Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) status or may progress to degree-level study, which can help them to eventually achieve a teaching degree.
Key competencies
Learning support assistants need to be able to build strong relationships with children and teachers, be capable of working well under the supervision of a trained teacher, show an understanding of child protection issues, and be patient and organised. Anyone wishing to become a primary school learning support assistant must undergo checks for previous criminal convictions.
Jobs for primary school learning support assistants are available in state-maintained and private schools. Full-time and part-time learning support assistant jobs are available, as are temporary (supply) positions. Recruitment agencies are often a valuable source of learning support assistant vacancies.
Salaries
Inexperienced learning support assistants may receive starting salaries of around £12,000 a year. Employees with qualifications typically receive higher salaries.
Recruit Mint Ltd
Learning Support Assistant - Education
Covers: 60 mile radius of Peterborough | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries from £17k - £100k
LinkPoint Resources Limited
Learning Support Assistant - Education
Covers: UK Nationwide | Contract, Permanent | Salaries £15k - £100k+
Social Care Direct Recruitment
Learning Support Assistant - Education
Covers: UK WIDE | Contract, Part Time, Permanent | Salaries £15k - £100k+
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Hoop Recruitment
Learning Support Assistant - Education
Covers: Wales and the South West of England | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
Lynx Employment Services Ltd
Learning Support Assistant - Education
Covers: UK wide | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k
Top Job Recruitment
Learning Support Assistant - Education
Covers: Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Kent | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
Up24 Seven Services
Learning Support Assistant - Education
Covers: East Midlands | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
Social Care & Education
Learning Support Assistant - Education
Covers: England, Wales and Outlying Islands | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+
Purple Dove Recruitment - Early Years Childcare Specialists
Learning Support Assistant - Education
Covers: Greater London, Home Counties | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £60k
Integritas Education Recruitment
Learning Support Assistant - Education
Covers: England | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries from £17k - £100k+
KPA Recruitment Ltd
Learning Support Assistant - Education
Covers: Midlands & Shropshire | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £60k
Protocol Education
Learning Support Assistant - Education
Covers: Most areas within the UK | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £100k+