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Learning Support Assistant - Farley Hill

Addington Special School

England

  • £3,370 - £3,424 per year
  • Expiring soon
Salary:
£3,370 - £3,424 per annum plus £202 SEN Allowance per annum
Job type:
Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2026
Apply by:
17 August 2026

Job overview

Make Every Day Matter: Join Our Extraordinary Team

Are you looking for a career that fills you with pride? A role where your patience, creativity, and empathy can literally change the course of a child’s life?

Join a deeply supportive, expert team that values your unique energy and celebrates every small victory.

Apply today and become the champion our pupils deserve.

Required from September 2026

5.83 hours per week, term time only plus 2 INSET days

Wednesday 8.50 - 3.25

£3,370 - £3,424 per annum plus £202 SEN Allowance per annum

Location: Addington Early Years Centre, Church Road, Farley Hill, RG7 1UB


Addington school is part of the Ascendancy Partnership Trust, a multi-academy trust with deep community roots across the Berkshire area composed of a family of SEN schools all specialising in learning difficulties. Our main school site is located in Woodley, Reading and we also have a smaller Early Years Centre located in Farley Hill. We have a number of vacancies at our Farley Hill location from September.

We can offer:

  • The opportunity to work in a special school judged ‘outstanding’ with a highly experienced Senior Leadership Team

  • An environment committed to staff development and growing leadership

  • A school with a coaching and collaborative culture

  • Membership of an inclusive learning community with SEND expertise

  • A school where creativity and innovation is encouraged

  • Local Government Pension Scheme, Free Car Parking, Staff Wellbeing Group, Flu Vaccinations, Access to Private Medical Scheme

Addington School offers an environment committed to staff development and a route into teaching for candidates looking for a stepping stone onto the SEND teacher ladder.


Providing support to the Class Teacher, the role will involve assisting with the general management of pupils, preparing the classroom and setting out resources, supporting with pupils’ individual needs providing a bespoke environment for the children to learn.


You will also support with the management of pupils with behaviour difficulties and implement behaviour management plans when required.

We cater for pupils aged 3 - 19 years with special educational needs and disabilities across two sites located in Woodley and Farley Hill. 


We currently have vacancies available at our main site in Woodley and are interested in hearing from applicants with previous experience of supporting children and young people with special educational needs. 


Please contact Amanda Cherry, HR Manager on 0118 966 9073 if you wish to discuss further.

Closing date: 17th August 2026

To apply, please submit an application form via email to personnel@addington.wokingham.sch.uk

Please note that we are unable to accept CVs. For further information and to download an application form, please visit

To apply, please complete and application form and email it to personnel@addington.wokingham.sch.uk.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Addington School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employees of Addington School are required to undergo safeguarding checks which will include reference checks and enhanced DBS check. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

ASCENDANCY PARTNERSHIP TRUST - STRONGER AND BETTER TOGETHER

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About Addington Special School

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  • Addington Special School
  • Woodlands Avenue, Woodley, Reading
  • Berkshire
  • RG5 3EU
  • United Kingdom

Addington School is an Outstanding Special School for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. All our pupils’ primary need is a learning difficulty that is either moderate, severe or profound, with up to 50 percent also having Autism.​

All our pupils have an Education and Health Care Plan and we are currently accommodating up to 310 pupils, aged between 3 and 19 years across 2 sites. ​

Based in Woodley and Farley Hill, we are part of a newly formed multi-academy trust with deep community roots across the Berkshire area, composed of a family of SEN schools all specialising in learning difficulties.  We are very fortunate to have 2 purpose built environments which make our schools fantastic places for learning and wider curriculum enrichment. At Farley Hill, we have a 40 place Nursery to Year 1 Early Years Centre.

We tailor a personalised Educational Programme for every pupil to ensure that they reach their full potential as well as providing a bespoke sequential curriculum steeped in SEND pedagogy. The school has a long history of being outstanding and in March 2023 secured Outstanding again under the new Ofsted Framework. ​

We have particular strengths in our Creative Arts with Music a particular focus for all our students and have considerable expertise in teaching strategies for pupils with learning difficulties as well as Autism and Down Syndrome.​

We believe in a positive ethos based on a culture of mutual respect and openness, where we are all learning together to be 'a community committed to excellence and the development of the potential of all’.​

We pride ourselves in our commitment to induction, professional development and on-going support to all our staff.

Our Aims

  • To know that what we do is making a difference to the lives of our young people.
  • To continue to promote an inclusive approach to educational life.
  • To expand our Parent and Community Partnership.
  • To provide a learning environment based on mutual respect and self-advocacy.
  • To create a challenging forward thinking culture.

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