Phonics Lead/Teaching Assistant - Full-time/Part-time - Special Needs Position

Learning Opportunities, Deal

• Ref:KCC886-6063-31S
• Posted:05/06/2026
• Pay:Competitive depending on experience
• Start Date:TBC
• App Close Date:15/06/2026 at 12:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Learning Opportunities is a specialist SEND school dedicated to supporting children and young people with a range of additional needs, including Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, Autism, communication difficulties and challenging behaviours. We are committed to providing a nurturing, inclusive, and ambitious learning environment where every pupil can thrive and achieve their full potential. 

We are seeking an enthusiastic Phonics Intervention Lead to drive excellence in phonics across the school. This is a key role for developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluation high quality phonics provision to ensure all pupils make outstanding progress in reading. 

The successful candidate will work closely with teachers, teaching assistants, therapists and senior leaders to develop consistent and effective phonics practice tailored to the needs of our specialist learners. You will play a key role in building positive relationships, supporting emotional regulation, and helping students engage with education in creative and practical ways. 

This role is ideal for someone who is energetic, open-minded, hands-on, and passionate about making a difference to young people with additional needs. 

If you have endless energy and are seeking a new challenge where no two days are the same, please take a look at our website www.learningopps.org or contact the school for further information. 

Learning Opportunities is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts are subject to vetting checks including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. 

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. Please contact Sarah Appleby at saraha@learningopps.org or call 01304381906

Information about the school

Learning Opportunities is a small independent specialist school for students with a wide range of additional needs, including social, emotional and mental health difficulties (SEMH), autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and moderate learning difficulties. We are registered to provide education for 36 students with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP), aged 10 to 16 years of age (Key Stages 2,3,4). All students have, for a variety of reasons, found it difficult to achieve their full potential in other settings.

Our dedicated staff team, who have a range of expertise, are passionate about providing the best possible opportunities and outcomes for all of our students.

Many of our visitors comment on the positive ethos of the school – calm, focused and happy, where appropriate and positive relationships between staff and students are clearly evident.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Sarah Appleby
• Address:Ringwould Road, Ringwould, Ringwould, Deal, Kent, CT14 8DW
• Telephone: 01304381906
• Email: saraha@learningopps.org

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