The role

Notting Hill & Ealing High School, one of London’s leading independent girls’ day schools, is seeking an inspirational Learning Support Teacher to join our vibrant SEND Department.

You will join a welcoming department that works to support and inspire learners from Year 7 to Year 13, helping students with additional learning needs, special educational needs and disabilities, as well as students who have English as an additional language. Working throughout the Senior School, you will co-ordinate provision for pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, as well as provide support to the teaching and learning of SEND and EAL pupils through one-to-one sessions, lesson intervention and development of study skills.

We are looking for a well-qualified and dedicated professional with experience supporting students with SEND in a secondary setting, a strong understanding of SEND legislation and JCQ regulations, and the ability to interpret assessment data and specialist reports. A specialist SEND or SpLD qualification would be highly desirable.

Teaching at NHEHS

“Teaching here is all about being able to have in-depth conversations with students about your subject and helping to enthuse them with the same passion as you have. Teaching at NHEHS is exactly what I imagined teaching would be like when I got my first teaching job; it’s what teaching should be!”

- Head of Department

About the School

NHEHS is a leading academic day school. Our girls are ambitious, bright, enthusiastic and eager to learn and we offer a warm and supportive community. We occupy a site in suburban, leafy, west Ealing with excellent transport links.  As part of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), the UK’s leading network of independent girls’ schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:

• Competitive terms and conditions of employment, and competitive salaries and pay progression

• Membership of the GDST flexible pension scheme (18% employer contribution and flexibility to generate a pay top-up of up to 10% of pensionable salary in lieu of pension)

• 36-week school year (including INSET days) across 3 terms, with a 2-week half term in the Autumn

• Normal teaching hours between 08:20 and 15:45 (depending on timetable for part-time staff)

• 36 hour working week for full time support staff

• Access to extensive professional development opportunities and training grants for qualifications

• Free life assurance benefit

• Employee Assistance Programme via Health Assured, offering free 24-hour counselling, wellbeing support and advice services

• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools

• Free lunches for all staff during term time (equivalent to at least £900 per year)

• In-school staff wellbeing activities such as yoga and access to the school gym

• Interest-free loans for training, computer purchase and travel season ticket loans

• A Cycle to Work scheme

For further details and how to apply, please click the apply button.

The closing date for applications is Friday 20th March 2026 (12pm) but early applications are encouraged.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 26th March 2026.

NHEHS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS. Applications will be considered only from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK
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