DAVENIES

Engage Inspire Challenge

Learning Support Teacher Required for September 2026

Contents

The School 3
Aims of the School 4
The Appointment 5
Job Description 6
Person Specification
Salary, Working Hours
& Benefits 8
Facilities & Staff 9
Child Protection 10

The School

Davenies is a thriving IAPS day school for boys aged 4-13. Our ethos and philosophy enable the boys to make the most of their preparatory years, supported by high quality pastoral care, a broad and stimulating curriculum and numerous extra-curricular opportunities. Davenies has its own distinct character and from their earliest year’s children are encouraged to relish the learning experience.

We are committed to an education both in and out of the classroom, thereby enabling the academic, artistic, musical, creative and physical potential of each child to flourish. This School is a warm, caring and happy one, where self-esteem is nurtured and grown; we believe that by fostering a wide range of interests and passions we provide the boys with every opportunity to develop in confidence. Our high-quality teachers have an excellent track record of preparing children for life at the country’s leading senior schools and beyond.

Enterprises such as the unique Davenies Award Scheme and the permeation of technology in our teaching and learning ensure we offer a truly independent educational experience.

Aims of the School

The Appointment

Davenies’ vision is to engage, inspire and challenge.

Davenies’ mission is to ensure that every boy experiences a breadth of educational opportunities, encouraging and cultivating a lifelong eagerness for learning, whether academic, creative, artistic or sporting. We encourage the boys to discover their own passions and talent, to develop determination and resilience, to reach their potential, and to become mindful and thoughtful individuals, with a strong sense of service, responsibility and community.

Davenies’ aims are:

▪ To offer academic excellence alongside an extensive educational experience

▪ To delivery contemporary and highly skilled teaching approaches whilst embracing traditional values

To provide a vibrant, caring and inclusive environment to which all boys contribute and within which they thrive

Fundamental to this is our understanding of boys and how we approach their learning, whilst never losing sight of each boy as an individual.

Davenies’ ethos underpins our vision to engage, inspire and challenge:

▪ By engaging, we develop curious, reflective and enthusiastic thinkers

▪ With inspiration, we nurture motivated and ambitious learners

▪ Through challenge, we cultivate courageous and determined characters

Davenies’ spirit provides the stepping stones that develop courteous, confident, thoughtful and independent young men, and supports our school’s motto, singulus pro fraternitate laborans – each striving for the good of all.

Learning Support Teacher

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic teacher with extensive experience of working with pupils with Special Educational Needs, to join our Learning Support Department on a full-time basis. Overseen by the Head of Learning Support, the successful candidate will work as part of a team to assist in the identification of pupils with special educational needs ensuring that their needs are met through 1:1 lessons or in small groups, and promoting inclusive practice across the school.

A part-time position will be considered for the right candidate.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please submit a Davenies’ Teaching Staff Application Form with a cover letter for the attention of the Headmaster, via email: hrmanager@davenies.co.uk by 5.00 pm on Friday 29th May 2026.

Applications will be considered upon receipt.

Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 1st June 2026.

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Learning Support Teacher Job Description

The specific points below are not a comprehensive statement of procedures and tasks but set out the main expectations of the School in relation to the post holder’s professional responsibilities and duties.

Principal Responsibility Areas

▪ To assist in the identification of pupils with special educational needs

▪ To share responsibility for meeting the needs of boys on the Learning Support Register

▪ Communicating and advising staff and parents of pupils with special educational needs

Learning Support Teacher Person Specification

Qualifications, Training and Experience

Previous experience of working with children in a similar environment and role is essential

▪ Applications from candidates with QTS are welcome

▪ Level 5 qualification in SpLD/dyslexia is desirable.

Keenness to attend both in-house and external training or courses to further their skills and professional development

The successful Applicant will be required to complete child protection training online (arranged by the school) before they commence the role, where they have not already received training in the past two years

Key Tasks

▪ Assisting in ensuring that coherent links are maintained throughout the school with regard to pupils with special educational needs

▪ Ensuring IEPs and Provision Maps are written where appropriate and kept up to date

Liaising with Form Teachers and subject teachers regarding inclusive practice for pupils with special educational needs

▪ Meeting regularly with parents of pupils with learning difficulties

▪ Writing reports on pupils with special educational needs

▪ Taking part in departmental meetings

▪ Working closely with the Head of Learning Support and other Learning Support staff to ensure departmental policies are met, and records and resources are securely maintained

▪ To actively participate in all school events as and when required, including but not limited to INSET days, duties, open days, clubs and residentials.

Competences and Qualities

The successful applicant will:

Enjoy working with children

Have a warm personality, be approachable, sensitive and knowledgeable

Be an excellent communicator with children and adults alike

Be organised, with competent ICT skills

Be committed to contributing to the school community, for example by running a club/ attending trips and visits

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All staff are expected to demonstrate individual responsibility to safeguard and promote the wellbeing of children and young people.

Salary, Working Hours & Benefits

This role is assigned to the Teaching Pay Group: Teaching Staff and the salary will be competitive dependent upon qualifications and experience.

Working Hours

• Full time, term time only (33.86 weeks of the year)

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, teaching staff can expect to benefit from the following:

▪ A generous employer contribution towards an Aviva pension scheme specifically for independent schools

Our talented catering team ensures that staff enjoy complimentary healthy and balanced meals every day

Fee remissions are available for teaching staff

We are able to provide childcare voucher provisions

Onsite car parking facilities are available

We place great emphasis on staff wellbeing and morale and we firmly believe in work/life balance for everyone at Davenies. Social events for staff take place throughout the year

We provide iPads to all our staff to support teaching and learning

Personal Accident and Emergency Dental cover, including access to a healthcare helpline and individual counselling services

▪ We pride ourselves on encouraging and supporting our staff with access to regular Continuing Professional Development courses and training

Facilities & Staff

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Facilities

Centred around a Grade II Listed Farmhouse, the school comprises a mix of traditional and modern buildings, with the RIBA award-winning Jubilee Building housing the Pre-Prep and Junior school. Much of the learning for boys from Reception to Year 4 takes place in their own classroom, and from Year 5 upwards takes place in subject-based rooms. The pupils also benefit from the use of the School’s other buildings and outside areas which house the Dining Room and Library, the Performing Arts Centre and Sports facilities including swimming pool, gymnasium, AstroTurf and sports fields.

Staff

Davenies has over 80 employees consisting of full and part time qualified teachers and teaching support staff, and supported by a team of office staff, a site team led by the Facilities Manager, and a dedicated School Nurse. Catering, cleaning and IT support are outsourced, with external contract staff working alongside the School to provide term-time services. In addition, the School hosts a range of visiting music, LAMDA and extra-curricular activity tutors.

Child Protection

Child Protection

Child Protection is always a top priority at Davenies. Davenies is committed to providing the best possible care and education to its pupils and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people whilst offering a supportive working environment to all its members of staff. The School recognises that, in order to achieve these aims, it is of fundamental importance to attract, recruit and retain staff of the highest calibre who share this commitment. Child protection screening applies to all staff appointments within the school, including Enhanced DBS Certificate, Barred Lists check, and checks against the Teacher and Management Prohibition Lists. For further information, please read the School’s Child Protection Policy and Recruitment Policy and Procedure which are available on the School’s website.

‘Not only going from strength to strength but quietly moving from cosy local prep to major contender, especially if you want to keep all senior school options open. One for the list.’

The Good Schools Guide 2019

Engage Inspire Challenge

DAVENIES

Station Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 1AA

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