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EAL Coordinator

Matthew Arnold School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 9JE

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• Start date details

  Sept 2024

• Closing date

  24 June 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 June 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £8,809.00 - £9,654.00 Annually (Actual)

EAL Coordinator job summary

EAL Coordinator

Salary: £8,809 - £9,654

Grade: 8

Hours per week: 12.8

Weeks per year: 39 weeks, Term Time Only

The School

Matthew Arnold is a thriving community school on the outskirts of Oxford and we are looking to appoint a EAL Coordinator. This is Fixed -Term position for 12 months initially, which may be extended based on specific funding.

Matthew Arnold is an oversubscribed inclusive 11-18 school of over 1,300 pupils that serves a mix of urban and rural communities across the west side of Oxford. The school prides itself on being a high achieving school with increasing rates of progress for our disadvantaged students. This has been achieved by focusing on improving outcomes for every student and continuing staff development.

The school is part of the Acer Trust. All schools in the Trust play an important part in the success of the Trust and work together collaboratively so that each school in the Trust is a great place to learn and to work.

Introduction

Matthew Arnold is a popular and successful school with an excellent local reputation. We are focussed on improving outcomes for every student and are committed to staff development to support this. We are a friendly staff always working in support of each other and keen to be the best teachers we can be. The school is part of the Acer Trust family of schools so there is opportunity to share expertise and experiences and enjoy professional development with more than one school.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Learning for students

• Assessing the baseline abilities of learners with EAL on entry and use this to inform induction processes and teaching strategies based on individual need
• Coordinate and lead individual and group interventions for identified students
• Evaluating the impact of these approaches through careful monitoring of the attainment and achievement of learners with EAL across the school
• Developing and disseminate inclusive practice for learners with EAL, keeping abreast of development in EAL teaching and learning
• Share information about learners with EAL that will support teachers in meeting the needs of these students
• Work with individuals and groups of students to accelerate their acquisition of English and support access to the curriculum - in lessons or in interventions
• Promote effective strategies for the acquisition of increasing levels of competence and to review and record progress, set targets and report on progress

Communication

• Build effective working relationships with other departments where appropriate, including liaising with colleagues about pastoral issues concerning learners with EAL
• Attend pre-admission meetings and assess mid-term admission pupils
• Contribute to the staff bulletin with relevant information

Care, Guidance and Suppor

• Play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its distinctive culture and ethos and to encourage staff and students to follow this example
• Promote actively the school’s corporate policies and to comply with the school’s Health and Safety policy
• comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
• Support difference and ensure equal opportunities for all
• Appreciate and support the role of other professionals
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required
• Seek to develop the values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs within the school community
• Contribute fully to the school’s safeguarding policy and procedures and attend regular safeguarding training

How to apply:

Please complete the application for on My New Term. If you have any further questions please contact Jeremiah at hr@maschool.org.uk.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About Matthew Arnold School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1314 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Matthew Arnold School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/matthew-arnold-school-oxford (opens in new tab)

Matthew Arnold is a popular and successful school on the edge of Oxford with an excellent local reputation. We are focussed on improving outcomes for every student and are committed to staff development to support this.

The school is part of the Acer Trust family of schools so there is opportunity to share expertise and experiences and enjoy professional development with more than one school. Our induction programmes give strong support to NQTs.

We offer defined-benefit public sector pension schemes (Teachers Pension, Local Government Pension Scheme), a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme, good bus links, car and cycle parking.

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