English Intervention Specialist
Priory School, Southsea, Hampshire, PO4 0DL12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
6 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
14 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Mon - Fri 32 hours per week, term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- BET Grade 4 Point A - E – Salary range FTE £26,918 - £ 29,616
Actual salary
- Actual Salary: £20,236 - £22,264
What skills and experience we're looking for
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a creative, dedicated and passionate Literacy intervention specialist to work in partnership with a dynamic and forward-thinking Literacy team to deliver tailored support to students.
In this role, you will provide 1:1 and small group interventions to help raise the attainment of students, specifically running KS3 literacy intervention sessions. These groups will focus on reading recovery as well as writing and oracy.
The successful candidate will have a passion and understanding of the importance of literacy and it is desirable that they have experience in a secondary school environment and knowledge of phonics. The successful applicant will also:
- Be passionate about changing students life chances
- Have excellent communication, organisation and interpersonal skills
- Have a strong foundation to build effective relationships to have maximum impact on student learning
- Have the ability to motivate young people to achieve their best
- Be highly motivated to plan and deliver creative ways to raise attainment
- Able to inspire students to have high expectations
- Support students in their literacy development
- Be able plan and deliver sessions following an outlined programme of study
If you can:
- Inspire and innovate
- Nurture and develop (yourself as well as others)
- Create independent and resilient thinkers
- Commit to, and raise further, high achievement and motivation
What the school offers its staff
Benefits of working at Priory School:
- Access to free in-house and Bohunt Education Trust leadership and career development training programmes.
- Access to a comprehensive discounts platform which will save you money on all manner of purchases, recreational activities, holidays and weekly shopping.
- CPD Programme which is thoughtfully and carefully designed to consider the needs of both the curriculum and staff.
- Staff wellbeing is extremely important to us. We offer a professional outsourced support & counselling service, calendar of optional fun social events, and a supportive, caring working environment.
We will ensure that the successful candidate has:
- Comprehensive induction
- Support and development to achieve your career goals
- Continuous professional learning, development and improvement including additional CPD non-contact periods on your timetable
Priory School was inspected by Ofsted in November 2022 and received the following outcome:
- The quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Outstanding
The inspection report noted that “The school is extremely well led and managed. Teachers are well supported by leaders, and they benefit from well-planned training that meets the needs of their pupils. The school and the trust work closely together and this strengthens what the school offers their pupils.”
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.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@priorysouthsea.org
CVs are not accepted.
About Priory School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1252 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Priory School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@priorysouthsea.org
- Phone number
- 023 92 819115
Priory School is a mixed 11-16 School with around 1200 students on roll situated in the heart of Southsea. Our pupils come from a very wide range of backgrounds and our community is truly comprehensive, harmonious and dynamic. Priory School is proud to be part of the Bohunt Education Trust and we have been graded as a good school (Ofsted November 2022).
Arranging a visit to Priory School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@priorysouthsea.org.
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