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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    13 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    3 February 2025

Job details

Job role

  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)

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Subject

English

Working pattern

Full time: 1 x Permanent contract 1 x fixed term contract until 22/07/25 Salary: Grade 12, £27,711- £31,067 pro rata (£24,064 - £26,979 actual) 37 hours a week (8.00 to 4.00 (3.30 Friday)), or similar by negotiation. Term time + 5 inset days Required as soon as possible

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

£24,064 - £26,979 actual

What skills and experience we're looking for

Required as soon as possible

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, experienced, and enthusiastic individual to join our team. A passion for education and desire to inspire young people are essential. Your principal role will be to plan, prepare and deliver a range of interventions to individuals and / or groups of students. You must be highly experienced in delivering a range of interventions and learning strategies, and able to demonstrate excellent practice in this area

Robert Blake School is a thriving and rapidly growing non-selective school of just under 1100 students. The school is built on strong relationships and in the near future will be joining the United Learning Trust whose mantra is ‘Children First’. It is an exciting and rewarding place to work and our ethos of ‘Aspire|Achieve|Celebrate’ lies at the heart of all we do. The school is located less than 2 miles from Junction 24 of the M5 in Bridgwater and is in a stunning state of the art facility. We are committed to the continuous professional development of staff and will provide opportunities for you to shine.

Closing Date: Midday on 13 February 2025

Provisional date for interview: 27 February 2025


What the school offers its staff

Robert Blake School is a thriving and rapidly growing non-selective school of just under 1100 students. The school is built on strong relationships and in the near future will be joining the United Learning Trust whose mantra is ‘Children First’. It is an exciting and rewarding place to work and our ethos of ‘Aspire|Achieve|Celebrate’ lies at the heart of all we do. The school is located less than 2 miles from Junction 24 of the M5 in Bridgwater and is in a stunning state of the art facility. We are committed to the continuous professional development of staff and will provide opportunities for you to shine.

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 Robert Blake School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1046 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16

Robert Blake School is a thriving and rapidly growing non-selective school of just under 1100 students. The school is built on strong relationships and in the near future will be joining the United Learning Trust whose mantra is ‘Children First’.  It is an exciting and rewarding place to work and our ethos of ‘Aspire | Achieve | Celebrate’ lies at the heart of all we do. The school is located less than 2 miles from Junction 24 of the M5 in Bridgwater and is in a stunning state of the art facility. We are committed to the continuous professional development of staff and will provide opportunities for you to shine.

Arranging a visit to Robert Blake School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Debra.downton@robertblake.org.uk.

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