HLTA KS4 English
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LTThis job expired on 30 November 2023
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
30 November 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 October 2023
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year
Pay scale
- NJC Scale 4/5 Points 7-17 - £16,825 to £20,192 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will be part of our Learning Support team working with students who experience difficulties in accessing the curriculum.
The objective of both this postis to provide support to targeted individual students, small groups and classes during Key Stage 4 and 5 GCSE English lessons. The needs of the students will vary; some will have special educational needs such as Dyslexia or ASD. Our HLTAs would generally work with small groups of students, within the main classroom, to ensure students’ progress and to boost their confidence. The role will involve planning, preparing and delivering group work or team teaching with the main class teacher. The successful candidate will also be expected to deliver interventions to targeted students focusing on pre and post teaching of English set texts, exam skills and vocabulary.
What the school offers its staff
As with all HLTAs the post holder will progress students’ learning and with other professionals to support pupils’ social, emotional and physical wellbeing. It is necessary for the candidate to have qualifications inEnglish/Literacy equivalent to at least NVQ Level 2. The post requires a good standard of education and an attitude which is positive and supportive towards young people.
We seek to develop our staff through a professional growth model and treat everyone as an individual; we value personal strengths and qualities. Our school is set in a 55 acre site midway between London and the Channel Ports and is easily commutable via major roads and motorways from London. You will enjoy a unique working environment in the heart of the Weald of Kent including discounts and offers with Kent Rewards. You will be provided with an IT device. There is also a nursery based on the school site which offers discounts to Homewood Staff.
Commitment to safeguarding
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Through the training of our staff, we are fully committed to ensuring that effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, students and staff at school. We make every effort to ensure that students are provided with a safe and secure learning environment. We enforce a school safeguarding policy for permanent and temporary staff members, volunteers and all school visitors.
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About Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1947 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- Email address
- vacancies@tenterden-schools-trust.com
- Phone number
- 01580 764222
Homewood School & Sixth Form Centre is a mixed 11 – 18 wide ability school with Academy status with 2000 students including 350 in the Sixth Form. We are part of Tenterden Schools’ Trust working in collaboration with local primary schools serving the Wealden town of Tenterden and the surrounding villages. The school is situated on the edge of Tenterden and enjoys a large semi-rural site overlooking open countryside.
Homewood has excellent facilities for all its students and our specialisms in Performing Arts, Applied Learning and the Rural Dimension underpin our approaches to learning which are designed to raise achievement across the whole student body. We aim to maintain and develop the cultural aspirations of the school community in line with our priorities of “belonging” and “respect” and offer a broad range of curriculum opportunities in all subject areas. This also extends into the local community through partnerships across primary, secondary and higher education sectors as well as non-educational community partners.
Homewood provides a secure and caring learning environment in which all students can flourish and succeed. It is a school renowned for its support for students’ wellbeing. Heads of College provide academic and pastoral leadership for the students in their College, supported by dedicated form tutors, a Family Liaison Officer and Assistant Head of College. A range of other staff including counsellors and a qualified nurse help and support the students through their time at Homewood. Consideration and respect for each other is central to our work and we are justly proud of our students’ achievements.
I hope you will be inspired to submit an application to join us. If you are successful, you can be assured of a very warm welcome and a real opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the young people of this part of Kent.
Principal: Mr J K Single BA (Hons) PGCE NPQH PQSI
Arranging a visit to Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@tenterden-schools-trust.com.
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