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Learning Mentor
Great Western Academy, Swindon, SN25 2PP16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
12 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 32 hours 30 mins per week (8.20am to 3.10pm daily, 20 mins lunch) 39 weeks per year (includes 5 TD Days)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- NJC scale 7-10, £13.26 - £13.91 per hour
What skills and experience we're looking for
Great Western Academy is looking for two new members of staff to join its team of Learning Mentors (Teaching Assistants).
See Job Description for full salary information.
The successful candidate will join our SEND team, reporting to our experienced SENDCo. Each member of our team is placed in a specialist hub, focusing on a particular field of SEND provision (Cognition and learning, communication and interaction and Social, Emotional and Mental health). Our vision is that our learning mentors will each focus on a particular field of additional needs provision (or have the potential to do so with appropriate training and support). Experience, qualifications, or simply a strong interest in a specific area of SEND work would be an asset to any application.
See Job Description for further details of duties and responsibilities
What the school offers its staff
Additional benefits of working at GWA include:
Average class sizes of 26 in years 7 to 11
Excellent CPD program
State of the art facilities – including dedicated student support area for SEND students
Leading edge ICT, including a laptop provided for all staff and pupils
Medical and Wellbeing Support Service
Easy access to the A419 with free parking on site
Commitment to safeguarding
Great Western Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks. All posts within the Trust are therefore subject to an Enhanced DBS and barred list check.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@gwacademy.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Great Western Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 952 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Great Western Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@gwacademy.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01793 209700
Great Western Academy opened in brand new, state-of-the-art facilities in North Swindon in September 2018. The Academy is heavily oversubscribed in years 7,8,9,10 and 11 and our first two cohorts of A-level students celebrated their exceptional results in summer 2021 and 2022
Arranging a visit to Great Western Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@gwacademy.co.uk.
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