Learning Mentors (Teaching Assistants)
Great Western Academy, Swindon, SN25 2PPThis job expired on 1 May 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
1 May 2024 at 9am
Date listed
17 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Part time: 32.5 Hours per week (8.20am to 3.10pm daily, 20 mins lunch) 39 weeks per year (includes 5 TD Days)
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- NJC scale 7-10 £12.59 - £13.24 per hour (based on £24,293-£25,545 FTE), actual salary £18,351 to £19,298)
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidates will join our SEND team, reporting to our experienced SENDCo. 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.
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 programme
- State of the art facilities
- 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.
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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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