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Learning Support Assistant

The Henry Box School, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 4AX

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Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
27 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
16 January 2025

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Key stage 3
Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday - 32.5 hours per week term time only (part-time may be considered)
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £17,936 to £18,803 pa

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a Learning Support Assistant to join our team at Queen Emma’s Primary School, as an LSA you will:

support children in their learning
be passionate about learning and committed to making a difference to the pupils of our school
be motivated to help the school achieve the very best outcomes for all

The successful candidate for this role will have:

experience of working with children in a learning environment
excellent literacy, numeracy and ICT skills
an empathy with children
the ability to inspire and motivate pupils

Queen Emma’s Primary School is at the heart of our community. We prioritise personal, social development and wellbeing alongside our irresistible knowledge curriculum. We are truly inclusive, no child held back, no child left behind. We ensure our children's needs are met whilst developing their independence and resilience.

We use Read, Write, Inc to teach children how to read. This approach ensures every child learns how to read accurately and fluently to enable them to comprehend. We teach writing using the 'Write Stuff' principles. These principles guarantee that all children develop their vocabulary and confidence with a range of sentence structures. We teach Maths using 'Inspire Maths'. Children are in small, flexible groups to ensure prerequisites are embedded and gaps are closed. Using this concrete, pictorial and abstract methods to teach mathematical concepts enables all children to make incredible progress.

As part of the MILL Academy, we are able to offer you a strong commitment to your continuous development throughout coaching, mentoring and other support systems. You will join a team of enthusiastic and committed staff, parents and governors on our journey to becoming an outstanding school.

Here we think deeply about how we can have the biggest impact on pupils. In a world where the algorithms of life give us more of the same, we believe education has the role to give children something different. We continually ask ourselves the following five questions;

Are we securing equity?
Is our leadership driving school improvement?
Is our curriculum irresistible?
Are we research informed?
Are we deploying resources effectively?

Queen Emma’s Primary School is committed to promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The appointment will be subject to enhanced DBS clearance and other relevant pre-employment checks.

For further details about the job please download the job description on this page, or for more information about the school please click herehttps://www.queen-emmas.oxon.sch.uk/

Applications must be submitted on The MILL Academy application form and returned to jobs@millacademy.co.uk

In the meantime, if you have any queries about this role, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Team on01993 848166or email jobs@millacademy.co.uk

What the school offers its staff

Teacher Pension
LGPS Pension (Support Staff)
Annual flu jab
Cycle to work scheme
The UK's Most Popular Cycle to Work Benefit - Cyclescheme

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Gyms

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Financial Wellbeing

Schroders Financial Wellbeing – here is the link to the website where staff can arrange an appointment for a personal financial review and register for webinars etc Financial wellbeing with Schroders Personal Wealth

Stop for Life Oxon & Health Checks Oxfordshire

www.stopforlifeoxon.org Stopfor Life is asmokingcessationservice- we support all tobacco smokers in the county aged 12 and over tostopsmoking, using techniques including 1 to 1 coaching, app support and smoking cessation aids - all of this is provided forfree. Support is tailored to the individual and can be done face to face, over the phone or via messaging. The aim is for each referral to be completely smoke-freeby the end of their 12-week plan.
Home - Health Checks Oxfordshire Our NHS Health Checksserviceis targeted at Oxfordshire residents aged 40-74, who don't have a diagnosis of one of the conditions we are looking to prevent: diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, stroke & dementia. Appointments can be booked online and are taken at one of our community hubs - we have lots of these around Oxfordshire, so there's something local to everyone. The checks take 30 minutes and include measuring the client's height, weight, waist, BMI, blood pressure, blood sugar & cholesterol.

Further details about the role

This is a primary LSA role. You will be working with KS1 and KS2 children.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are seeking to appoint the best possible candidate and our recruitment process will reflect our desire to undertake all possible measures to achieve this.

The Henry Box School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have enhanced DBS clearance and will need to undertake the DBS check with our organisation. Other relevant pre-employment checks will also be carried out including references from present and previous employers, a confidential health check and internet/social media checks.