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Learning Support Practitioner / Teaching Assistant

St Clement Danes School, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 6EW

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• Job start date

  1 September 2021

• Closing date

  16 August 2021 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 June 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern:
  • Full time, Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: H3 + Fringe Allowance paid pro rata - Actual Salary - £15602.39
• Additional allowances:

  Fringe Allowance ; Opportunity to work in a school with World Class Status

Learning Support Practitioner / Teaching Assistant job summary

LEARNING SUPPORT PRACTITIONER 

ST CLEMENT DANES SCHOOL

33.5 hours per week, Term Time plus 5 INSET days

H3 Point 5: £19,312 + £898 fringe allowance FTE (pro rata)

Actual Salary including fringe allowance: £15,602.39 per annum

 Start date: 1st September 2021 

 

We are seeking a Learning Support Practitioner to support students in accessing the curriculum in mainstream Maths and Science lessons up to GCSE and in small intervention groups. 

 

We would like you to have:

 

Essential:

·       Experience of ICT (Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel)

·       Excellent numeracy and literacy skills (GCSE English and Maths or equivalent)

·       Excellent organisational skills and the ability to communicate on all levels

·       Ability to understand the needs of students, staff and visiting professionals

·       Ability to be flexible in approach and to work as part of a team

·       A natural aptitude to model the Trust’s core behaviours – ‘We display transparency, kindness and respect in all our interactions with others, and support each other in all our endeavours.  We are tenacious in our desire to make the difference together’.

 

Desirable:

·       Previous experience working as a Learning Support Practitioner

·       Knowledge of SEND need types and evidence- based interventions

·       A Levels in Maths and a Science

·       Level 3 Diploma in Specialist Support for Teaching and Learning in Schools or a willingness to engage with training

·       Experience of SIMS

·       Knowledge of school procedures

 

We can offer:

·       A positive working environment within an extremely well-resourced school

·       The support of a highly professional and committed staff team and the opportunity to expand your professional networks beyond the Trust through our external partnerships

·       The opportunity to develop your career within an expanding multi academy trust with a track record of excellent student attainment and achievement

·       Exceptional professional development opportunities both within the Trust and across the Teaching School Alliance

 

The Trust is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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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Advert - LSP July 21.pdf - 89.7 KB (opens in new tab)

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About St Clement Danes School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1586 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Clement Danes School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@danesedtrust.org.uk
• Phone number: 07917 035962
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-clement-danes-school (opens in new tab)

Thank you for your interest in St Clement Danes School. St Clement Danes is an oversubscribed, highly regarded school situated in Chorleywood on the border between Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. With over 1000 applicants for 240 places annually, it is a popular local choice. It is partially selective, allocating 10% of places based on musical aptitude and 10% on the basis of an academic test. When last visited by Ofsted, it was awarded outstanding in every one of the then 31 measures. It has more recently been awarded ‘World Class School’ status, an accolade awarded to schools who have moved ‘beyond outstanding’. St Clement Danes has a proud history dating back to 1862 and celebrates an annual Commemoration Service in St Clement Danes Church in the Strand. Outcomes at all levels are excellent and in particular the school prides itself on the progress of its students. In 2019, the Progress 8 measure was +0.48. There is plenty of scope for you to help move the school forward; ensuring that St Clement Danes is consistently ‘beyond outstanding’. St Clement Danes is an outward facing school, it leads the Herts & Bucks Teaching School Alliance, is the lead school of the Hertfordshire Challenge Partners hub, leads the Science Learning Partnership across a wide area of London and the South East and is one of a select few National Computing Hubs. We are proud to be part of Danes Educational Trust, more information about the Trust can be found below. Relationships between staff and students are a great strength of the school. Students respect staff and appreciate their efforts as they “move from one high-quality learning experience to another.” The school prides itself on nurturing students’ talents, whatever they might be as evidenced by phenomenal success in sport, wonderful drama productions and an enviable programme of music. The school site has benefited from extensive investment over recent years including an art and maths building, dance studio, learning resource centre and pastoral hub. The school is clean, green and well cared for; visitors remark on the attractive working environment enjoyed by staff and students alike. Working at St Clement Danes means working with a talented, inspirational, and innovative team of teachers and support staff at the heart of the local community. We believe in making a real and lasting positive difference to every learner's life at St Clement Danes. If you share our commitment to educational excellence, we want to hear from you. The students are capable, concientious and self-motivated learners: have a look at our website's news pages to get a taste of the student experience or follow us on Twitter @SCDSchool. The school is close to beautiful countryside - Google images of the Chess Valley for a taste - and on the Metropolitan and Chiltern Railways lines into London. A few minutes from Jct 18 of the M25, the school is close to towns regularly voted as some of the best places in the UK to live and raise a family and, although an affluent part of the country, there is plenty of affordable housing in nearby Watford and its surroundings. If you choose to apply for a job with the Trust, you will join a happy, successful team whilst making a wise investment in your future career. We look forward to hearing from you. If you would like to organise a visit to the school or if you would like to discuss any position in more detail then please contact Dawn Gamble (Recruitment Manager) at recruitment@danesedtrust.org.uk. The Danes Educational Trust The Trust’s core values are: We value joy in working, teaching and learning together We encourage everyone within our Trust to feel optimistic about the future and how they can shape it We support all individuals in developing resilience to enable them to respond to change and grow as a result We value and support the wellbeing of all individuals who learn and work in our schools We provide equality of opportunity and experience for all We provide a safe and secure learning environment for all Websites – www.stclementdanes.org.uk / www.daneseducationaltrust.org.uk Mr T Sutherland HEADTEACHER 

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