Literacy Specialist
Didsbury High School, Manchester, M20 2ETThis job expired on 3 May 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
3 May 2024 at 9am
Date listed
15 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other teaching support
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,332 - £26,820
What skills and experience we're looking for
With our continued growth, we are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, passionate and knowledgeable Literacy Specialist, who can offer a high-quality learning experience within the department. You will become a key member of the Laurus Trust family, and will play a vital role in maintaining the high standards of the Trust. As part of your role you will deliver small group and one to one intervention programmes to support students with literacy difficulties, following the schemes of learning and intervention programmes in place.
This position is contracted on a Term Time Only basis. This means you will mainly work when the school is open to students/pupils and will not need to work during the school holidays unless the contract requires you to do so. In total you will be in work for a minimum of 37out of 52 weeks.
Job Purpose(For further details on the role, please see the Job Description attached below)
- Raise levels of literacy amongst identified groups at KS3 and KS4.
- Provide learning support to students who are on the SEN register and/or are of lower ability, this will include supporting students in their mainstream lessons and in small groups.
Key Skills & Experience
- Sound educational background including GCSE’s in Maths and English (A*-C) or equivalent
- Relevant NVQ3 or equivalent qualification would be advantageous
- Experience of working with young people who are vulnerable and/or who have special educational needs
To learn more about what the Trust offer, including our wide range of employee benefits and access to further professional learning, visit our Careers page.
To complete an application form please click ‘Quick Apply’. A full application must be submitted as CV’s will unfortunately not be accepted in line with our safer recruitment process. Should you require any additional support in completing your application, please feel free to contact us on 0161 549 7000 or via e-mail at;recruitment@laurustrust.co.uk
Closing Date:Friday 3rd May at 9am.
We reserve the right to interview prior to the closing date.
Interview Date:TBC
What the school offers its staff
Didsbury High School is a new secondary free school for 11-18 students in South Manchester. The school is run by the Laurus Trust and replicates the outstanding education already provided by the Trust’s founder school, Cheadle Hulme High School (CHHS), based in Stockport. CHHS is a hugely oversubscribed school and was recently named as one of the UK’s top-performing schools in The Sunday Times, ranking as the 15th non-denominational comprehensive school in Manchester and the North West in the annual Parent Power Survey for 2022.
Didsbury High School is the most oversubscribed first preference school in Manchester, we are a non-selective, non-denominational school, which opened in September 2019. We currently have students in Years 7 to 11 along with our brand-new sixth form that opened in September 2023 with students in Year 12. We currently have a total of 1092 students on roll.
Our students have access to state-of-the-art facilities in a brand-new building behind Didsbury Point. Didsbury is a suburban area of Manchester, 4.5 miles south of Manchester City Centre. The location enjoys the advantages of proximity to the open countryside of Cheshire and the Peak District, strong transport links and the cultural and sporting activities of a major city.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Laurus Trust is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We welcome and encourage applications from all individuals regardless of individual background or circumstance.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we strongly encourage applications from all persons with a known disability, and we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants, that meet the minimum criteria for a role, will be offered an interview and given the opportunity to demonstrate their skills.
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About Didsbury High School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 846 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Didsbury High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@laurustrust.co.uk
Didsbury High School is a new secondary free school for 11-18 students in South Manchester. The school is run by the Laurus Trust and replicates the outstanding education already provided by the Trust’s founder school, Cheadle Hulme High School (CHHS), based in Stockport. CHHS is a hugely oversubscribed school and was recently named as one of the UK’s top-performing schools in The Sunday Times, ranking as the 15th non-denominational comprehensive school in Manchester and the North West in the annual Parent Power Survey for 2022.
Didsbury High School is the most oversubscribed first preference school in Manchester, we are a non-selective, non-denominational school, which opened in September 2019. We currently have students in Years 7 to 10. In addition, we will be opening our brand-new sixth form in September 2023.
Our students have access to state-of-the-art facilities in a brand-new building behind Didsbury Point. Didsbury is a suburban area of Manchester, 4.5 miles south of Manchester City Centre. The location enjoys the advantages of proximity to the open countryside of Cheshire and the Peak District, strong transport links and the cultural and sporting activities of a major city.
If you want to work in a highly ambitious and successful school and believe you have the vision and commitment to join our team, then we would love to hear from you.
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