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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    26 September 2022 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    13 September 2022

Job details

Job role

  • Learning support or cover supervisor

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Working pattern

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  • Permanent, Part time, 35 hours a week, start time 8.30am, finish time 4pm Monday to Friday (includes a half hour unpaid break). Monday to Friday, term time only

Contract type

Permanent

Actual salary

Actual salary £17,575-£19,025pa depending on experience

Sixth Form Supervised Study Manager to start as soon as possible job summary

Sixth Form Supervised Study Manager

To start as soon as possible

Permanent, Part time, 35 hours a week, start time 8.30am, finish time 4pm Monday to Friday (includes a half hour unpaid break). Monday to Friday, term time only

Actual salary £17,575-£19,025pa depending on experience

Furze Platt is a highly successful mixed comprehensive school serving the children of Maidenhead. At Furze Platt, 1400 students of all abilities develop the skills and qualities to enable them to excel in the future. We are a highlyambitious, high-achievingand fullyinclusiveschool in which our students are challenged and supported to achieve excellence.

We offer a friendly and harmonious campus, and we support the physical and mental wellbeing of all our staff. Discounted membership is available for the use of a fully equipped and well-maintained gym on-site. All staff have access to an employee advice programme which offers information, resources and a counselling service. We reward long service and encourage community spirit and staff involvement through various social events including orienteering, murder mystery quizzes, sports after school and a Furze Platt fantasy football league. Tea and coffee are free, and freshly brewed coffee is available in the main staff room at break times with edible treats to help you through the week!

We are looking for someone to join the Sixth Form team and oversee Sixth Form supervised study periods as well as provide support through coaching conversations with students with a specific focus on developing work ethic, mindset and effective study habits. In relation to the supervised study you would be responsible for establishing a purposeful study environment in the study hall. This would include registering students, ensuring the complete work and identifying learners who are struggling to focus to support them. The coaching element of the role would entail the provision of targeted support for students who may benefit from coaching to increase their performance. This will likely involve conversations regarding with students and maintain records to provide feedback to the rest of the Sixth Form team on progress made.

If you have experience of working with children and/or young people in an educational environment and an interest in supporting 16 – 19 year olds with their independent study to progress in school in readiness for their future beyond school or further education then we would like to hear from you. You must be able to communicate effectively and work under pressure both independently and within a team. Strong organisational skills and an ability to manage your own time, prioritise and use your initiative are also important.

For further information about this role and in order to complete a Support Staff Application Form please refer to our school website www.furzeplatt.com. Application forms should be returned to Kiran.smith@furzeplatt.net. Only applications submitted on the school application form will be considered.

Furze Platt Senior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Closing date: Monday 26th September at midday

Interviews will take place as soon as is practicable

Commitment to safeguarding

Furze Platt Senior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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About Furze Platt Senior School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
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School size
1512 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

Furze Platt is a highly successful mixed comprehensive school serving the children of Maidenhead. At Furze Platt, 1500 students of all abilities develop the skills and qualities to enable them to excel in the future. We are a highly ambitious, high-achieving and fully inclusive school in which our students are challenged and supported to achieve excellence. We are well placed for access, with good transport links to and from London and surrounding counties. Our school is very well resourced and equipped with many new facilities benefiting students and staff. These include a state-of-the-art theatre, gym, fitness suite and new three-storey teaching block incorporating science laboratories and classrooms. We are proud of the fact that the local community is also able to use these facilities.

We want our students to enjoy the time they spend with us by providing an education which is broad, stimulating and rewarding. We also believe passionately in music, drama, the arts and sport and have a Dance studio, two Drama studios, a recording studio and practice rooms and an all-weather astro-turf to support these. We are proud of the range of extra-curricular opportunities we provide for students outside of the classroom including Duke of Edinburgh, ski and theatre trips, visits overseas to enhance language skills and historical knowledge and many others.

We offer a friendly and harmonious campus atmosphere, with fantastic line support and a Senior Leadership Team who genuinely want to see you succeed and develop. NQTs are allocated a mentor, a reduced timetable and the opportunity to attend training sessions run by specialists from within the school. Career opportunities allowing you to grow professionally within Furze Platt include working parties and coaching for experienced teachers and leadership training for aspiring and existing middle and senior leaders.

There are excellent on-site facilities including use of a fully equipped and well-maintained gym, a café serving hot food and freshly made snacks and staff rooms with plenty of working space, your own laptop, student laptops and interactive whiteboards. As well as access to an employee advice service providing information, helpful resources and other services, we are finding ways of maintaining our community spirit and staff involvement through socially distanced initiatives, current examples being our first on-line book club, and a Furze Platt fantasy football league. In addition, freshly brewed coffee is ready for you during break-time with the occasional treat to help you through the week!

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