Teaching Assistant - English
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE6 0FP6 days remaining to apply
Job start date
27 August 2024
Closing date
7 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
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Part time, term time: 30 hours, 25 minutes per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- Grade 6 - £16,537 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
- NVQ 3 in Supporting Teaching and Learning, or equivalent OR able to demonstrate the ability to meet the STL Level 3 National Occupational Standards relevant to this post
- Level 2 qualifications in English and Maths OR able to demonstrate competency in literacy and numeracy equivalent to level 2
- Experience of supporting teaching and learning in a formal setting
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Experience of working
with secondary age students
- Knowledge of child protection and health and safety procedures
- Ability and willingness to undertake professional development
- Good interpersonal skills
- Empathy with children and young people
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
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Ability to work flexibly and on own initiative
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An understanding of,
and commitment to, Equal Opportunities, and the ability to apply this to
strategic work and day-to-day situations
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An understanding of,
and commitment to, Equal Opportunities, and the ability to apply this to
strategic work and day-to-day situations
What the school offers its staff
Teamwork is one of our key strengths and we believe that this lays the foundations for successful learning within all of our subjects, both pre and post 16.
The team within the English Faculty works enthusiastically and energetically in a continual effort to get the best out of all students regardless of their abilities. Our focus is on challenging and stretching all students: we continually reappraise practice, thinking creatively about new approaches. Most recently we have focused on how to use retrieval practices to ensure that students see learning as a continual journey. One of our strengths in the faculty is the ability to question in a supportive and challenging way; we also encourage greater independence, and develop critical thinking. All approaches and resources are shared with each other through a team Google Drive, and we have regular faculty meetings to share ideas and discuss teaching and learning strategies. Meeting with students outside of class is a natural extension of our work with them.
The team currently comprises thirteen English specialists and three dedicated teaching assistants. At GCSE we teach (AQA) Language and Literature as two separate qualifications to all students, offering GCSE Media as an option. At P16 we offer Language, Literature and the OCR Certificate in Digital Communications. There is a broad range of teaching experience and expertise in the faculty; training and personal development of each teacher is of central importance to us. We work closely with graduate teacher and student teacher programmes. We are particularly proud of our Campus Library which also falls under the management of the faculty, working closely with the library team to promote reading and literacy.
The Faculty has a long history of academic success at both GCSE and A level. We set ambitious targets for ourselves. Our students consistently achieve exam results which reflect their hard work and our dedication to ensuring that no child knowingly under-achieves.
The team teaches the majority of its classes in an English suite of 11 rooms over 2 drops either side of the library. There are three English offices, two of which are shared between TAs and teachers. All rooms within the Faculty have data projectors, whiteboards, and visualisers.
Commitment to safeguarding
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment checks including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a declaration that you are not a disqualified person under the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations (2009).
Online searches may be carried out as part of due diligence checks. Other checks will also be undertaken, including two satisfactory references (one from most recent employer) to be received prior to any offer of employment being made.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to dphipps@brookvalegroby.com
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About Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1426 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- dphipps@brookvalegroby.com
- Phone number
- 0116 2879921
As a campus we have been through a period of significant change in recent years, having converted to a multi academy trust in 2017 and a merger to a single academy trust from September 2019. Our founding schools were Brookvale High School, an ‘outstanding’ 11-14 high school, and Groby Community College, a 14-19 upper school graded as ‘good with outstanding features’. Now, as a united campus, we meet the educational needs of over 1500 students with over 300 of those enrolled in our Post 16 provisions.
We have a strong ethos of valuing everyone and achieving excellence for all. We set very high standards for our students and ourselves, we work hard, we look after each other, and we are committed to professional learning for all staff. As a consequence the motto we use on a daily basis with our young people is to work hard, be kind which we feel symbolises the culture we aim to create on campus.
We have a spacious semi-rural campus location and most of our students live in the surrounding villages with some travelling from Leicester and its western suburbs.
Arranging a visit to Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email dphipps@brookvalegroby.com.
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