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  • Start date details

    To start as soon as possible

  • Closing date

    22 September 2023 at 9am

  • Date listed

    6 September 2023

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

Full time: Full-time (37 hours per week) term time only

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Between £21,227 - £22,740 maybe higher for the right candidate

Additional allowances

SEN Allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

The main duties and responsibilities of this post include:

· Supporting students in class.

  • Leading small groups.
  • Supporting students with their reading fluency.
  • Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of the curriculum.
  • Using appropriate teaching and classroom strategies to motivate students and enable their progress.
  • Contributing actively to the policies and aspirations of the school.

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:

· An ability to support students with a variety of different needs up to English GCSE.

  • A strong subject knowledge – English specialist.
  • Knowledge of literacy.
  • Experience of small group teaching.
  • Personal ambition and the capacity for hard work

What the school offers its staff

South Craven School, supported by South Craven Academy Trust since May 2011, is an 11-18 mixed comprehensive school situated in a semi-rural location on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales with easy access to Leeds, Bradford and Greater Manchester. South Craven achieves strong results at both GCSE and A level and has an excellent vocational programme.

Learning is placed firmly at the heart of the South Craven School community. Our main priority is to ensure our students have the best opportunities for success and the highest possible aspirations for the future. We are very proud of our excellent reputation in our local community, recognising our responsibility to provide young people with the skills and qualities to respond to the challenges of a fast changing world.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the school for an inspiring, enthusiastic and talented teaching assistant. The successful candidate would be assigned to the English faculty. The faculty is vibrant and highly successful and offers GCSE and A level specifications.

The successful candidate will join the team as soon as possible.

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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About South Craven School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1874 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01535 632861

South Craven School - Secondary Comprehensive

School location

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