Teaching Assistant
Fordway Centre, Ashford, Surrey, TW15 3DUThis job expired on 25 September 2022 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
25 September 2022 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 September 2022
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 36 hours per week. Monday to Friday. Term Time only.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- PS3 £16,614 - £17,426 (FTE £19,313 - £20,257)
Teaching Assistant job summary
We are looking to appoint an inspirational Teaching Assistant to support our Primary team of excellent teachers at The Fordway Centre. The role is for 36 hours a week, term time only starting as soon as possible. The successful candidate will have excellent support skills and good all-round knowledge of supporting the education of students and an understanding of Special education, mainstream education and / or Pupil Referral Units.
FWC is a 5-11 Pupil Referral Unit and we are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to complement our curriculum.
The successful candidate will be:
Passionate about inclusion and making sure all students gain an inspirational education.
An outstanding practitioner with high expectations of pupils’ achievement and behaviour who is committed to providing high quality support for all children.
Able to maintain and drive forward outstanding standards whilst meeting the needs of a very vulnerable group of students.
An excellent communicator, able to work inclusively with pupils, staff, parents, Management Committee and other stakeholders.
As a Trust, IET offers staff the following benefits: -
A competitive salary
A chromebook
'Growing Great Staff' programme that enables you to flourish as a practitioner
Weekly internal CPD and numerous external CPD opportunities
Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships
A genuine commitment to staff wellbeing and work/life balance
Employee Assistance Programme & Pension Scheme
Sociable and friendly staff
Most importantly…free tea, coffee and biscuits!
If you have a strong commitment to inclusive values, excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to strengthen partnerships, are ambitious to make a difference to the lives of young people and play a significant role in our exciting journey to become a truly excellent school, we would like to hear from you.
FWC forms part of a Multi Academy Trust under the Inclusive Education Trust (IET) which includes Reigate Valley College and Wey Valley College. Please see our school website, employee prospectus for further details about other schools in the Trust. https://www.ietmat.co.uk/
Closing date 11.59pm Sunday 25th September 2022.
For further details regarding this role please contact Linda Whitehorn lwhitehorn@ietmat.co.uk 01784 243365.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosing and Barring checks along with other relevant pre-employment checks. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice, reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is an equal opportunities employer and wholeheartedly supports the principle of equal opportunities for all its employees and for all applicants for employment. It is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosing and Barring checks along with other relevant pre-employment checks.
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About Fordway Centre
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 11
- School size
- 8 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Fordway Centre website
- Email address
- lwhitehorn@ietmat.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01784 243365
Fordway Centre (FWC) is a 5 – 11 Alternative Provision 'AP' school set over a single campus in Ashford, Middlesex. The school is based on a single site, for 24 pupils at KS1 and 2, currently located in a comfortable temporary building in Guildford but will be moving to our brand new, purpose built school in Ashford, Surrey, in September 2024. The school is based on a single site, for 24 pupils at KS1 and 2.
From April 2025 you will join us at our stunning brand new purpose-built school where innovation meets inspiration, our facilities are designed to empower the staff and students, fostering a dynamic learning atmosphere where creativity and collaboration thrive.
Our aim is to reduce the numbers of pupils who are permanently excluded from school by offering mainstream schools an alternative to exclusion. We work closely with our Mainstream School partners to support early intervention so as to avoid permanent exclusion through a range of interventions so pupils can be supported, either within their mainstream school or at the college.
FVC became part of the Inclusive Education Trust (IET) which formed in September 2021 and works alongside Reigate Valley College (Reigate) and the Wey Valley College (Guildford)y Centre (Ashford Mdx). So whilst you get the benefits of working within a small and supportive setting, by working so closely with our other PRU’s we also provide you with a wide network of support, excellent opportunities for continued professional development and diverse opportunities for career progression.
IET Values:
We will ensure a culture of integrity championing high-performance that is underpinned by our core values of:-
HONESTY, RESPECT, COMPASSION
by consistently championing:-
Creative innovation, Bespoke Inclusion, Supportive, Collaboration
Arranging a visit to Fordway Centre
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lwhitehorn@ietmat.co.uk.
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