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Teaching Assistant within Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

Whickham School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE16 5AR

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• Job start date

  1 September 2021

• Closing date

  28 June 2021 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 June 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,653 - £21,697 per year

Teaching Assistant within Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) job summary

 We are seeking to appoint passionate, motivated and dedicated SEND Teaching Assistants to work in partnership with teaching and other SEND Team staff. You will support the learning, engagement and progress of SEND pupils in a range of contexts.

 

The SEND Teaching Assistants will: 

Work with class teachers to ensure SEND pupils engage in learning and make good progress;

Promote pupils’ independent learning skills, self-esteem and social inclusion; 

Give support to pupils through structured interventions so they can access the curriculum, take part in learning and experience a sense of achievement;

Act as a Key Worker for a number of SEND pupils, maintaining regular contact with parents / carers;

Work closely with Faculty Leaders to ensure teaching staff have the skills, knowledge, training and resources to differentiate appropriately to meet the needs of SEND pupils within their subjects;

Be linked to and support a faculty with SEND intervention and teaching strategies, developing expertise in specific subject areas;

Develop expertise in two specific aspects of SEND.

We have recently undertaken a radical re-structure of our SEND provision and the successful candidate will work in an exciting, fast-paced and highly motivated, yet supportive environment. We are committed to maintaining the highest standards for behaviour, engagement and academic outcomes. At Whickham School, we value all of our pupils and ensure that they are seen as individuals with differing interests, knowledge, skills and needs. We have an inclusive ethos and strive to increase the learning and participation of all pupils, ensuring access to an appropriate curriculum. 

SEND is seen as a whole-school issue, hence the responsibility of everyone. Every teacher is a teacher of every young person, including those with SEND or any other additional need. We work closely with our children, families and a wide range of professionals to ensure the best possible educational outcomes. 

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 Whickham School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1676 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Whickham School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: ngraham@whickhamschool.org
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Whickham School is a large and successful school in Gateshead with over 1700 students including approximately 350 in our high performing sixth form. Demand for student places is strong and the school is regularly oversubscribed. Students are organised into year groups whilst eight faculties deliver the school curriculum. The Sixth Form, which has its own dedicated facility, is an increasingly popular choice of students from all over the local area. In January 2020 many faculties moved into a brand new, state of the art, STEAMS themed building. The stunning four storey building houses Science, Technology (plus Business and IT), Engineering, Art, Maths and Sport. The Leadership Team meet weekly and share responsibility for policy generation, decision making, planning and the general wellbeing of the school. The relevant governing body committee is involved in strategic planning and policies from the onset. Faculty and Year groups meet every two weeks to discuss strategic issues

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