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Secondary Learning Assistant
Reports to: SENCO
Start date: ASAP
Location: Bromley
Salary: Ā£100 + per day
Contract: Full time, Long Term, Term Time
Our Secondary Academy is a non-denominational, non-selective school, welcoming students of all backgrounds from the local community. We opened in 2012 with our inaugural cohort of 180 year 7 students. Our Academy is an all through school with students from Reception to Year 13. Our mission is - striving together to be pioneers whose legacy makes a positive difference for our world.
The school was founded on the belief that all students can make dramatic progress within the right environment. Students, teachers, staff and parents are committed to making the school a vibrant and inclusive learning community in which everyone can succeed.
We offer a rich curriculum emphasising core academic subjects, whilst providing the facilities, time and specialist staff to ensure students develop across a range of subjects. Music is at the heart of our school, with every student learning an instrument and all secondary students having the chance to be part of our Big Band ensembles.
Our school won Secondary School of the Year in the 2018 Shine a Light Awards for its commitment to developing studentsā communication skills and was shortlisted for Secondary School of the Year in the 2018 TES Awards. Our Music Department were recently shortlisted for Excellence in Creative Arts at the TES School Awards 2023.
The opportunity
We are looking for a SEND Learning Assistant to join our secondary team. The SEND Learning Assistant will deliver outstanding support to teachers and students to ensure that students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) learn effectively and make outstanding progress.
Our ideal candidate will:
- have experience of establishing successful learning relationships with a variety of children, including those with SEND
- have experience of working with children in small groups and on a 1 to 1 basis
- have an understanding of the strategies needed to establish consistently high aspirations and standards of results and behaviour in an urban school setting
- be approachable, highly organised and flexible, with excellent communication and ICT skills
- Have the skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of our students.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:
- Play a key role in the evolution of the Academy
- Support students in maintaining excellent behaviour both in lessons and around the academy site, as well as plan and facilitate behaviour management programmes
- Comprehensive career and professional development provisions.
If you are interested in this Secondary Learning Assistant opportunity, interviews and trial days can be arranged immediately!
Apply for this Secondary Learning Assistant opportunity by sending your CV to Chloe at Clarus Education. You will be contacted by your personal consultant, if shortlisted.
We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. You will have a safeguarding responsibility if appointed. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references. This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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Secondary Learning Assistant
