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1:1 Learning Support Assistant

1:1 Learning Support Assistant

Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park

Peckham, London

Salary:
Grade 2 (Inner London): £19,347-£20,001 FTE + Performance and Loyalty Bonus + Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Additional Harris Benefits
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
ASAP
Apply by:
19 March 2018

Job overview

We are looking for experienced and talented 1:1 Learning Support Assistants to join our friendly and talented team at Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park. 

Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park is a primary academy for local children. Our belief is that children thrive when they are consistently happy and safe at school. Whatever a child’s background or starting point, we want to make sure that they finish Year 6 with the academic skills, social skills and knowledge necessary to succeed. Every lesson at our school is creative and there is plenty of time for children to think, to play, to discover and wonder. In addition, from the age of 3, parents have the option to start their children in Harris Peckham Park Nursery.  

What we are looking for:

  • At least two years' experience of working in a school or educational establishment, including working with SEND pupils in a specialist or mainstream setting
  • The ability to respond calmly to behaviours SEND pupils may display as a result of their needs
  • An in-depth understanding of areas of learning, including the principles of student development and learning processes
  • Well developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive, collaborative relationships with staff, students and external agencies

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Candidate Information Pack via the apply link.

Why work at Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park?

  • The opportunity to help lay the foundations to build a safe, nurturing and inspiring environment, helping all children make the best start to their academic journey
  • The opportunity to help children thrive and have a happy and safe primary school experience
  • Generous Harris rewards and benefits package

Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park is part of the Harris Federation, a leading group of 44 primary and secondary academies. This enables us to offer you excellent training opportunities to support your career development.

If you would like to arrange a visit the academy or ask any questions, please contact the main office on 020 7639 6091.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY NOW.

Harris academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. In line with our commitments to safeguarding, the Harris Federation uses preferred agencies and is unable to work with any agencies where Terms of Business have not been agreed by both parties prior to an engagement.

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About Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park

School summary

Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park opened in September 2011 in the heart of Peckham. Children can start our Academy in the nursery when they are 3 years old and they leave after Year Six, when they are 11. Our Academy is an exciting place to learn and our pupils work hard and behave well. Our specialism is Literacy and Communication and we believe that learning to read, write and communicate effectively is extremely important. In 2011 97% of our children achieved a L4 in English at the end of Year 6. 100% of children made two national curriculum levels of progress in English.

Academy Ethos

At Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park we have high aspirations and ambitions for our children and there is a driving determination to ensure that all pupils and adults reach their full potential.

Our Academy aims to:

  • Ensure that we inspire in all pupils, a love of learning and the desire to continue to learn;
  • Ensure that all pupils have an equal opportunity to take part in the life and work of the Academy and the wider community;
  • Provide a safe, welcoming and stimulating environment where children enjoy learning and playing;
  • Provide a rich, balanced and varied curriculum;
  • Provide high standards of teaching in all subjects;
  • Equip all pupils with the learning habits and self-confidence necessary to constructively influence their own lives;
  • Enable pupils to learn from each other;
  • Promote creativity and independence;
  • Develop learning skills by encouraging a sense of curiosity, open-mindedness, perseverance, objectivity, reflection and critical thinking;
  • Nurture pupil diversity emphasising individual talents in a wide range of fields;
  • Develop values and opinions within the context of mutual respect and understanding of differing belief systems and cultures within our community;
  • Be a place that every child remembers with affection.

We highly value:

  • The way in which all children are unique;
  • A working partnership with parents and families;
  • The spiritual and moral development of each pupil, as well as their intellectual and physical growth;
  • The importance of each person in our community; and
  • Our environment.

Academy Specialisms

Literacy and Communication 

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