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Learning Support Assistant

Learning Support Assistant

Archbishop Tenison's School

Kennington Oval

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Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
Monday 29th October 2018
Apply by:
28 September 2018

Job overview

LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT REQUIRED FOR OCTOBER 2018   Set in a superb location opposite the Oval Cricket Ground, this school is looking for an energetic, passionate and inspiring Learning Support Assistant.  Are you:  · Motivated by the challenge of transforming a school from Special Measures to Good?  · A huge team player?  · Excited to motivate and help manage a team?  · Committed to raising educational experiences? Are you: looking for a new challenge, working with students with a range of learning needs and disabilities? We are a successful and highly inclusive school with a dedicated, supportive and forward-thinking team of Learning Support Assistants.

Our Vision: ATS is an academic, aspirational learning community, our values are CHART: Compassion, Hard work, Accountability, Respect and Trust. Our Ethos: As a Christian school we are inspired to strive for excellence by the verse Micah 6:8 "he has showed you what is good; what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." 

Staff benefits: We appoint on potential as well as experience, and we are committed to supporting staff development. Several non-teaching colleagues have trained with us as teachers on Schools Direct and other similar programs. 

Our Location & Community: The school has a great history. We are located opposite the Oval cricket ground and close to central London.

Yours main duties will be to support students with their learning in lessons and to work with them individually and in small groups. We wish to appoint colleagues who: have excellent interpersonal and organizational skills . are able to work effectively as part of team . experience of, or interest in supporting students with a range of individual needs. The position would also suit those considering a teaching career, wishing to gain experience in a mainstream secondary school, or seeking a post working with teenagers in a supportive role in a stimulating environment.

Following our Ofsted inspection in October 2016, we now have a clear direction for the school. We have made many internal structure changes and the school has excellent capacity to improve and to sustain its improvement. The school recently had a Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools Report, which rated the school as Good and the inspector found that the Headteacher is working effectively "to bring about rapid improvement especially with regards to increasing students' attainment and progress".

For a breakdown of the role please make reference to the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.  A high level of professionalism, commitment and enthusiasm will be required. 

ATS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and & Barring Service (DBS) clearance.  Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by email from Mrs Sally Skelly on skelly.s@ats.lambeth.sch.uk and only shortlisted candidates may receive feedback.

Attached documents

About Archbishop Tenison's School

Our History and Ethos

Archbishop Tenison’s School is a successful Voluntary-Aided, Church of England 11-19 Mixed School. We were founded in 1685 by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Tenison and we are proud of our history. Our first home was at St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Trafalgar Square.  Before the First World War, the school was based in Leicester Square and we moved to our current home at The Oval in 1929.

We have a long-standing Christian ethos, which effectively supports students’ personal development and well-being. The good behaviour of pupils and the respectful, caring relationships expressly linked to our Christian and inclusive foundation, leads to a real sense of belonging and community.

Our Core Values are “Compassion, Hard Work, Accountability, Respect and Trust” and we look forward to a year in which we are determined to follow through our vision of excellence, achievement and success.

We are confident that with the recruitment of excellent new staff, we will see attainment rise, along with rates of progress. The combination of academic success and excellent pastoral care allows all students to thrive and enables them to become independent young people.

Location

We are situated opposite the Oval Cricket ground, with excellent transport links: we are a five minute walk from Vauxhall Mainline, Tube and Bus Stations and a few minutes walk from Oval Tube Station.

We are close to central London, with all the art, cultural and sporting opportunities it offers.  If you enjoy cricket, then you could not choose to work in a better location!

Facilities and Benefits

We have an on-site staff car park. There are also a number of exciting extra-curricular activities, which staff can be involved in, including theatre trips, PGL residentials and trips abroad supporting the curriculum.

The school offers cycle to work vouchers, childcare vouchers and interest-free season ticket loans. We have excellent on-site catering, which provide high quality, good value meals.

The Future

As a school, we recognise the Ofsted report and we have a clear direction for the school. We have made many internal structure changes and the school has excellent capacity to improve and to sustain its improvement. We recently had a Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools Report, which rated us as 'Good' and the inspector found that the Consultant Headteacher is working effectively "to bring about rapid improvement especially with regards to increasing students' attainment and progress".

This is a popular school and the students want to be here: 92 applicants were received for 92 places for September 2017.

We look forward to welcoming outstanding candidates, who are keen to make a real difference and develop their careers at our welcoming and caring school.

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