Learning Support Assistant (Literacy / Boosting Reading focus)
Excelsior Academy
Newcastle upon Tyne
- £20,339 - £21,481 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- £23,194 - £24,496 FTE, £20,339 - £21,481 actual
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 19 December 2022
Job overview
Learning Support Assistant (Literacy / Boosting Reading focus)
Excelsior Academy
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 6AF
Salary Range Point 9 – 12, £23,194 - £24,496 FTE,
£20,339 - £21,481 actual for 37 hours per week TTO
Fixed Term Contract until 31st August 2023
37 hours per week, term time only
Full or part time considered
The Trustees are seeking to appoint a Learning Support Assistant for Excelsior Academy as soon as possible.
We are looking for candidates with experience of supporting literacy development in the classroom through working with individuals and small groups. The aim of these roles is predominantly to boost reading and literacy skills among our students and work in our EAL Hub. The postholders will be proactive in identifying students who would benefit from their support and will contribute to the monitoring and assessment of student’s literacy. Excelsior runs a number of literacy support interventions (e.g. Lexia, Fresh Start, Boosting Reading Potential) and we will train staff to be able to deliver bespoke programmes to our pupils.
The successful candidate must have a significant interest in literacy development and be suitably qualified. The roles may suit a qualified teacher looking for a different role or they may suit individuals contemplating gaining secondary school experience before embarking on their initial teacher training.
Excelsior Academy is an All-Through Academy providing education for students aged 3 – 19, serving the West End of Newcastle. Working at Excelsior, you will play an important role in our continuous drive for further improvement.
The successful candidate will join Laidlaw Schools Trust (a Multi Academy Trust) where all Academies support each other to the benefit of our pupils and their families. Our Academies also enjoy strong support from an experienced LST central team based in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Further details and an application pack can be downloaded from the Careers section on the Laidlaw Schools Trust website https://www.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/72/vacancies-1.
Visits to the Academy for interested candidates will be held on Wednesday 14th December 2022 after school (starting at 3:30pm). If you wish to have an informal discussion about this post, please contact: Vicky Kirtley, Senior Administration Assistant (HR) – Tel 0191 2288400 or email Vicky.kirtley@excelsiornewcastle.org.uk
Closing Date: 12 noon on Monday 19th December 2022
Candidates who have not been contacted by Tuesday 20th December may assume they have been unsuccessful.
Interviews will take place: Thursday 22nd December 2022
Applications should be returned to: exahr@excelsiornewcastle.org.uk
Please note that CVs will not be accepted.
We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks.
Attached documents
About Excelsior Academy
Excelsior Academy is an all-through school located in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear. The school was first established in 2008, as a secondary school and sixth form (later split into three separate schools), and in 2012 it was decided that the school would merge with a local primary school, creating a new school for pupils aged 3-19. With around 1200 pupils, Excelsior Academy is larger than the average secondary school, and covers a culturally and economically diverse catchment area, a fact reflected in the school’s intake.
Principal
James Andriot
Values and Vision
Excelsior Academy works hard in order to ensure that the transition of pupils from primary to secondary provision is as smooth and non-disruptive as possible. As a relatively young school, it is able to make extensive use of a wide range of modern facilities and learning resources, and offer a diverse and far-reaching curriculum, with older pupils having numerous academic and vocational qualifications to choose from. Excelsior Academy also works hard to provide for pupils with special educational needs.
Ofsted
“Students are most enthusiastic about the academy and talk about being ‘privileged’ to have so many opportunities. They say that they particularly like the fact that they are respected and listened to. The percentage of students gaining five good passes at GCSE, including English and mathematics, has risen by an average of six percentage points each year since the academy opened in 2008. This was from a very low baseline.”
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