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Learning Support Assistant

Learning Support Assistant

Poole Grammar School

Poole

  • Expired
Salary:
Grade B, Points 4 - 6 (£23,114 - £23,893FTE)
Job type:
Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2024
Apply by:
13 May 2024

Job overview

We are a successful selective grammar school and are seeking to appoint a reliable, flexible and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to join our dedicated team in September 2024.

The successful candidate will join our existing SEN team and will be working to support pupils with a variety of additional learning needs. This is a great opportunity to make a significant impact on a young person's life supporting them through their educational journey.

This role would suit someone who is looking to move into a career in teaching in the future. 

Part time hours will be considered.

We have an excellent reputation for success and we offer:

• Intelligent highly motivated students

• Opportunity to work in a supportive, friendly and forward-thinking environment

• A leadership team who value work-life balance

Attached documents

About Poole Grammar School

Located in the coastal town of Poole, Dorset, Poole Grammar School is a boys’ grammar school. Founded in 1903, the school has existed on its current site since 1966, converting to academy status in 2012. The school maintains a close relationship with the local girls’ grammar school, Parkstone Grammar, with a small amount of shared lessons occurring between the two of them. Poole Grammar School has around 1200 pupils, 300 of whom reside in the school’s sixth form, making it larger than the average secondary school. Although the vast majority of teaching takes place on-site, a very small number of students do make use of external provision.

Headteacher

Dr Amanda Smith

Values and Vision

As a selective institution, Poole Grammar School sets a high academic standard for entry. Potential students are expected to pass multiple exams across a broad range of subjects, including mathematics and reading comprehension. Poole Grammar maintains these high standards throughout its student body, with students having access to a rigorous and invigorating curriculum offering a broad range of subjects. Outside of the classroom, students are also heavily involved In sporting events, making frequent use of the school’s extensive playing fields.

Ofsted

“Pupils are well cared for. They understand how to stay physically and mentally healthy. Pupils embrace the wide range of extra opportunities available for them. The individual needs of disadvantaged pupils are well known. As a result, effective support is provided and they achieve as well as their peers within the school.”

The full report into Poole Grammar School can be found here.

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