SEN / EAL Learning Coach
London Academy of Excellence (LAE)
Newham
- Expired
- Salary:
- £25,000 pro rata (up to pro rata £20,693)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 20 June 2019
Job overview
SEN / EAL Learning Coach
From May/September 2019
Full-time, (40 hours per week) Term Time
Salary up to £25,000 pro rata (up to pro rata £20,693) depending on qualifications, skills and experience
London Academy of Excellence (LAE) is seeking to recruit an proactive and supportive person to help support all of students to achieve their full potential. LAE is an ambitious, academically selective sixth form in the heart of Stratford, close to the Olympic Park and just two minutes from Stratford Station (zone 2/3), with excellent links to all parts of London.
In 2018 LAE secured outstanding A level results. 90% of A level grades were A*, A or B and 60% of all grades were A* or A. 200 students progressed to Russell Group universities, including fifteen to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. This year 26 students hold offers to study at either Oxford or Cambridge. Our ALPS 1 value added score places us in the top 1% of schools nationally for progress and we are the only provider in Newham with an average grade of an A.
The school is heavily oversubscribed with more than 3000 applications for 250 places each year and was graded ‘outstanding’ in every category by Ofsted in November 2017. The Sunday Time ranked us third in their list of state sixth form colleges in 2018/19 and named us State Sixth Form of the Year in 2015/16.
Job purpose
• To identify and support proactively sixth formers who might benefit from additional learning support (ALS), including those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
• To work closely with the Assistant Head (Academic) and external agencies to provide tailored support in order to maximise the academic outcomes and school experience of all sixth formers in need of additional learning support, including those with SEND.
• To work one-to-one, in small groups, and with classes of sixth formers to support their development of independent learning and revision skills, and thus maximise their academic achievements.
LAE can offer you:
• the opportunity to teach your subject to the highest standard to many of the most able and inquisitive young people in east London;
• a regular high-quality continuous professional development and support;
• a modern and positive learning environment minutes from the Olympic Park and Stratford Station;
• collaborative working with our world-class partner schools: Brighton College, Caterham School, Eton College, Forest School, Highgate School and UCS Hampstead.
How to apply?
Please submit a covering letter of no more than one side of A4 together with the LAE application form by midnight on Thursday, 20th June 2019 to applications@lae.ac.uk. Interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place the week beginning Monday 10th June.
LAE reserves the right to interview and appoint as applications are received. The full job description and our application form are available to view and download from our website.
For more information, please contact Doreen Agbodo, Business Director at Doreen.Agbodo@lae.ac.uk
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About London Academy of Excellence (LAE)
- London Academy of Excellence (LAE)
- Broadway House, 322 High Street
- London
- E15 1AJ
- United Kingdom
“An inspirational school”
LAE is one of the highest-performing sixth form colleges in the United Kingdom. Our average A level grade is an A* and our ALPS 1 value-added score places us in the top 1% of schools nationally for progress. LAE consistently secures top university destinations for all students. The school is particularly proud of its success helping students from disadvantaged backgrounds to gain places at the finest universities in the UK and around the world. Over 1,200 of our alumni have progressed to a Russell Group university and over 120 to Oxford or Cambridge.
However, academic success if only one aspect of life at LAE. Our links with partner schools, employers and universities are combined with a rich and varied co-curricular offer that encompasses sport, music, arts, volunteering and careers experience. The provision is truly unique and sets LAE apart as an inspirational school.
Successful candidates will be joining an diverse, inclusive, and ambitious school located in the heart of Stratford, close to the Olympic Park and just two minutes from Stratford Station (zone 2/3), with excellent links to all parts of London.
LAE can offer you:
· The opportunity to gain experience of teaching and working with highly motivated students in one of the country’s leading sixth form schools.
· An intellectually stimulating working environment characterised by a culture of professional trust and collegiate working that promotes autonomy, innovation, and rigour.
· Access to an outstanding package of regular, high-quality continuous professional development and support.
· A modern and positive learning environment minutes from the Olympic Park and Stratford Station.
· A package of employee benefits including access to a Cycle Scheme, Tech Scheme, and discounted local gym memberships.
LAE is a diverse and inclusive school, committed to supporting staff and students to be themselves and succeed on merit.
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