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Teaching Assistant

Cornwallis Academy

Maidstone, Kent

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Salary:
£12,739 - £14,170 per annum (£15,405 - £17,137 full time equivalent)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2019
Apply by:
12 December 2018

Job overview

Cornwallis Academy is an exciting school, which has just been rated Good by Ofsted in all areas, we are now expanding and looking to welcome a new and inspirational Teaching Assistant who will work primarily with disaffected students and those with additional educational needs, who can at times display challenging behaviour. 

You will need to have the ability and confidence to motivate and encourage students who have emotional and behavioural difficulties and have an empathy and understanding of their needs.    

As well as working with students in the Plaza learning environments, you will also be required to carry out one to one work with students, across all Key Stages and curriculum areas. This will be a rewarding post within an extremely supportive working environment. Previous experience of working with children with special needs would be an advantage and a Teaching Assistant qualification desirable.    

Working at Cornwallis Academy is a great opportunity to develop your career by building on your current success with training opportunities available and those that hold a degree or are working towards their degree we will work with you to look at a suitable programme to form your route into teaching if this is the career route you would like to take.     

The position is 37 hours per week (Mon-Thur 08:00 - 16:00pm, Fri 08:00 - 15:30pm), term time only.      

We will offer you:  

•A vibrant and exciting place to work 

•The support of a Trust that currently runs two secondary schools, primary school and Nursery for children aged 3 months to 4 years 

•An opportunity to join various schemes such as the Benenden corporate healthcare scheme and Kent Rewards 

•An excellent CPD programme, with opportunities for action research and gaining nationally accredited qualifications    

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About Cornwallis Academy

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+44 1622 743152

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Cornwallis is a fully inclusive school, enabling all students to be the best they can be by having ‘ambitions for all’. In line with our ‘SMILE’ ethos, our aim is to motivate, inspire, excite and engage all students so that they can be successful.

We place students’ wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. A strong community ethos permeates, throughout the school, focusing on learning and progress as well as the whole child. Our popularity continues to grow with record student numbers at an all-time high.

Our aim is to ensure that all students achieve their full potential within a safe and nurturing environment. We also aim for all our students to develop as confident, courteous and capable young people.

We have an excellent team of teaching and support staff, who are committed to ensuring lessons are engaging and challenging. We offer support where support is needed and stretch and challenge each child to do the best they can. It is important for us to deliver a broad and balanced curriculum to allow students to discover their interests.

We offer a number of prestigious scholarship programmes, in Art, Football (in partnership with Maidstone United Football Club) and Dance (in partnership with Maidstone Dance Studios).

We are also proud of the pastoral care we provide for our students and do everything in our power to make them feel valued and part of a community.

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