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Teaching Assistant: September Start

Teaching Assistant: September Start

Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich

Southwark

Salary:
Grade 2 (Inner London): £19,347-£20,001 FTE + Pension Scheme (TPS) + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Additional Harris Benefits
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2018
Apply by:
11 July 2018

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our collaborative and growing Academy team in September as a Teaching Assistant. 

This is an exciting position, which could offer excellent career progression and development. Ideally the person we are looking for will have the minimum of a Level 3 equivalent qualification, be passionate about education and have a flair for working with young people. The position would also suit a university graduate interested in gaining initial classroom experience as a Teaching Assistant, or those looking to start a career path in Teaching.

Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich opened in September 2014 and is now well established in the community; housed in our brand new modern, bright building on Lordship Lane, with four, soon to be five, year groups.  Our Academy was judged to be ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted in May 2017 and was the first Free School in the country to achieve Unicef’s Rights Respecting School Award in July. It is a warm, welcoming place to work and learn, situated right in the heart of vibrant East Dulwich. 

What we are looking for:

Working as part of an experienced, collaborative and talented team, your role will be to provide support to the class teacher, teaching small groups of pupils, 1:1 support work both inside and outside the classroom, delivering intervention programmes and helping to prepare and organise teaching and learning resources.

We are looking for an outstanding practitioner and team player, who enjoys working with young people, has a desire to contribute to the development of the school and has:

  • A passion for children’s learning and development;
  • High aspirations for all children and a desire to raise standards;
  • High aspirations for themselves and a commitment to further development.

Why work at Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich?

  • Excellent professional development opportunities;
  • An ambitious, successful and vibrant place to work, with a brand new building and superb facilities;
  • Children who are bright, confident and eager to learn;
  • A supportive working culture that focuses on positive learning behaviour and high expectations for all children;
  • A senior leadership team that is committed to developing others.

Please call the academy on 0203 772 4573 to find out more about the position.

For information about Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich please visit: http://www.harrisprimaryeastdulwich.org.uk.

Applications are also welcomed from experienced teaching assistants interested to train as a teacher through our Harris School Direct Programme: more information is available here think-train-to-teach.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE NOW.

Harris academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. In line with our commitments to safeguarding, the Harris Federation uses preferred agencies and is unable to work with any agencies where Terms of Business have not been agreed by both parties prior to an engagement.

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About Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich

School summary

Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich opened in September 2014, as a new two form entry Academy. As of September 2016, the school is based in a brand new building on Lordship Lane, on the old site of the East Dulwich Police Station - a bright, modern and welcoming place for children and a fantastic location for existing and future staff in the heart of East Dulwich. We provide a happy, caring and supportive environment, and an exciting, broad and balanced curriculum.

Although we are a small school, we are part of the wider Harris Federation, which has an established track record in Southwark. We are able to draw upon expertise from within the Harris Federation to work alongside our own staff to support us in our drive to continually improve.

Academy Ethos

At Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich we have high aspirations and ambitions for our children and there is a driving determination to ensure that all pupils and adults reach their full potential.

Our Academy aims to:

• Ensure that we inspire in all pupils, a love of learning and the desire to continue to learn;

• Ensure that all pupils have an equal opportunity to take part in the life and work of the Academy and the wider community;

• Provide a safe, welcoming and stimulating environment where children enjoy learning and playing;

• Provide a rich, balanced and varied curriculum;

• Provide high standards of teaching in all subjects;

• Equip all pupils with the learning habits and self-confidence necessary to constructively influence their own lives;

• Enable pupils to learn from each other;

• Promote creativity and independence;

• Develop learning skills by encouraging a sense of curiosity, open-mindedness, perseverance, objectivity, reflection and critical thinking;

• Nurture pupil diversity emphasising individual talents in a wide range of fields;

• Develop values and opinions within the context of mutual respect and understanding of differing belief systems and cultures within our community;

• Be a place that every child remembers with affection.

We highly value:

• The way in which all children are unique;

• A working partnership with parents and families;

• The spiritual and moral development of each pupil, as well as their intellectual and physical growth;

• The importance of each person in our community; and

• Our environment.

Academy Specialism

Literacy

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