Learning Support Assistant (SEN Secondary)
Excelsior Academy
Newcastle upon Tyne
- £20,333 - £21,481 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- £23,194 - £24,496 FTE, £20,339 - £21,481 actual salary (SCP 9 – 12)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 6 February 2023
Job overview
Learning Support Assistants (2x SEN Secondary)
Excelsior Academy
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 6AF
£23,194 - £24,496 FTE, £20,339 - £21,481 actual salary (SCP 9 – 12)
37 hours per week, term time only
1 x permanent
1 x fixed term contract until 31st August 2023
The Trustees are seeking to appoint Learning Support Assistants for Excelsior Academy to start as soon as possible.
The successful candidates will work directly with pupils, providing one to one or group support to pupils of all abilities, including those who are gifted and talented as well as those who demonstrate difficulties in accessing the curriculum. This includes planned sessions as well as responding to situations as they arise.
If you have experience as a Learning Support Assistant or similar role then this could be the role for you.
Working at Excelsior will challenge you but the rewards are huge. Successful candidates will play an important role in our continuous drive for further improvement.
The successful candidate will join a successful MAT 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.
If you wish to have an informal discussion about this post, please contact: Vicky Kirtley, Senior Administration Assistant (HR) – vicky.kirtley@excelsiornewcastle.org.uk
Closing Date: 12 noon on Monday 6th February 2023
Candidates who have not been contacted by Wednesday 8th February 2023 may assume they have been unsuccessful.
Interviews will take place: Tuesday 14th February 2023
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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