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Academic Mentor and HLTA

Academic Mentor and HLTA

William Perkin CofE High School

Ealing

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Salary:
Grade 5 – 6 (Academic Mentor) and Grade 7 (HLTA) commensurate with experience.
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
28/08/2019
Apply by:
1 July 2019

Job overview

William Perkin Church of England High School, Greenford, Middlesex UB6 8PR is seeking to appoint


Academic Mentor (Teaching Assistants) and Higher Level Teaching Assistants

Salary: Grade 5 – 6 (Academic Mentor) and Grade 7 (HLTA) commensurate with experience.   For example, the starting salary for term-time only for 35 hours per week is £21,764 (grade 5) and is £26,456 for a grade 7 HLTA role.


Closing date: 12 noon on Monday 1st July 2019

Interview date:  Friday 5th July 2019


Start date of role: Wednesday 28th August 2019


Teaching Assistants and Higher Level Teaching Assistants are required to support students in Years 7 – 11 with statements of Special Education Need, and to take the lead responsibility for students with learning and behavioural difficulties.  


All applications are welcome however the Teaching Assistant roles may particularly suit graduates hoping to progress to School Direct teacher training.  The Twyford Trust is the ‘hub’ for the Ealing Teaching School Alliance and is therefore extremely experienced in supporting training and development for beginning teachers, and new and experienced teachers at all stages of their career.  


For the HLTA roles we especially welcome applications from candidates with experience as a TA in a secondary school; counselling or mentoring experience is also highly desirable.


Roles are up to 35 hours per week however part-time applications can be considered, particularly for three or four days per week.  Exact hours per week will be discussed and agreed at interview and the salary will therefore be a pro rata figure according to the hours worked.


For more information about the school please see the William Perkin website, and for more information about the role please see the Job Description on the Twyford Trust website at https://twyfordacademies.org.uk/recruitment/vacancies


Successful Candidates will have: 

• Recent experience of working with secondary age children

• A sensible attitude, with the ability to be flexible, reflective and find solutions

• Energy and enthusiasm

• A commitment to the ethos of the school 


We offer: 

• Excellent relationships within a strong team

• On-the-job learning and development opportunities

• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme


William Perkin CE High School 

William Perkin Church of England High School opened as a Free School in September 2013 with its first intake of Year 7 students, and now has six year groups (7 - 12) totalling almost 1,000 students in Year 7 – 11 and around 160 students in Year 12.  The school is rated ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted (June 2015) and SIAMS (October 2016) and is oversubscribed on first choice applicants.  The Twyford Trust’s fourth school – Ada Lovelace CE High School – opened in September 2018 and is temporarily based in additional accommodation at the William Perkin site until its own new building opens in September 2020.  Ada Lovelace currently has 125 students in Year 7.



About William Perkin CofE High School

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+44 208 832 8950

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William Perkin Church of England High School is a highly successful and heavily oversubscribed school which achieves exceptional outcomes for its students. It opened as a Free School in September 2013 and its progress measures at GCSE have consistently placed it in the top 5% of schools nationally and it has a flourishing sixth form with a particular specialism in STEM subjects. William Perkin works closely with Imperial College London, The Royal Society and the Institute for Research in Schools (IRIS) to ensure our success as a centre of excellence for Science. It serves the local community in North Greenford but benefits from being part of the Twyford CE Academies Trust which is the top-performing MAT in the UK. William Perkin has a strong and distinctively Christian ethos with open admissions criteria. The school is rated ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted (June 2015) and was very successful in its recent SIAMS inspection (January 2024). https://williamperkin.org.uk/

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