EAL Co-ordinator

The Trust

North Star Communities Trust (NSCT) is the Charitable Trust established in 2010 to run and manage four Primary and one Secondary Academies serving approximately 2500 children. Based in Enfield we are focused on driving up the quality of education provision and standards. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment and follow our safer recruitment practices.

Our goal is to provide outstanding education and life changing opportunities for all our children. We want to be recognised for academic excellence and having a reputation for giving pupils the critical skills and knowledge necessary to be successful in education, employment and life, you will therefore need a good understanding about your role within the Trust.

NSCT has a free onsite car park for staff and a subsidised canteen for lunches. NSCT have a cash benefits scheme through Health Shield and can offer a generous pensions scheme through the TPS.

Heron Hall Academy is a welcoming, friendly and inclusive school, where children are happy, well-behaved and have a desire to learn. The staff are dedicated and put the children at the heart of everything they do. We are all determined that our pupils will thrive, be happy and successful. We share a clear vision for improving our children’s life chances through providing equality of opportunity, an engaging and purposeful curriculum and high-quality teaching and learning.

The leadership team are determined to provide our children with the best possible education and life opportunities and this starts with recruiting great teachers who will inspire, motivate and help our children achieve their goals.

We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service.

The school understands the importance of staff well-being and is also committed to the professional development of all staff. You will have ongoing high quality support from leaders across the school and will attend appropriate training and development opportunities. You will be given support, time and space to grow as a teacher and future leader.

Working at NSCT brings many additional benefits for our dedicated and valued staff, including:

• Continued professional development and opportunities across the Trust, including a partnership with Warwick University.
• Health Shield membership (employee assistant programme supporting with well-being and offers many attractive discounts)
• Access to affordable NSCT key worker accommodation
• Pension scheme  

Main duties and responsibilities

Planning, resourcing and teaching intervention groups for students with EAL

Teach a Survival English Group for new arrivals

Teach several basic language skills to small groups of new arrivals to support their learning in mainstream classes. Beginner and intermediate levels

To make resources to encourage active learning

Take an EAL homework club after school twice a week (Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4) Being available to provide drop-in support for students needing help with academic work and/or other concerns in these clubs

To set up and teach Key Stage 4 ESOL when applicable

To share knowledge about students’ abilities and needs in English and t0 encourage teaching staff to use this knowledge effectively in planning, teaching and student grouping

Supporting mainstream teachers across the curriculum in delivering lessons that enhance the cognitive academic language proficiency of advanced EAL students and provide a strong focus on language acquisition where necessary.

Providing EAL support to mainstream colleagues teaching EAL students to ensure they are engaging with the subject content and making good progress

Liaising with the Heads of Department and other senior managers to ensure that the needs of EAL students are being met within the curriculum

Deliver training within HHA to Teaching Assistants when required.

Deliver training to individual teachers, departments and whole school when necessary

Keep up-to-date and be aware of developments in EAL practice

Create a directory of resources, activities, organizations and support services which can be drawn upon by staff/parents to support children identified.

Attend and participate in multi-disciplinary meetings contributing to the sharing of information and/or planning in relation to specific pupils

Undertake a range of administrative duties relevant to the post.

Participate as required in relevant training.

Any other duties relevant to the work of the post holder as requested by the Senior Leadership Team.