EAL Teaching Assistant
Dagenham Park CofE School
Barking and Dagenham
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Scale 4
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/09/2020
- Apply by:
- 19 August 2020
Job overview
We are seeking a caring, enthusiastic and skilled person to provide support for our EAL students, including those who are newly arrived to the country and therefore beginners to English, in order to ensure that they are fully supported within the school community and are able to access the curriculum and make progress.
The post is suitable for someone bilingual, preferably with fluency in Romanian. You will be required to work under the instruction or guidance of the EAL Coordinator and the Deputy Headteacher in charge of Teaching and Learning. Work may be carried out in the classroom or outside the main teaching area and you will be working as part of our EAL support team.
Dagenham Park is a mixed, multi-ethnic 11 - 18 Multi-Cultural Voluntary Controlled Church of England school. It is a very exciting place to be. As a school we are committed to staff wellbeing and we offer a free gym membership as well as a weekly Yoga class to all our staff. The EAL department is housed in our main building which opened 8 years ago and has access to its own suite of computers. Our EAL pupils always achieve well with the intensive support and teaching delivered by our dedicated EAL team.
As an equal opportunity employer we welcome applications from all sections of the community, including persons with disabilities.
An application pack can be obtained from Natasha Traylor (PA to the Headteacher) email: ntrayler@dagenhampark.org.uk or from the school website.
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About Dagenham Park CofE School
Dagenham Park is a Church of England denominational, co-educational secondary school with Sixth Form situated in East London. As of the most recent inspection, there were 1,394 students on the school roll, of which 164 were in sixth form. The nearest London Underground station is Dagenham Heathway on the District Line.
Headteacher - Chris Ash
Values and Vision
Dagenham Park Church of England School is a truly inclusive school; committed to developing each individual, nurturing their talents and aspirations in order to develop confident young people who are ready for the challenges of adult life in the modern world. The school strives to inspire learners to excellence, stretching them academically and harnessing their creative energies so that they can make a full contribution to the school, wider community and beyond.
As a Voluntary Controlled Church of England school Dagenham Park is open to those of all faiths and none. The school aims to serve its community by providing an education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice. It encourages an understanding of the meaning and significance of faith and promotes Christian values through the experience it offers to all its students.
Awards
- English Team of the Year 2017 TES Awards Winner
- Shortlisted Creative School of the Year 2018 TES Awards
- Shortlisted for Inclusive School of the Year TES Awards 2023
- SSAT Educational Outcomes Award 2015 and 2016.
GCSE Performance 2017
- Progress 8 score is above the national average at 0.18.
- Students achieving a Grade 4 and above in English and Mathematics is 52% .
- The English Department achieved a Progress 8 score of 0.9 in 2016 placing them in the top 1% in the country.
- Results in Languages were placed in the top 20% of schools for progress.
- 34% of students achieved the English Baccalaureate.
Please click here for School Performance Tables.
Ofsted
Dagenham Park Church of England School was last inspected on 21st January 2020 in which the school received an a report and rating - GOOD.
Dagenham Park Church of England School continues to be a good school.
Leaders have reviewed what they want pupils to learn and when they want them to learn it in all subject areas. This means that learning is planned and sequenced so that pupils can remember more and develop their skills. Leaders’ actions mean that pupils achieve well at this school. Teachers check that pupils can recall previous lessons through ‘do now’ activities. Teachers implement leaders’ plans well. Pupils’ books include good-quality work and show how the pupils are learning the planned subject content. Teachers and pupils assess the work in books and pupils correct their mistakes and misunderstandings
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