Higher Level Teaching Assistant - HLTA
Wolvercote Primary School
Oxfordshire
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade 8 - 30 hours per week pro rata, TTO + 5 inset days
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/09/2021
- Apply by:
- 5 May 2021
Job overview
Wolvercote Primary School is looking for an excellent Higher Level Teaching Assistant with vision and a passion for bringing out the best in all children.
This is a key role within Wolvercote Primary School, primarily providing PPA and release time for teachers. It will also involve working alongside the inclusion coordinator, supporting teaching and learning across the school particularly with children with special educational needs.
We are looking for someone with the following qualities:
Keen to learn
We value reflective practice and have a desire to be ‘even better’. We provide a range of opportunities for continuous development.
A resilient ‘can-do’ attitude
We adopt a problem-solving approach with teamwork and collaboration. Staff wellbeing is important to us and we regularly review workload.
Kind and caring
We implement restorative practice in the school and aim to understand each child’s needs.
Commitment to inclusivity and excellence
We have high standards and help children to be the best that they can be academically, behaviourally, emotionally and in all areas of the curriculum.
Relational
Staff seek to be positive role-models. We believe that relationships are at the heart of everything we do.
Visitors comment on the warm atmosphere in the school. Our children are friendly, enthusiastic and welcoming. They strive to do their best and enjoy attending school. We offer candidates the opportunity to join our supportive and motivated team of staff and governors with excellent opportunities for professional development.
Our school is part of the River Learning Trust. Our collective vision is to be a Trust where pupils and staff thrive in schools which demonstrate commitment to excellence, everyone learning, respectful relationships
We encourage applicants to visit the school and have a look around. To arrange a visit please contact the school office on 01865 558301.
To find out more about the school please visit our website
http://www.wolvercote.oxon.sch.uk/vacancies
Online application forms should be through TES. Please see the link on the school website. Please contact Louise Eames, school business manager, at leames@wolvercoteprimary.org with any queries.
Closing date: 12pm Wednesday 5th May
Interview date: Tuesday 11th May
Interviews may be offered before the closing date to the right candidate.
Wolvercote School and The River Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. The River Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our school’s community.
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About Wolvercote Primary School
- Wolvercote Primary School
- First Turn, Wolvercote, Oxford
- Oxfordshire
- OX2 8AQ
- United Kingdom
Wolvercote is a vibrant village community just to the north of Oxford. This location, with Port Meadow, Wolvercote Lakes, the Oxford Canal and Wytham Woods also on our doorstep, offers unrivalled opportunities for our children. We aim to make the most of these through our learning both in and out of the classroom.
Enrichment activities, and the school's outdoor learning and music provision are effectively woven into the school's curriculum plans Ofsted 2018
We have a deep commitment to enriching children's learning, improving confidence and self-esteem, and in supporting our pupils to achieve their very best in all aspects of their development. We believe the best way to do this is through Values based Education.
Pupils speak confidently about these values and appreciate that they guide their behaviour and help them to be responsible. Ofsted 2018
‘The partnership between home and school is vital, with mutual trust and clear communication at the heart of this partnership. As we work together, the advantages for children’s learning are enormous.
Across the school, relationships between staff and pupils are positive and warm. Pupils enjoy coming to school and say their teachers make learning fun. Ofsted 2018
About River Learning Trust
Wolvercote Primary School is a member of River Learning Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust responsible for a number of schools and a school centred initial teacher training (SCITT) provider within Oxfordshire. We’re a Trust committed to the professional learning and development of staff with high-quality training in-school and through the Oxfordshire Teaching Schools Alliance.
As a school-led organisation, we are always keen to recruit and train the very best individuals who we hope will go on to become excellent teachers in our partnership of schools. We are always on the lookout for motivated and accomplished team members to join us.
For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates
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