Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Highfields School
Wolverhampton
- £22,258 - £25,321 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- NJC Grade 5 pro rata to Term Time Working
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 11 October 2023
Job overview
We wish to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our successful and heavily oversubscribed 11 – 19 school. The successful candidate will coordinate the provision of classroom support across the Innovations Learning School; acting at all times as a positive role model, developing students’ skills and helping them to overcome barriers to learning.
The Innovations Learning School comprises of Art, Design, Food and Hospitality, Enterprise, Computer Science, ICT and Health. We would particularly welcome applications from recent graduates or experienced candidates with a background in these subject areas.
Highfields is a successful and heavily over-subscribed school situated on the pleasant west boundary of Wolverhampton.
Our Teaching Assistant Team offers:
- Experienced and supportive staff
- A creative and collaborative working environment
- An inclusive team that supports a wide range of students across the school
- Opportunities for personal development
- Excellent student progress and results
As a school we offer:
- A vibrant and exciting comprehensive school which is culturally and ethnically diverse
- Excellent examination results
- Outstanding student progress
- Well behaved students who are eager to learn
- Supportive parents who want the best for their children
- A large Sixth Form
- Modern and stimulating teaching facilities
- Excellent CPD opportunities at all levels
For further information or to arrange a visit to the school, please contact Mr P Rose, Assistant Headteacher – SENCO: prose@hswv.co.uk
Closing date: Wednesday 11th October 2023 at 9am
Interviews: To be advised to successful applicants
Highfields School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and 2 very good references
Attached documents
About Highfields School
- Highfields School
- Boundary Way, Penn, Wolverhampton
- West Midlands
- WV4 4NT
- United Kingdom
Highfields School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form in the West Midlands, serving students from the age of 11-18. The secondary school, situated in Wolverhampton has approximately 1,700 students on record.
Highfields School opened in 1957 and converted to academy status in 2015.
Headteacher
Mr G Tate
Values and vision
Highfields School wants all students to have access to a broad and balanced learning curriculum where are can gain the skills, knowledge and experience to thrive and reach their full potential. The secondary school wants students to feel valued during their time learning and works to be a caring and open learning community, where individual talents are celebrated and nurtured. The school believes that students achieve best when happy and wants parents, staff and students to all work together to achieve the best possible outcome for all. Students are encouraged to get involved with a wide range of extra-curricular activities to gain in confidence, nurture talents and discover new talents and interests. These include the Duke of Edinburgh Award, sports clubs, trips and an active Student Council, where skills in leadership and teamwork are practiced. The school recently received a cultural diversity award from the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.
Ofsted
“The school's curriculum meets students' needs and enables personalised choices, the impact of which is seen in increasing achievement and narrowing of gaps for specific groups of students. The developing curriculum at Key Stage 3 is supporting students to apply skills in a range of contexts and giving them experiences of real world situations.”
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