Learning Development Assistant
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Westminster School
Westminster
- £12,750 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Fixed annual salary for two and a half days a week depending on experience
- Job type:
- Part Time, Temporary
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 29 October 2023
Job overview
Westminster School is looking for a well-qualified individual to join our dedicated Learning Development department on a temporary basis.
This is a varied role that encompasses academic support and whole-class teaching. Two days a week will be dedicated to providing academic support through one-to-one sessions and workshops for pupils with special educational needs (SEND) and those requiring targeted academic support. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to teach up to half a day's whole-class lessons in an academic subject, whilst further opportunities may be available to contribute to the co-curricular life of the school.
We are seeking a personable individual who possesses a genuine interest in developing their teaching skills within their academic subject and in supporting highly able neurodiverse pupils. They will have a solid understanding of quality assurance procedures and will possess the knowledge necessary to ensure the delivery of high-quality education. Applications are welcomed from both recent graduates who are interested in becoming qualified teachers, and experienced teachers looking for their next career step.
The post offers excellent Professional Development, including: an in-house training and mentoring programme for unqualified teachers; specific training in adaptive teaching and support of pupils with SEND; an introduction to educational research.
Westminster is one of the UK’s leading academic institutions and is the only ancient London school to occupy its original site. Situated close to Parliament and Westminster Abbey, together with the stimulating diversity of the South Bank and West End, the School has a special atmosphere.
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For this role, there is no fixed closing date. Applications will be considered on receipt and interviews may occur at any stage.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender identity, sex or sexual orientation.
The School is a Registered Charity (no 312728).
About Westminster School
Westminster School is an independent day and boarding school for boys aged 13-18 and girls aged 16-18, with a long history, a distinctive ethos, and a unique sense of place in the very heart of London. Pupils achieve exceptional examination results and entrance to some of the top universities in the world. It is a busy, passionate and purposeful place where independent and deep thinking is enjoyed, encouraged and respected by all, and where holistic excellence is nurtured and valued.
While the School is one of the foremost centres of academic excellence in the country, its commitment to academic life does not make it a hothouse for passing examinations. Pupils’ success at examinations and entry to leading universities is instead a result of their enjoyment of academic enquiry, debate and search for explanation, well beyond published syllabuses. Pupils are intellectually, socially, ethically and politically engaged and our aim is to ensure that their enthusiasm for learning is developed further, allowing them to take full advantage of the opportunities presented to them in the future. At Westminster, pupils have the freedom to lead on projects outside of the classroom and embrace a whole range of extra-curricular activities and interests. A host of pupil-led societies take place every week at the School, often with expert guest speakers, and pupils can choose to study an additional language, play an instrument or two, volunteer in local primary schools, row along the Thames, take part in plays and musicals, and much more.
The School’s ethos resides in the enduring values of the liberal tradition reflected in the 1560 Charter of Westminster’s Elizabethan foundation, where it is stated that: ‘the youth which is growing to manhood, as tender shoots in the wood of our state, shall be liberally instructed in good books to the greater honour of the state’. Whilst academic and cultural attainments are highly prized at Westminster, the School is fully committed also to each pupil’s spiritual, moral, emotional and physical development and wellbeing – with a particular emphasis on drawing out individual talent wherever it lies – and to prepare young people for fulfilled private and public lives.
From September 2028, the School will welcome both girls and boys at 13+ entry, offering a Westminster education to all. By 2026, Westminster Under School will have opened its brand new pre-prep for girls and boys at 4+ and girls will have joined boys in Years 3 and 7, at the 7+ and 11+ entry points. By 2030, all year groups at Westminster School and Westminster Under School, from ages four to 18, will be fully co-educational, reflecting the School’s dedication to inclusivity and excellence.
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