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Learning Support and Teaching Assistant

Learning Support and Teaching Assistant

St Mary Magdalene C of E School

Greenwich

Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
4 July 2017

Job overview

St Mary Magdalene C of E School is an outstanding school in the Royal Borough of Greenwich based across three sites under the Koinonia Federation. Due to our ongoing expansion, we are looking to appoint outstanding candidates to join our secondary phase team.

This is a superb opportunity for committed and enthusiastic Learning Support & Teaching Assistants to work offering classroom support and also working with children with special educational needs & disabilities (SEND).

All applicants must have Teaching Assistant experience as well as experience of working with secondary-aged students with SEND (this experience may have been gained within a mainstream education, in a specialist provision or maybe outside of education).

We offer successful applicants the opportunity to work as part of a friendly and multi-disciplinary team.

We welcome applications from candidates who:

  • Have experience of working as a Teaching Assistant, preferably at Secondary level.
  • Have extensive experience of working with children who have SEND
  • Have NVQ Level 2 qualification (essential)
  • Have knowledge of ASD (desirable)
  • Are able to prepare and teach effective interventions taking into account the individual needs of learner
  • Have a professional manner
  • Are enthusiastic and have a friendly approach
  • Have good literacy and numeracy skills

Alongside this role, there will be an opportunity to be part of the midday meal supervisory team if desired.

About the school:

St. Mary Magdalene is a popular and successful outstanding primary school with three school sites; our primary sites are in Woolwich and on the Greenwich Peninsula and our secondary site is based temporarily on the Blackheath Standard and will move to a brand new £40m site on the Greenwich Peninsula in the 2018/19 academic year.  St Mary Magdalene leads a federation
with another primary school in Greenwich (SE10), Christ Church.

We can offer:

  • a supportive leadership team and vibrant professional community
  • a positive school culture which believes in distributed/ collaborative
    leadership
  • a commitment to continuing professional development
  • energetic and enthusiastic high attaining pupils
  • a supportive, Christian ethos across our school communities

Closing Date: Thursday 6th July 2017
Interview Date: To be advised

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and
young people and expects all staff and volunteers to show they share this
commitment; enhanced criminal records bureau disclosure is required for all
staff.

Please note: Only short listed candidates will be contacted and invited to
at tend interview.
 

Attached documents

About St Mary Magdalene C of E School

St Mary Magdalene C of E School is a co-educational, all-through school based in Greenwich, south-east London. The school has both primary and secondary phases. The secondary phase has approximately 560 students aged 11-18 and 80 staff. 

St Mary Magdalene C of E School is part of the wider Koinonia Federation – a federation of two schools located over four sites that work together as one team. Facilities include a sports hall, library, science labs, drama and dance studio.  Religious Studies, the school's specialism, is a central element of the curriculum. Extra-curricular activities include sports, food technology, STEM club and Bible Club, which all students can attend.   

Federation Executive Co-Headteachers 

Claire Harrison, Victoria Wainwright   

Principal

Razwan Hussain

Values and vision 

St Mary Magdalene C of E School aims to teach pupils to treat others as they would expect to be treated. The pastoral structure of the school ensures that every student is known individually. Children are provided with opportunities to develop their mentoring and leadership skills. The school specialises in Religious Studies and collective worship is a key part of each school day. Teachers intend collective worship, which is led by senior leaders or the School Chaplain, to be a creative and responsive time that follows the Anglican calendar and also acknowledges the key dates of other faiths.    

Inspections

St Mary Magdalene All Through School was inspected by SIAMS in 2018 and was graded Outstanding in all areas.  It was also inspected by Ofsted in 2018 and was graded GOOD in all areas.

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Applications closed