Learning Support Assistant
St Mary's School Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- £20,051 - £23,462 pro rata (£14,432 - 16,884 actual salary) dependent on qualifications and experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Apply by:
- 24 January 2020
Job overview
St Mary's is a Catholic day and boarding school for girls aged 4–18, which welcomes children of all faiths and none. Located centrally in Cambridge, we provide the highest quality education within a happy, challenging, supportive and caring environment. Students do not attend school on Saturdays.
We are seeking an experienced Learning Support Assistant for our Senior School. Working under the direction of the Head of Learning Support, the LSA will support students with additional learning needs. To be successful, you will need to have excellent communication skills, be well-educated and have relevant previous experience.
This is a fixed-term contract covering maternity leave, working from Wednesday to Friday, term time only.
Further details are available from our website.
Closing date: Friday, 24th January 2020.
The School is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Registered Charity No. 290180
About St Mary's School Cambridge
- St Mary's School Cambridge
- Bateman Street, Cambridge
- Cambridgeshire
- CB2 1LY
- United Kingdom
St Mary’s School is a girls-only, non-selective, Roman Catholic, all-through school with sixth form situated in Cambridge. It is an independent school with day and boarding options. A smaller than average school, it provides 750 places for junior, senior and sixth-form students between the ages of 3 and 18 when fully subscribed.
The school was founded by sisters from the Congregation of Jesus in 1898. They drew their inspiration from 17th-century religious sister the Venerable Mary Ward, basing it on her vision of the essential dignity of each human.
Headmistress
Charlotte Avery
Values and vision
St Mary’s School provides its girls with a strong social and moral framework, which helps them succeed in higher education, the world of work and as successful citizens in the wider community. Teachers foster a love of learning in their students, nurturing talents, valuing each girl as an individual and helping every pupils flourish academically. The school strives to cater for all academic, pastoral, creative and athletic needs.
ISI Report Key points
The school achieved an outstanding overall 98% parental satisfaction rate.
'Almost all pupils achieve places at the most selective universities, conservatoires and art colleges in a range of disciplines, including those with the highest entry criteria.'
'Pupils make strong progress across the range of subjects’ and are: ‘highly successful in their achievements beyond the classroom in a range of activities encompassing different interests.'
'Pupils display mature levels of understanding across the curriculum’, with the quality of teaching praised as ‘ambitious, stimulating and well matched to their needs.'
'Pupils form highly positive relationships with each other and with staff and they develop good leadership skills’ with students feeling ‘ready and well prepared for the next stage of their lives.'
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