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Learning Support Assistant

Learning Support Assistant

St. Ives School

Cornwall

Salary:
£17,632 (if paid over 52 weeks) pro rata
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
8 December 2021

Job overview

Learning Support Assistant

Pay Point / Pay Range: TPAT Point 4

Full Time Equivalent Annual Salary: £17,632 (if paid over 52 weeks) pro rata 

Actual Annual Salary for this Role: £13,796.10 FTE Annual Salary ÷ 37 ÷ 52.14 x 35 x 43.128

Contract Type: Permanent, Permanent Variable Hours, Temporary, Fixed Term until 31.08.2021

Hours Per Week / Weeks Per Year: Hours – 35 hours per week Working Weeks – 38 working weeks + 5 inset days Paid Weeks – 43.128 paid weeks

Closing Date: 12 midnight on Wednesday 8th December 2021

Proposed Shortlisting Date: Thursday 9th December 2021

Proposed Interview Date: Friday 10th December 2021

Are you enthusiastic and innovative and able to inspire your students to love learning? Are you looking for a role in a school where you will be part of a dedicated and supportive staff team? Do you share our ethos of nurturing every child’s potential and our commitment to providing effective support to remove barriers to learning? Our SEND team is looking to expand our expertise to provide individual support for our most vulnerable learners. You would be joining a dedicated and committed team. We are looking for a talented and solution focused individual with the ability to plan and deliver small group and one to one intervention and support students in lessons.

If you have the energy, skills and motivation to make a difference in our thriving school community, we would welcome your application. 

We are also offering potential candidates an opportunity to attend an informal virtual meeting with Mrs Joanna Wright, SENDCo, prior to application or interview on Wednesday 3rd November @ 4.00pm.  Please email Cherie Bayfield, PA to Headteacher, if you would like to attend: cbayfield@st-ives.cornwall.sch.uk 

To find out more about St Ives School, please visit: www.st-ives.cornwall.sch.uk 

To discuss this position please contact the Head of School: Email: head@st-ives.cornwall.sch.uk  Telephone: 01736 795608

Application packs can be downloaded from: www.tpacademytrust.org/application-packs/ 

Please email your completed application form and equality & diversity monitoring form by the closing date to: recruitment@st-ives.cornwall.sch.uk 

Please note that successful candidates will be informed via email.

Truro and Penwith Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all of our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening and pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS clearance and full reference checks with previous employers.

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About St. Ives School

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St Ives School is a co-educational comprehensive school for pupils aged 11-16, serving the community of St Ives and the surrounding villages in Cornwall. The school has been sponsored by Truro and Penwith Multi-Academy Trust since April 2014.

Alongside the core curriculum, a programme of additional activities and classes for students are run in the school’s High Performance Academy. The acaemy is supported by Truro and Penwith College and bring to the school national and international speakers, lecturers and coaches to work with students.

The school offers a broad range of extra-curricular activities, including clubs, and local, national and international travel.

Executive Headteacher 

Jan Woodhouse

Head of School 

James Butterworth

Values and vision

St Ives is a small and inclusive community, founded on respect for one another and the environment. The school’s ethos centres on a commitment to inspiring learning, ambition and aspiration, support and guidance, respect and partnership with parents and carers. Maximum effort is also invested in fostering talent and widening horizons

The school aims to provide a positive for learning by ensuring that all students’ achievements are recognized and rewarded.

The school’s welfare hub, ‘The Harbour’, aims to provide a comprehensive wrap-around service for all students, including the most vulnerable.

At St Ives School, our core values “Every Child, Inspiring Learning, Every Day” are at the heart of everything we do.  We set high expectations to ensure that every pupil excels across all aspects of school life.

Our intention is to ensure pupils make outstanding progress and that the curriculum removes any potential barriers to learning.

We want our pupils to leave with knowledge and skills which will not only create excellent life opportunities but will also prepare them exceptionally well for life beyond the school.

The St Ives School Curriculum ensures that all our students have the opportunity for academic and personal development across a broad range of subjects and experiences. Acquisition of knowledge and transferrable skills are the cornerstones of our student’s progress and we place a high value on building their understanding of community, place and social justice.

Ofsted

“School leaders have created a very positive culture where staff morale is high. Teachers feel supported, are highly motivated and work together very well to ensure that their teaching is of a high quality.”

View St Ives School’s latest Ofsted report

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