Learning Support Assistant (Senior School)
Ipswich High School
Suffolk
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 28 June 2021
Job overview
Five days per week, 34 weeks per year (term time plus 4 inset days)
Salary range: £17,871 - £19,495 pa, pro rata to £13,685 - £14,928.
Working hours: 36 hours a week. Monday-Thursday 08:30-16:30 and Friday 08:30-15:30.
Ipswich High School is a leading independent school in Suffolk. The school is situated in the beautiful surroundings of Woolverstone Hall, amongst 84 acres with superb facilities.
We seek to appoint a Learning Support Assistant to work with pupils and staff in our Senior School. Whilst we are ideally looking for someone with experience of this type of role, for an exceptional candidate without significant experience, we would still encourage you to apply.
Applicants must be competent and confident in supporting pupils up to at least GCSE level. Experience of/ a deep understanding of how to best support pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, autism and ideally speech and language difficulties is required. Knowledge of supporting pupils in mathematics and the sciences would be particularly advantageous.
You will be joining a small and highly effective Learning Support team, led by our whole-school SENCO, in a school where every pupil is valued and celebrated and where inclusion sits comfortably alongside aspiration and excellence.
The ability to form excellent relationships with pupils and staff is essential as well as being prepared to be self-motivated and flexible and forward thinking in your approach. Having a high level of initiative and patience and the desire to want to make learning as accessible and enjoyable for pupils, irrespective of their level of need, is of utmost importance. Value added for our SEND pupils at GCSE and A Level is exceptionally positive, and a commitment to ensuring this remains the best-it-can-be is also essential.
The application pack for this post can be found online on the School’s website at www.ipswichhighschool.co.uk Please complete the application form and return it to the HR Officer at recruitment@ipswichhighschool.co.uk or by post to Ipswich High School, Woolverstone, Ipswich, IP9 1AZ. If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, you should assume that your application has not been successful.
We will review applications as they arrive, so early submission is encouraged. On this basis, we reserve the right to interview before the closing date should a suitable candidate apply.
If you require any further information, please ring 01473 780201.
Closing date: Monday, 28 June at 9 am
Interviews: Thursday, 1 July
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.
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About Ipswich High School
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Ipswich High School is a vibrant day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 3-18, set in an idyllic 87-acre campus in Woolverstone on the banks of the River Orwell.
Founded in 1878, the school has been at its impressive home near Ipswich since 1992. The school has long enjoyed a high profile across the region and is respected for both its academic success year-on-year, and for its superb pastoral care and unrivalled enrichment activity. With feeder schools spread across East Anglia, the school typically sees its greatest demand for places from the counties of Suffolk, Essex, and Norfolk.
Our Location
We boast a beautiful 87-acre campus at the Grade I listed Woolverstone Hall. The school’s rural setting is just a few miles from the vibrant waterfront town of Ipswich. Our spacious school campus has superb facilities, including a 350-capacity theatre, ICT suites, a 25m indoor heated swimming pool, a Sixth Form suite, six science laboratories, dedicated music rooms and floodlit AstroTurf pitches.
Our Teaching Ethos
We are renowned for ensuring our pupils are equipped to be so much more than highly skilled at passing exams. We believe great results are a by-product of an outstanding education, not its sole focus. We do this by providing them with the widest possible range of experiences, both in and outside of the classroom, to broaden their minds and create new opportunities for every pupil to thrive.
In 2024 the school achieved fantastic GCSE and A Level results. Across the cohort, the number of GCSE pupils gaining top grades has risen with one in five grades a 9 or 8 and one in three grades a 9-7. Our A Level results are equally as great. Over 40% of all grades achieved were A*-A with 1 in 5 grades being A*
We offer a wide range of 16 GCSE and 22 A Level subjects, as well as the Higher Project Qualification (HPQ) and Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). Our Enrichment Programme is a fundamental part of school life at Ipswich High School. All our enrichments are designed to widen pupil’s experiences, develop their leadership skills, and inspire new passions. The enrichment activities also provide transferable academic, practical and social skills such as leadership, life skills, communication and teamwork experience.
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