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Part-time Teaching Assistant - Level 1 Covering maternity leave

Part-time Teaching Assistant - Level 1 Covering maternity leave

Ysgol Penglais / Penglais School

Ceredigion

  • £17,842 - £18,198 pro rata
  • Expired
Salary:
Grade 2 scp 1 - 2
Job type:
Full Time, Part Time, Maternity Cover
Start date:
January 2022
Apply by:
12 December 2021

Job overview

Teaching Assistant Level 1 (Maternity cover) Grade: 2 scp: 1-2, Part-time 24 hours per week term time only £17,842 - £18,198 pro rata

We seek to appoint a Level 1 Teaching Assistant covering maternity leave who will work with students who have support from the Additional Learning Needs (ALN) Department at Penglais. The main focus of your work will involve supporting students who have a wide spectrum of ALN needs. You will support the student in the classroom environment to allow them to effectively access their curriculum.

The right candidate will enjoy working in a busy environment. You will be required to use your own initiative to ensure that students can access the curriculum and that they are making good progress in their learning.  This is a role that would suit an ambitious individual who has a genuine interest in supporting students to meet their potential.

Ysgol Penglais School has much to offer:

• a rapidly improving school with good relationships between staff and students

• a commitment to the professional development of all its staff to become outstanding teachers and leaders

• access to the bustling university town of Aberystwyth

• located on the beautiful Ceredigion coast, an area of natural beauty

For further details please contact Helena Clements (PA to the Headteacher) on 01970 624811or email hcl@penglais.org.uk

Ysgol Penglais School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates must be willing to undergo Enhanced DBS and other checks appropriate to the post.

Ysgol Penglais School is an equal opportunities employer.

Closing date: 12th December 2021

Interviews: TBC






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About Ysgol Penglais / Penglais School

Ysgol Penglais School is a very successful comprehensive school offering a high-quality education to nearly 1,300 students including over 300 in the sixth form. The school was established in 1973 and teaches mainly through the medium of English.

Penglais has all the advantages that a larger school can offer. These benefits include a greater range of subject choices at all levels, more specialist teaching and ancillary staff, and very good facilities.

Every student is supported by Tutors and Year leaders:.

“students adopt very positive attitudes towards learning.  Their motivation is evidenced by the consistency of their good behaviour and their ability to sustain appropriate levels of concentration”

The School has also built up a reputation for excellent care for those students with Additional Learning Needs, including a Learning Support Centre for those students with severe and moderate learning difficulties in north Ceredigion.

Great emphasis is placed on the quality of teaching and learning. Our examination results are consistently well above national averages and attract national prominence.

There is also a strong musical tradition at the School and regular opportunities to take part in musicals and dramatic productions. There is a wide range of extra-curricular activities at Penglais including all main team games, many clubs and societies and a fantastic range of visits and exchanges. Field work and educational visits organised every year. The school celebrates the success of its students every December at an annual Prizes and Certificates Evening at the Great Hall in the university.

OUR SCHOOL VISION

Ysgol Penglais School is a happy, ambitious and high achieving school where everyone is respected and valued. We are a strong community where everyone cares for each other, knowing that only through collaboration and respect will we achieve and become our very best. The school is vibrant with students and staff co-operating, learning, thinking and working hard. We recognise that overcoming challenges is key to success and by developing bravery, confidence and resilience our students will become successful citizens of their communities, Wales and the world.

We will achieve this vision together by:
– Being respectful and kind
– Being ambitious and resilient
– Developing independence and confidence
– Celebrating diversity and success
– Taking pride in belonging to our community

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