Student Careers Support and Teaching Assistant
Durrington High School
Worthing
- £15,085 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- DMAT Grade 4 scp 5
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- July or September 2022
- Apply by:
- 23 May 2022
Job overview
This is a fantastic opportunity to work at a successful and forward-thinking school and Trust who offer a variety of benefits to staff. Our core belief is that all children, regardless of need, are entitled to an excellent education. We would welcome applications from individuals who enjoy working with young people, and who want to develop their areas of interest in a number of different subjects.
The successful candidate will work across the dynamic SEND and Careers teams with colleagues who are passionate about the education and the best outcomes for all our students. To help transform the life chances of our students you need to be enthusiastic, caring, observant, hardworking and committed to life-long learning.
Durrington High School is part of Durrington Multi Academy Trust (DMAT) and is a large and oversubscribed school with 1650 students on roll in years 7 to 11. Within the Durrington Multi Academy Trust, we place high regard on recruiting and retaining excellent staff to ensure all students achieve beyond their best. Durrington High School has a sustained track record of improvement for many years and we always want to continue getting better. We are proud of our school and are always relentless in our efforts to give our students the very best education they deserve.
A very experienced and successful leadership team ensures that the school is well-managed and staff are supported. We have an excellent record of retaining staff due to strong relationships, and have many development opportunities. We believe in investing in staff and there is a programme of CPD for student support staff. As a TA you would be linked with subject departments which enables your knowledge to build and you have lots of opportunities to engage with our Research School.
If you feel that you can bring something special to our school and Trust, we want to hear from you now! If you would like further information, please visit our website https://durringtonhighschool.co.uk http://dmat.education/ or contact agemel@durring.com if you would like to speak to a senior member of staff.
Closing date 9am Monday 23 May 2022
Durrington High School as part of the Durrington Multi Academy Trust has a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All staff that meet ‘regulated activity’ will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Baring Service (DBS) with Barred Lists check before employment commences.
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About Durrington High School
Working at Durrington
At Durrington we have worked hard to develop a culture in our school where teachers and leaders are looked after, supported and professionally enriched. We would love to hear from you if you think that you might want to play a part in the exciting Durrington journey! In an ever-changing educational landscape, we focus on clear priorities:
- Ensuring all staff are able to have a sensible work/life balance - this means that we constantly review what we do, so teachers and leaders are able to focus on their core purpose.
- An evidence informed approach to teaching and CPD - we don’t want our teachers wasting their time on low-impact, gimmicky approaches to teaching. We want them to shape their teaching around what research evidence says is most likely to work. As one of only 39 Research Schools in the country, we are at the forefront of ensuring everything we do is informed by research evidence.
- Developing and growing our own excellent leaders, who in turn are able to nurture their own high-performing teams.
- Appointing external candidates with shared values, who will thrive in our school.
Looking After Our Staff
At Durrington we know that our staff are our most valuable resource. As a result, we have put in place a number of strategies to alleviate the pressures on staff. These include:
- We have moved away from a ‘tick-box’ approach to teaching and have embraced a ‘tight but loose’ approach. We want teaching to be tight, in terms of focusing on sound, evidence-informed pedagogical principles, but loose in terms of how this is interpreted in classrooms by subject specialists.
- Each department has developed their own streamlined feedback and homework policies, aimed at reducing workload whilst optimising impact.
- Teachers are not expected to write lengthy reports for students, but to record a current and projected grade for students and a judgement grade for effort and homework. •
- Enhanced pay scales and rapid progression opportunities.
- Teacher non-contact time above the national average.
- We have just three data collection points for each year group in a year, informed by ongoing assessment of student progress.
- We do not grade lesson observations.
- Fortnightly joint planning CPD within curriculum teams saves a significant amount of time for individual teachers.
- INSET days are used for collaborative planning in curriculum teams.
- Teachers are not expected to keep lengthy ‘evidence files’ for appraisal.
- All staff are registered with Healthshield for a range of wellbeing and practical support services with benefits including a variety of treatments for musculoskeletal issues, 24/7 GP and Employee Assistance Programme.
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