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TA3 with responsibility for Speech, Language and Communication

MEA Central

Manchester

  • £20,444 - £22,129 per year
  • Quick apply
  • Expired
Salary:
Grade 4, Scale point 7 -11, pro-rata starting salary of £17,526.
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2022
Apply by:
3 July 2022

Job overview

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Teaching Assistant to support our pupils, with specific responsibilities for Speech, Language and Communication. This will be done through in-class support and working with small groups of students or on an individual basis. The successful candidates will join and support our wider SEN team and also assist in the development, maintenance and use of resources.

The successful candidate will:  

  • Promote the importance and significance of communication, the use of communication approaches and strategies for the school to support staff in understanding this.
  • Support the speech and language therapist in identifying training needs of staff.
  • Work alongside staff to demonstrate and deliver evidenced based programmes of intervention to include specific approaches and strategies.
  • Support the staff in implementing communication strategies consistently.
  • Support non-verbal, verbal reasoning, expressive communication, Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) and social skills. 

The successful candidates will enjoy working as part of a dedicated team and want to develop their skills in a school environment. In this role, the post holders will support and promote equality and diversity, safeguarding and child protection awareness within the school, contribute to the development of a culture of mutual support, and share best practice.

These are permanent posts, working term time only plus 5 additional training (INSET) days. The starting pro rata salary is £17,526. The full time equivalent is £20,444.

MEA Central, a Prospere Learning Trust school,  opened with 210 Year 7 students on September 2017; we now have a full compliment of 1000+ students across all year groups. Through high academic aspirations, an impressive culture and wide ranging extra-curricular opportunities, we develop students into articulate, active and respectful citizens, ready to go out and do good in the world.

Our vision of a fantastic future for all our students is easy to understand but complex to achieve as the future evolves so rapidly around us. Our students have to adapt in order to build themselves a secure and resilient future. Our vision underpins all we do, and our starting point is excellent academic results.

Our school is proud to be part of the Prospere Learning Trust. Prospere Learning Trust was formed in September 2017 through the merger of two multi academy trusts. We currently employ over 900 staff and are passionate about providing exceptional education for children from any background so that they become happy, confident adults with excellent academic knowledge and qualifications. We believe that our staff play a vital role in achieving our vision. Great schools thrive because of the great people in them.

Application procedure: 

Please note we do not accept CVs; applications will only be accepted on the TES application form and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage. 

The closing date for this role is Sunday 3 July at midnight. 

Interviews to take place shortly thereafter.

We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date if we receive a high volume of applicants.

All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks including receipt of satisfactory references.

At Prospere Learning Trust we are committed to creating a community of belonging. This means we continually celebrate the diverse communities within our schools and the communities we serve. As an equal opportunity employer, we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

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About MEA Central

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  • MEA Central
  • Lytham Road, Fallowfield
  • Manchester
  • M14 6PL
  • United Kingdom
+44 161 499 2736

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MEA Central is a thriving 11-16 mixed secondary serving South Manchester, defined by our mission, ‘A fantastic future for all.' We work tirelessly to remove any barriers that might prevent our young people from achieving their potential and living successful, happy lives.  Our culture combines high expectations, warmth and encouragement with a focus on excellent academic outcomes to create informed citizens who will go out into the world and do what is right. Our values of Citizenship, Achievement and Participation and our belief in the power of language and the importance of the spoken word will develop confident young adults with a strong sense of social responsibility.

We deliver a challenging, knowledge-rich curriculum to prepare students not only for the GCSE assessment regime but also further education and life beyond.  We expect our students to meet our high expectations in terms of commitment and work ethic, but we also seek to ignite their intellectual passions and curiosities so that they become autonomous, fulfilled learners during their time with us.

There is so much more to MEA Central than what happens inside our classrooms, however! Our scholars benefit from a level of pastoral care and attention second to none, and our co-curriculum, which includes our extensive extra-curricular programme, ensures every child can gain valuable cultural capital and experience success in areas such as sport, music, drama and community activities.

We are making a difference. In 2022, we were:

  • Top 7% of schools in the country for progress
  • Top 2% of schools in the country for progress of disadvantaged students
  • Only three school in the country have a smaller gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged students.

MEA Central was graded as 'Good' by Ofsted following the 2022 inspection.

"Pupils at Manchester Enterprise Academy Central are incredibly proud and happy to be a part of a diverse and respectful community. Everyone can be themselves. Pupils are considerate of one another. They do their best to model the school's core values. They strive to work hard, be kind and take part" Ofsted 2022.

You are welcome you to get in touch if there is anything more you would like to know about us. We look forward to seeing you here soon!

Prospere Learning Trust

MEA Central is proud to be part of the Prospere Learning Trust, which believes in working collaboratively to ensure the best outcomes and life chances for students. The Trust currently comprises of 8 schools, including 4 mainstream high schools and 4 special needs schools (both primary and secondary) with further schools anticipated across Greater Manchester. Find out more about Prospere Learning Trust in the candidate brochure.

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