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Teaching Assistant

Aspire Academy Bexley

Bexley

  • Expired
Salary:
BEXLEY05
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
ASAP
Apply by:
7 November 2021

Job overview

Hours/Percentage of Week: 33.5
Weeks per year:  39 (term-time only) / 52
Interview Date: Week commencing 8th November 2021

Aspire Academy Bexley

Aspire Academy Bexley provides a continuum of education, and support and guidance for pupils in Bexley and beyond whose needs are not best met in a mainstream school.  We work closely with local stakeholders including primary and secondary schools in Bexley and the Local Authority as well as a wide range of support agencies to ensure that we can deliver the best education, interventions and opportunities for our pupils.  Our offer is not only in our schools but beyond them in supporting pupils at risk of exclusion in the local community.  Our aspirations are high for all of our children and young people and we believe in inclusion in the widest sense.  Our ethos is of engagement and positive participation, a message we communicate to pupils, our staff and our stakeholders. For further information about the school please visit the school website: www.aspirebexley.org.uk 

London South East Academies Trust

London South East Academies Trust currently comprises eight schools, providing high quality education for 5-19-year olds across the boroughs of Bromley and Bexley. Our schools, all rated Good by Ofsted, include a mainstream primary alongside special and alternative provision.

Formerly known as Bromley Educational Trust, our expanding multi academy trust was renamed in 2016, reflecting our aim to develop excellent education across the wider region.

Your Opportunity

Further details about this vacancy are available on the job description. Alternatively, if you wish to discuss the post further please contact Heather Hopkins / Julie Arkwright, Co-Head of School, on 020 83041320 or email head@aspirebexley.org.uk

Your Application

To apply for this vacancy please complete the application form, available to download from the downloads section below, paying particular attention to Section 4 of the form, to indicate how you satisfy the criteria set out in the Person Specification. Once you have completed this, the form should be submitted via email to hayley.jobson@newhorizonsfederation.org.uk . Alternatively, paper applications should be sent to Hayley Jobson, , c/o Horizons Academy Bexley, Lensbury Way, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 9TA.

The closing date for your application is as stated above.

References will be requested for those shortlisted only and prior to interview.

Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers.  The school therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks.

The school is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery.

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About Aspire Academy Bexley


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ABOUT US

Aspire Academy Bexley is a very small special school catering for children with emotional, social or behavioural difficulties. Aspire Academy Bexley was inspected by OFSTED in July 2015 and was graded as ‘Outstanding’ in all areas of the inspection. Aspire Academy Bexley promotes inclusion in the widest sense.

We are very proud of the work that we do at Aspire Academy Bexley; we work very closely with children and parents to give our pupils the best possible education, often after very unsuccessful periods in a variety of mainstream settings. The children are safe and happy in Aspire Academy Bexley and parents often state how we have helped their children to make positive choices in their lives which lead to progress both academically and emotionally.

Read more on our website: https://aspirebexley.org.uk


ABOUT OUR TRUST

Our School is part of London South East Academies Trust - a multi academy trust sponsored by London South East Colleges.

We are aiming to expand our thriving Multi-Academy Trust of outstanding schools, each of which has a shared moral purpose and high aspirations for every student.

We want to attract students from across South East London irrespective of their postcode and family background. We want people to be confident that within our schools, they will have a real opportunity to fulfil their potential and the experience will be enjoyable and rewarding.

Read more on the trust website: https://lseat.co.uk

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