Teaching Assistant
Leigh Academy Halley
Greenwich
- Expired
- Salary:
- Actual salary £22,393 per annum (£26,367 full time equivalent)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 15 July 2024
Job overview
Are you seeking a new opportunity to join a highly successful comprehensive school that is committed to providing an outstanding education of excellence for all? Would you thrive when working with other committed and innovative members of staff? If so, The Halley Academy is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant, to join from September 2024. The successful candidate will provide support both inside and outside of the classroom to develop students to become independent thinkers and learners.
This is a truly fantastic opportunity for a passionate Teaching Assistant to become part of a well-established, highly collaborative and successful inclusion team that works hard to ensure that students receive the highest quality education. We are proud to have been awarded a National Centre of Excellence accreditation from Challenge Partners for our SEND provision and outcomes. We provide a comprehensive array of academic and pastoral interventions to students with a wide range of learning needs. Our Designated Special Provision will be expanding in September 2024, and we will be welcoming more students with Educational Health Care Plans into our mainstream provision in the Autumn.
We are open to receiving applications from prospective candidates who wish to work 35 hours per week, term time only.
We pride ourselves on having a diverse and dynamic staffing body of committed, creative and hardworking staff who enjoy coming to work as they benefit from:
- A calm, organised and professional environment;
- An Academy culture that is committed to the holistic development of children;
- A clear and consistent Behaviour Policy;
- A visible and approachable Leadership Team;
- A comprehensive weekly CPD Programme that supports staff in their academic and pastoral roles;
We’d like to hear from you if you would like to:
- Support, assist and supervise students during lessons and at lunchtimes
- Work with individuals or groups of students to address targets identified in their individual learning plans
- Promote and reinforce students’ self esteem, independence and participation within the Academy community
- Support students who may exhibit challenging behaviour, are disaffected, have learning difficulties and complex needs
- Participate in the planning process to advise teachers on strategies as necessary
- Assist in the delivery of intervention and support programmes
- Provide assistance as required in the development of learning resources
Do you know a great Teaching Assistant who would like to hear about opportunities with Leigh Academies Trust? If so, make a referral today for the chance to receive £100 as a 'thank you'. Simply complete the referral form by clicking here. T&C's apply.
Working with us at The Halley Academy:
Our core values - respect, achievement, collaboration, integrity and resilience - permeate everything we do. We believe in the potential of every student. We champion the highest outcomes for all young people. Our staff are driven by the belief that education can transform our students’ lives. We take our role as educators seriously and sincerely - we know that the culture of our academy affects the character of our students, which in turn shapes the culture of our society.
We build strong partnerships with parents and carers, working closely together to ensure all students enjoy a fulfilling and rewarding education. Our teachers lead with professionalism and scholarship; they are experts in their field and love sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm for their subject with their classes. All of us are part of a warm and compassionate family of staff, Governors and Trust colleagues who have boundless ambitions for those we work with and a deep commitment to learning and self-improvement. We know that working with children every day is the best job in the world.
The Halley Academy has a diverse and dynamic staffing body of committed, creative and hardworking educators who enjoy coming to work as they benefit from:
- A calm, organised and professional learning environment;
- An academy culture that is committed to the holistic development of children;
- Evidenced-based teaching and learning policies rooted in the strongest possible evidence about how children learn best;
- A clear and consistent behaviour policy which ensures that disruption to learning is minimal;
- A visible and approachable leadership team;
- A comprehensive weekly CPD programme that supports all staff in their academic and pastoral roles;
- Opportunities to collaborate with, and learn from, colleagues across the Leigh Academies Trust.
We have enjoyed unprecedented investment and refurbishment as part of joining Leigh Academies Trust, providing excellent learning facilities in an historic listed building. All students at The Halley Academy are given access to a personal Chromebook, which they use every day in lessons and at home to support their learning. All physical classrooms have a corresponding virtual classroom, and all teaching staff have Google Educator certification so that technology can enhance the learning experiences of students. With considerable investment from the Tallow Chandlers Livery Company, our brand new Engineering and Design Centre opened in June 2022. Students and staff also benefit from a modern sports complex on our 16 acre site and a number of cutting edge science laboratories.
Our curriculum is rich and dynamic because it invests deeply in the holistic development of our students. We offer a wide range of enriching extracurricular clubs both before and after school. We maximise opportunities for learning outside of the classroom through trips, visits from outside speakers, Cultural Capital Days and careers guidance that opens our students’ minds to the possibilities and opportunities in the world around them.
Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds.
Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
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About Leigh Academy Halley
I am delighted to welcome you to Leigh Academy Halley. We are an aspirational, disciplined and inclusive academy where human-scale education, a dynamic curriculum, and excellent teaching and pastoral care, maximise student achievement.
Our core values – respect, achievement, collaboration, integrity and resilience – permeate everything we do. We believe in the potential of every student. We champion the highest outcomes for all young people. Our staff are driven by the belief that education can transform our students’ lives. We take our role as educators seriously and sincerely – we know that the culture of our academy affects the character of our students, which in turn shapes the culture of our society.
It is for this reason why we are so proud to be a caring community where everybody feels empowered and supported to be the best version of themselves. Students are inspired to work hard, play an active role with the world around them, and to achieve more than they thought possible. Safeguarding is of paramount importance; our students are happy, safe and successful in our care. We build strong partnerships with parents and carers, working closely together to ensure all students enjoy a fulfilling and rewarding education. Our teachers lead with professionalism and scholarship; they are experts in their field and love sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm for their subject with their classes. All of us are part of a warm and compassionate family of staff, Governors and Trust colleagues who have boundless ambitions for those we work with and a deep commitment to learning and self-improvement. We know that working with children every day is the best job in the world.
Our ambitious world-class curriculum delivers an education of excellence for all, through consistently highly effective teaching and a culture of high expectations for our students. Leigh Academy Halley has been an International Baccalaureate World School since 2019. We believe passionately in the mastery of the core within a broad, balanced and coherent curriculum that develops the whole child. The curriculum is shaped by, and deeply rooted in, the strongest available evidence about how students learn and retain knowledge. We are committed to students engaging deeply and comprehensively with both substantive and disciplinary knowledge so that they achieve strong outcomes throughout each phase of the curriculum: the Middle Years Programme (MYP) in Years 7, 8 and 9; a two-year Key Stage 4 where students study a range of GCSEs and vocational qualifications in Years 10 and 11; the International Baccalaureate Careers Programme (IBCP) and T-Levels in our Sixth Form.
We have enjoyed unprecedented investment and refurbishment as part of joining Leigh Academies Trust, providing excellent learning facilities in an historic listed building which has real character and charm. All students at Leigh Academy Halley are given access to a personal Chromebook, which they use every day in lessons and at home to support their learning. All physical classrooms have a corresponding virtual classroom, and all teaching staff have Google Educator certification so that technology can enhance the learning experiences of students. With considerable investment from the Tallow Chandlers Livery Company, our new Engineering and Design Centre opened in June 2022. Students and staff also benefit from a modern sports complex on our 16 acre site and a number of cutting edge science laboratories. We have just opened our state-of-the-art visual and performing arts centre, and work has just commenced on modern new playground spaces.
We know that happy and supported students will be successful and engaged in their learning. This is why students between Years 7-11 join one of our three small school communities – Easley, Franklin or Turing – each with a team of staff dedicated to helping them surpass their potential. Our fourth small school – Hawking – offers bespoke academic and pastoral support to our Sixth Formers.
Every student is valued and cared for as an individual who plays an essential role as part of our wider small-school and whole-school community. Students are in tutor groups according to their small school communities and year group; allocation is not determined by academic performance. Students form a strong relationship with their tutor as a first point of contact. They enjoy a daily comprehensive tutor time programme, which includes current affairs bulletins, assemblies, sex and relationship education, alongside a well-structured careers, advice and guidance scheme. The entire academy community, including the sixth form, has regular whole academy assemblies to celebrate our shared values and successes.
Our curriculum is rich and dynamic because it invests deeply in the holistic development of our students. We offer a wide range of enriching extracurricular clubs both before and after school. We maximise opportunities for learning outside of the classroom through trips, visits from outside speakers, Cultural Capital Days and careers guidance that opens our students’ minds to the possibilities and opportunities in the world around them. Our Values programme and Religious Studies lessons help develop the global mindedness of our students, whilst IT classes ensure that they can use technology safely and responsibly.
This is an exciting time for our Academy community. We were one of the first schools in the country to be inspected under the new Ofsted framework, and we were delighted to be recognised as a national centre of excellence: we were awarded the rare exceptional judgement in attendance and behaviour, inclusion, leadership and governance, personal development and well-being, and post-16 provision. Inspectors recognised that the Academy’s work has a “phenomenal” impact on students’ lives, reporting that students “achieve, thrive and feel a deep sense of belonging”. The full report can be found here. In addition to this, we have recently been awarded Steplab Coaching Hub status, due to the quality of our professional development programme for all staff, and our commitment to evidence-based pedagogy. We were also one of a handful of schools nationally to be recognised by the Secretary of State for Education for the impact of our work on the outcomes and achievements of disadvantaged students.
Our mission here has always been to provide the gold-standard of comprehensive education, where every child, irrespective of their starting point or background, can inspire, learn and achieve. The fact that over 40% of students achieved the prestigious English Baccalaureate qualification in 2025, with our average EBAC point score noticeably above national averages, and over a fifth of all results at Grade 7 and above, is a testament to us putting our values into practice, for the benefit of our students.
Leigh Academy Halley equips students with the knowledge, skills and experiences so that they can play an active and informed role in 21st Century Britain. We provide outstanding academic support and pastoral guidance so that our students can lead fulfilling and successful adult lives.
We are proud to be a local school of choice for the community we serve. We encourage you to explore why Leigh Academy Halley is such an exciting and unique place to learn. If you feel that your child would benefit from joining us, and want to find out more, please do not hesitate to contact us and visit us in person.
Principal, Ben Russell
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