Teaching Assistant
Bligh Primary School
Medway
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- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade D2 point 4 - £19,264 - actual salary - £14,828 per annum
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 30th August 2022
- Apply by:
- 6 June 2022
Job overview
Contract: Fixed term for 1 year.
Hours:32 hours per week, 40 weeks per year
Start date:30th August 2022
Bligh Primary School is part of the Maritime Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools in Greenwich, Bexley, Kent and Medway. Our academies transform through collaboration and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with life skills.
At Bligh Primary School we believe that it is our responsibility to give our children the greatest range of opportunities possible. We believe that providing the valuable building blocks to learning will enable our children to grow into successful adults and valuable members of our community. More than anything we want to give our children the opportunity to make a choice about their futures, to shape their own destinies, to be what they want to be!
This role would suit a graduate or person who is looking to gain school experience as a teaching assistant, with a view to pursuing a teaching career in the future. We are looking for individuals with either a passion for KS2 or Early Years to join our Bligh team and help us on our mission to provide our children with the very best educational experience.
Ideally but not essentially you will be:
- Qualified to at least a NVQ Level 2 or equivalent qualification
- An experienced teaching assistant with a range of knowledge on supporting children across different ages, including nursery.
- Someone with knowledge of teaching early reading and phonics as well as early numeracy skills.
- Someone with experience of working with children with a range of SEND.
- Someone committed to working in partnership with staff, parents and the community to promote inclusion and excellent opportunities for all.
In return we offer:
- a positive, friendly and happy working environment
- a fantastic school community all working towards achieving the best for our pupils
- national terms and conditions
- tailored programmes of CPD with cross trust development opportunities
- a generous package of Maritime Trust staff benefits.
Further information about the Trust is available at www.Maritimeacademytrust.org
Further details about the post and school can be found in the attached candidate information pack.
Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via the TES website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
The Trust and its academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to a successful DBS clearance and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed.
Closing Date: 6th June 2022
Interview Date: TBC
Attached documents
About Bligh Primary School
Welcome to our School's profile. Bligh Primary School forms part of the Maritime Academy Trust, a multi-academy trust that is committed to making sure that education is meaningful.
Our Trust is made up of 11 primary schools located in Greenwich, Bexley and Kent. Though our schools may be different with their own in-school culture and community spirit, they all work harmoniously and collaboratively together with a curriculum that ensures each and every child is being equipped with leadership and life skills. At Maritime, we do this by empowering schools to drive more meaningful and enjoyable outcomes for children by having great people working for us, who commit to working hard to make an impact whatever the school and whatever the role.
We are thriving two form entry school which has been selected by the DFE to ‘grow’ to a three form entry school due to its good and outstanding statuses. By 2023 Bligh Primary will be a full three form entry school.
Our key objective at Bligh Primary School is to equip all our children with the key skills of communication and collaboration as well as being community minded. We expect all our adults to provide the children with first hand experiences, knowledge and the necessary skills to articulate what they have learnt in a clear and informative way. This is developed through our clear teaching and learning focus on communication, community and collaboration.
Every child is recognised as a unique individual. We welcome and celebrate differences within our school community. The ability to learn is underpinned by our HEART values. Bligh is a school with HEART. Honesty, Empathy, Achievement, Resilience and Teamwork. We believe that these personal characteristics are essential in forming positive adult lives.
Our community is an essential part of the curriculum, which is why we chose to focus on using the surrounding local area to deepen the children’s understanding, making them experts of their locality throughout their learning journey.
Children leave Bligh with a sense of belonging, the ability to work independently, in pairs or as part of a team in collaboration. They can communicate effectively what they have learnt, gather a wealth of knowledge and skills through all areas of the curriculum. They have a clear understanding and knowledge of the community around them, their place within it and the opportunities it presents.
So, if you are looking for a place to apply your knowledge and develop your skill set in a friendly and energised environment, then Maritime may be the place for you. All we ask for is a commitment to continue to learn and the flexibility to try new things as we strive to ensure that every single child receives a phenomenal education.
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