Teaching Assistant
The Grangefield Academy
Stockton-on-Tees
- Expired
- Salary:
- NJC 8 - 12
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 17 January 2020
Job overview
Are you a Teaching Assistant looking for an exciting new challenge?
Join us in an innovative academy on our journey to outstanding.
The governors and the sponsor of the academy, Northern Education Trust, are now seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant, to provide high quality support to students, and assist teachers.
We are seeking to appoint an excellent practitioner with a passion for learning and developing a child’s talents whilst meeting their needs through a range of strategies that can support their inclusion. Working within a team under the direction of our SENCO, the successful candidate will be energetic and determined, empathetic but assertive. The ideal candidate will be skilled in the use of ICT and practical activities to enhance learning and will be fully committed to helping students achieve high standards of academic success.
In recent years we achieved our best ever GCSE results. This places us as the top school for Progress 8 in Stockton Local Authority and the North East.
The Grangefield Academy is part of Northern Education Trust, a nationally recognised and trusted academy sponsor with vast experience of school improvement, and specialised experience in all aspects of education.
We can offer you:
• An excellent opportunity for career progression both within the Academy and the Trust.
• An ambitious leadership team with a clear vision for the Academy.
• High quality new academy building and facilities opened in April 2016.
• Students with a desire to achieve.
For further information, enquiries or if you would like to visit our academy please contact the Principal’s PA, Dawn Ellis on d.ellis@northerneducationtrust.org or telephone on 01642 353637.
Application packs are available via the TES website, Stockton Borough website or download an application pack directly from our website http://www.thegrangefieldacademy.org/jobs
Completed applications should be returned by email to:
ga-recruitment@northerneducationtrust.org
Fixed term until: August 2020
Closing date 17.01.2020
Interview date To be confirmed
The Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. All posts are subject to enhanced disclosure and barring service checks. We expect all adults to share our commitment to safeguarding and the health and wellbeing of our students.
Attached documents
About The Grangefield Academy
- The Grangefield Academy
- Oxbridge Avenue, Stockton-on-Tees
- Cleveland
- TS18 4LE
- United Kingdom
Welcome from the Principal
I would like to wish you a warm welcome to Northern Education Trust’s – The Grangefield Academy website. I am both delighted and honoured to be the Principal at The Grangefield Academy and consider myself very lucky to interact daily with the students who are polite, enthusiastic, hardworking, ambitious and, most importantly, proud to be part of The Grangefield Academy and Northern Education Trust. This sense of pride is evident in every aspect of day to day life at The Grangefield Academy from the exemplary standards of uniform and behaviour both inside and outside of the academy to the high participation rates in the extensive range of extra-curricular and enrichment activities on offer.
I hope you already share, or will come to share, my belief that The Grangefield Academy is an exceptional place to attend as a student or to work in as an adult. At The Grangefield Academy we demonstrate a daily commitment to our high expectations and have a no excuses culture as we prepare our students for the challenge of a rapidly changing world.
We recognise that our students have different abilities, needs and interests and we provide a broad and flexible curriculum which is regularly reviewed. We have an excellent staff base which ensures that students achieve their full potential regardless of their starting points. In 2018, The Grangefield Academy GCSE results were significantly above national average and had a progress 8 score of +0.57 which was in the top 3% nationally.
At The Grangefield Academy, we take pride in the positive partnership we have with parents and carers. We believe that by home and the academy working together we can provide the very best opportunities for young people. We are unashamedly focused on the educational outcomes of our students and firmly believe that our students deserve to achieve the very best grades. We fully embrace the vision of our Trust:
“We constantly focus on standards as we understand outcomes are paramount. Our decision making is driven entirely by what is best for children. By doing this we enhance the life chances of the children and young people in our care.”
Kate Wright
Acting Principal at The Grangefield Academy
On behalf of the Northern Education Trust Board, welcome to Northern Education Trust The Grangefield Academy.
We are unswerving in our commitment to ensure that the outcomes our young people secure prepare them fully for life beyond school. Our Academies are happy and thriving communities where children both achieve and feel safe and cared for. As an inclusive Trust we strive to help young people overcome any barrier to learning.
We are a caring employer and invest heavily in professional development, allowing our staff opportunities to take the next steps in their career. We hope you find our website holds all the information you need to believe that whether you are a parent or prospective employee, your next steps should be taken with us.
Rob Tarn
Chief Executive
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