Teaching Assistant

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to support the Year 7-11 with literacy /numeracy interventions/ ELSA within a supportive secondary school. The majority of your time would be in subject classes supporting EHCP students.

The school are also looking for graduates who aspire to become teachers in the future or candidates who have relative experience within schools, colleges, or the SEN department.

We are seeking to recruit a Teaching Assistant to:

• Support classes that differ in their level of abilities specifically in English and Maths
• Work and support both the teaching and support staff effectively within the school
• Co-operating with subject staff, ensuring safeguarding laws are always adhered to

As the successful applicant, you will have:

• Capacity to form honest working relationships with students and colleagues alike
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good organisational and time management skills as well as the ability to work under pressure

If you think you can make a positive and confident contribution to our team, we would be delighted to hear from you.

The Magna Carta School

The Magna Carta School is an 11-16 academy in the Unity Schools Trust based in Staines-Upon-Thames, with approximately 1150 students on role. The school is a founder member of the multi-academy trust and the 1215 Learning Partnership, determined to enhance lives for young people across this area of Surrey.

Our recently appointed Senior Leadership Team have a very clear school development plan in place to rapidly deliver the improvements we want to make. The school was graded ‘requires improvement’ in our Ofsted Inspection in June 2022. Please take the time to read the inspection report as it outlines the progress we have already made against the key areas prioritised for improvement, as well as highlighting many of the school’s continued strengths.

We are particularly proud of our students; they are aspirational and enthusiastic about their learning and, as a result, make good progress and achieve impressive GCSE results. They consistently and successfully progress on to further education and apprenticeships.

We strive to provide a welcoming, challenging, secure and inclusive learning environment where all students and staff are respected, cared for, and feel that they belong. We are committed to realising our vision that Learning Shapes Lives by creating a culture in which everyone aspires to achieve, in a reflective educational environment and a school community where together we learn to know, to do, to be and to live together.

To arrange a visit or request a conversation about this post, please email recruitment@unityschoolstrust.co.uk or telephone Kirsty Fay, Executive PA on 01932 901351.

To apply please use this application form, visit the vacancies section of our website or contact:

Chief Executive Officer, Unity Schools Trust, The Magna Carta School, Thorpe Road, Staines, TW18 3HJ

Email: recruitment@unityschoolstrust.co.uk

Website: www.magnacarta.surrey.sch.uk

Telephone: 01932 901351

 Closing date for applications: Friday 30th of June at 12.00pm

Unity Schools Trust reserves the right to interview suitably qualified candidates ahead of the application deadline where appropriate.

Applications from agencies will not be considered and all applications must be made on the Trust’s application form.

Please note this Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory enhanced clearance by the Disclosure and Barring Service.