Teaching Assistant to work 1:1 with children with high needs
Swavesey Primary
Swavesey , Cambridge
- Expired
- Salary:
- Level 2, point 14-17
- Job type:
- Part Time, Full Time, Temporary
- Start date:
- September/October 2018
- Apply by:
- 6 September 2018
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant to work 1:1 with children with high needs. Hours are up to 32.5, a job share might be considered. Successful applicants will be employed on an initial 1 year contract subject to funding.
Required to start as soon as possible in the Autumn term 2018.
We are looking for someone who:
• Has experience of working with children,
• Will relish the challenge of working with a pupil with special educational needs (for the 1:1 role)
• Will have an impact on children’s learning, as well as social and emotional development
• Has high expectations of self and others
• Is reliable, hardworking and prepared to go the ‘extra mile’ for our children
• Wants to be part of a professional and committed staff team
In return, we can offer you:
• A welcoming school with a strong ethos;
• Hardworking, well behaved and inquisitive children who are eager to learn;
• A team of inspirational teachers who have a dynamic approach to learning
• Supportive parents and governors;
• A well resourced environment where every child does matter;
• The opportunity to work in a vibrant, professional learning community that seeks excellence;
Visits can be arranged by contacting the school office on 01954 273312. Application packs and further details are also available from the school office by phone or email (office@swavesey.cambs.sch.uk). We will consider candidates at any stage of their career. Candidates are welcome to submit applications (electronically or by post) to: Mrs A-C Norden, Swavesey Primary School, Middlewatch, Swavesey, Cambridgeshire. CB24 4RN or office@swavesey.cambs.sch.uk CV Applications will not be considered.
Closing date: - Friday 7th September 2018 at 12 noon
Interview date – Thursday 13th September 2018
Swavesey Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, two satisfactory references and a Disclosure of Criminal Record and Disqualification Declaration.
Attached documents
About Swavesey Primary
- Swavesey Primary
- Middle Watch, Swavesey, Cambridge
- Cambridgeshire
- CB24 4RN
- United Kingdom
Swavesey Primary School serves a rural catchment area, including the villages of Swavesey and Lolworth. We currently have 290 children working in 10 mixed age classes.
Our school provides a broad, challenging and practical curriculum within a warm, stimulating and imaginative environment to enable our children to enjoy their learning, as well as, develop the skills, attitudes and knowledge to become lifelong learners and achieve their full potential.
We work closely in partnership with our parents throughout the stages of our children’s school life and hope that parents enjoy feeling that they are an integral part of our school community
Headteacher
Anna-Claire Norden
Values and vision
Our school aims to develop children who are:
- happy, healthy and confident
- ready, independent, life long learners
- resilient, resourceful and reflective learners
- responsible, honest global citizens
Through:
- A safe, stimulating and healthy environment
- Teaching which is inspiring, inclusive and active
- A broad challenging curriculum
- Encouraging creativity, individualism and team work
- Celebration of successes in all aspects of achievement
- Excellent partnerships with parents, governors and the community
Ofsted report
We are very proud to share the fantastic news that our Ofsted inspection recognised we provide a “good quality of education” for all our children and have “significant strengths”.
The inspectors describe us as a “happy and inclusive school” which “prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain” through a “creative and engaging curriculum”. The quality of teaching, learning and assessment are “good” and “teachers have good subject knowledge” giving “clear explanations”.
Our “Pupils are friendly, polite and well-mannered” and “appreciate their teachers” through “positive relationships”, which support making “good progress” and “are well-prepared for the next step of their education”. Inspectors say “Pupils enjoy coming to school and are proud to be a part of Swavesey Primary”.
Inspectors say leadership is “outward looking” ensuring a “sound understanding of the school’s strengths and areas needing further improvement” and that our “Parents hold the school in high regard”. In addition, “Parents are pleased with the early year’s provision” from starting preschool through to the end of reception, which inspectors say means children are “well-prepared for the challenges of Year 1”.
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