Teaching Assistant
Frederick Bremer School
Waltham Forest
- Expired
- Salary:
- Scale 4 P7-11 Pro Rata
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 16 October 2023
Job overview
Position: Teaching Assistant (Medical)
Salary: SC4, £25,629 FTE (*This salary will be pro-rata)
Pupil Roll: 900
Pupil Age range: 11-16 yrs
Co-educational
This opportunity is also open to recent Graduates and those with primary school experience.
Do you want to make a difference? Do you love working with children? Are you creative, enthusiastic, energetic and committed team player? If so, we have the position for you! At Frederick Bremer we are looking for a Teaching Assistant who will oversee pupils with medical conditions that require first aid support and medication administration.
Our SEN Department, noted as an Area of Excellence by Challenge Partners, is built around supporting the needs of children with both Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) and children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) as well as children with physical difficulties both within our Resourced Provision for children and across the school. The support provided by our SEN team ensure that pupils can achieve their best, irrespective of any barriers they face.
This is a strongly good school, as evidenced by our recent Ofsted visit and we are on a trajectory of continuous improvement. We are committed to high quality learning and teaching for all pupils, ensuring all pupils make rapid progress regardless of their starting point. The successful candidate will join an experienced and successful school committed to collaborative working. Frederick Bremer is a popular and over-subscribed school which enjoys excellent state of the art facilities in a new building. At Frederick Bremer staff have access to comprehensive CPD programme and structured career progression routes. Teaching Assistants are often inspired to train for their teaching qualification, see recent quote “The students of FB have inspired me to go for the teaching qualification. The staff have been extremely supportive”.
The school is currently looking for Teaching Assistants to assist the teacher within the classroom. They need someone to build strong relationships with the students and colleagues, bring new ideas to the table and to track the progress of the children within the class. Working alongside our pupils is both exciting and rewarding; this role would suit those who are committed to ensuring a high quality education for all pupils and would be an ideal opportunity a candidate who has a long- term interest in pursuing a career in teaching.
The post holders will work under the guidance of our SENCO, ASC Managers and HLTAs within an agreed system of supervision, to implement agreed work programmes with individuals/groups in or out of the classroom. This will include liaising with teaching staff about the needs of the pupils, supporting in the classroom. Ensuring pupils are able to access the schemes of learning and will include the management or preparation of resources or delivery of specific programmes. The successful candidates will have relevant qualifications and/or experience of working with children with ASC/SEN, the ability to work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities, resilience and flexibility to respond to the varying demands of the school day and the pupils’ needs. A commitment to CPD and training is also essential.
The successful candidates will be required to work term time plus additional days during the school holidays and/or (on occasion) at after school events. The number of days is dependent on length of continuous service. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offer of a position is subject to receiving satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS Clearance.
For more information and an application pack please see our website www.bremer.org. uk or contact HR on 020 8498 3340 or email recruitment@bremer.waltham.sch.uk . If you would like to visit the school before submitting your application please contact us.
Completed application forms should be returned or emailed to recruitment@bremer.waltham.sch.uk by 9:00am Monday 16th October 2023. Interviews will take place in the same week.
Please note that we hold the right to carry out online checks on applicants selected for interview.
Please note that you must complete the schools application form, CV’s will not be considered.
Attached documents
About Frederick Bremer School
Frederick Bremer School is a mainstream, co-educational secondary school for children aged 11-16, situated in Walthamstow, East London. There are 900 students on its roll.
The school has a large and highly specialist special educational needs team, which supports a large number of pupils with needs ranging from visual impairments to cognitive learning needs.
Frederick Bremer School was named after a local entrepreneur who invented the first petrol-driven car in 1894, which he drove around the local streets of Walthamstow.
Headteacher:
Ms Jenny Smith
Values and ethos:
Frederick Bremer School is a creative and supportive school where all staff and pupils are inspired to be ‘the very best they can be’. The school is truly a community school, we are a microcosm of the area and are representative of the diversity of our area. Everyone is welcome and included at Bremer. We are an SEN ‘magnet’ school - around 10% of our school population have EHCPs and these pupils are fully included in the mainstream of the school.
We are judged as a good school across all areas and our SEND provision is outstanding. Our vision and values are central to our practice, we are committed to ensuring every pupil is not only academically successful but is also equipped with the skills, qualities and attributes to be a successful 21st century citizen.
Equality and diversity are at heart of Frederick Bremer’s ethos and values. This is embodied in our curriculum, behaviour policy, pastoral provision and across all areas of the school. Our pupils and staff represent a diverse community and we value and respect everyone’s identity. We also promote inclusivity at the heart of our work, and have active LGBTQ groups, equality groups and provide space for issues led teaching. This is a school where we want pupils to become the individuals that ‘they want to be’.
The well-being of staff and pupils has been central to our school's strategic planning. We recognise that we are ‘humans first and professionals second’. Our pupils study an extensive well- being curriculum primarily taught through our tutoring programme and we follow a trauma informed approach to behaviour. This means we actively cultivate a climate where pupils feel safe so that they can achieve in their learning - a high challenge, low threat culture.
Our pupils are a pleasure to work with; they are ambitious for themselves and their community and we are on an exciting journey of continuous improvement towards excellence.
Our Values: Inclusive (we all belong), Innovative (we are all curious & creative) and Ambitious (we all can succeed)
Ofsted report:
Frederick Bremer School is a vibrant and diverse community school located in Walthamstow. Our commitment to excellence is demonstrated by our recent 2024 Ofsted visit, where we received a good rating, highlighting our continuous improvement and dedication to high-quality education.
Frederick Bremer School is a creative and nurturing environment where all staff and pupils are inspired to be ‘the very best they can be.’ Our vision and values are central to our practice, focusing on equipping every pupil with the skills, qualities, and attributes needed to be successful 21st-century citizens.
Our school is truly representative of the local Walthamstow community. With no ethnic group making up more than 18% of the school population and over 50% of pupils eligible for Pupil Premium, we celebrate and embrace our diversity. Although we have two-thirds boys to girls due to the impact of three girls’ schools in the Authority, girls thrive both academically and socially at our school.
Frederick Bremer School is a values-driven community school. We believe that positive human relationships are the key driver for individual and collective success. Therefore, we are deliberately cultivating our school culture to create a climate of ‘high challenge, low threat’— where great teaching can enable pupils to learn and improve in an atmosphere of safety and kindness, and with a belief that we all have potential to fulfill. We are building on our heritage and culture to unlock the potential for greatness for our Generation Alpha pupils.
Ofsted June 2024:
"Pupils feel they really can be themselves at school. Social inclusion is at the heart of this community. Leaders and staff expect every pupil, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who are neurodivergent, to engage fully with school life."
"This is a happy school. Pupils, parents and carers recommend it unreservedly. They value its creative ethos and enrichment opportunities. In line with the school motto, pupils strive to be ‘the best they can be’."
"The school is well led and managed. Staff enjoy working here. They feel trusted and supported, and they benefit from fulfilling professional development. Leaders constantly check on staff well-being and make appropriate adjustments to reduce workload."
View Frederick Bremer School's latest Ofsted Report
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