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Teaching Assistant - with a particular focus on support for Looked After Children (LAC) students

Teaching Assistant - with a particular focus on support for Looked After Children (LAC) students

Manchester Enterprise Academy

Manchester

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Salary:
Competitive based on experience
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Apply by:
12 July 2017

Job overview

The Altius Trust is seeking to appoint a skilled Teaching Assistant, at the award winning Manchester Enterprise Academy, to support the academic and social needs of identified pupils. This will be done through in-class support and working with small groups of students or individually. Successful candidates will also assist in the development, maintenance and use of resources. 

Our vision is ‘a fantastic future for all’, to ensure every one of our students develops the skills and qualifications necessary to succeed in a rapidly changing world.  This full time, term time only,  Teaching Assistant position is available from September 2017, and will be contracted through to July 2018.  

The Altius Trust is an ambitious and growing Academy Trust which currently operates one secondary school, Manchester Enterprise Academy, with another secondary school, MEA Central, set to open in September 2017. 

Manchester Enterprise Academy is a thriving 11-18 Academy that is recognised as a centre of excellence in supporting students to achieve outstanding results. In 2015 we were announced as winner of ‘Secondary School of the Year’ at the MEN School Awards with the Academy’s success being recognised both locally and nationally, including the Prime Minister highlighting our achievement in his August 2015 speech. The personal development of students is a strength of the Academy with SMSC provision judged as ‘outstanding’ during our most recent Ofsted Inspection. 

Due to our outstanding reputation, excellent results and rapid growth in student numbers, our flagship school, Manchester Enterprise Academy is currently undergoing a £12 million pounds’ extension, with our state of the art campus opening in September 2017. 

In September 2017, in partnership with Manchester City Council, we will also be opening our brand new Academy, MEA Central, proudly serving the Manchester communities of Rusholme, Withington, Fallowfield and Levenshulme. The purpose built brand new Academy has been designed to facilitate excellent teaching and learning and also provide fantastic facilities in the arts, sport and digital learning.

The Altius Trust is committed to recruiting talented and passionate staff who are central to all of our achievements and are the driving force behind our dedication to provide a “Fantastic Future for All”.  Ofsted stated that “Staff are extremely positive about all aspects of the school and are making a substantial difference to the lives of the young people.” We work incredibly hard to attract the best teachers and our teacher training provision is graded “outstanding” by Manchester University. We believe that our teachers’ expertise should inspire our students by allowing them to shape and craft exciting learning experiences. 

We take professional development of our staff very seriously and are committed to providing high quality support, training and opportunities for your professional development.  As strategic partners of Teach Manchester, Manchester Schools’ Alliance Teaching School we are able to provide unique leadership opportunities for our students and staff. The opportunity for learning and development for both teaching and support staff are such that there has never been a more exciting time to join our fantastic schools. 

Please find attached the Application Form, Job Description, our March 2015 Ofsted Report for MEA and additional information about the Altius Trust. Please apply through TES or the application form attached. Please note we do not accept CVs and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage.     

Closing date for applications is 5.00pm on 13 July 2017.

The Altius Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment to safeguarding children. All successful appointments are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check.

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About Manchester Enterprise Academy

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Manchester Enterprise Academy (MEA) opened in 2009 and is proud to be part of the Prospere Learning Trust.

Our campus now has two teaching buildings, which incorporate a Theatre, Art, Fashion and Dance studios and new Science laboratories. There is also a new £1million multi-sport facility which includes a full-size 3G rugby and football pitch and other redeveloped sports facilities. We also have a new cafe and dining facilities, two Food Technology rooms and recently refurbished ICT, Business and Modern Foreign Language classrooms.

In order to deliver our vision of a fantastic future for all our students, it is important that they achieve the best academic results possible. Our vision of a “Fantastic Future for All Our Students” is easy to understand, but complex to achieve, as the future evolves so rapidly around us. Students have to adapt in order to build themselves a secure and resilient future. We focus relentlessly on the MEA Way, of Safe, Respectful and Ready. The business partners who lead the Trust help us to complement academic achievement with the other skills that employers demand of their staff. Enterprising, entrepreneurial and networking skills, team working, presenting information and project management are all part of our Fantastic Futures curriculum and, allied to our Pastoral Pledges and aligned to our outstanding Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) provision.

We work incredibly hard to attract the best teachers and our teacher training provision is graded outstanding by Manchester University. We believe that our teachers’ expertise needs to inspire our students by allowing them to shape and craft exciting learning experiences. Our teaching model emphasises excellent classroom dynamics between staff and students. Exams are a serious business, learning is an emotional journey – students who enjoy learning perform far better than those who are uninspired.

MEA has been graded as 'Good' by Ofsted following the 2021 inspection,

'Staff have high expectations for all pupils.'

'Teachers know their subjects well' and pupils 'are keen to learn' and 'behave well in lessons.'

‘Pupils from all backgrounds are well supported to gain the resilience and knowledge that they need for a positive future.’ Ofsted 2021

Prospere Learning Trust

Manchester Enterprise Academy is part of the Prospere Learning Trust, which believes in working collaboratively to ensure the best outcomes and life chances for students. The Trust currently comprises of 8 schools, including 4 mainstream high schools and 4 special needs schools (both primary and secondary) with further schools anticipated across Greater Manchester. Find out more about Prospere Learning Trust in the candidate brochure.

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