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Our school community is seeking to appoint and excellent learning assistant to join our Elite Team of professional colleagues. The successful candidates will inspire our children and work in partnership with colleagues to further improve standards of learning and care.
We will offer:
A very supportive and dedicated team of colleagues
The opportunity to further develop skills in the effective support of vulnerable learners
Continuing professional development
High quality resources and physical environment
We are seeking excellent learning assistants with:
The ability to challenge and inspire learners
Integrity, professionalism, energy and initiative
Highly effective skills in pupil support
A commitment to actively support school improvement
Skills in supporting children with physical disabilities, emotional and language barriers.
A friendly and caring nature, focussed on supporting the whole child
The ability to enhance our very good practice with outstanding features.
If you would like to join our team, and play a role in further improving our school, we would love to hear from you. The post is fixed term for the duration of time the child is on roll, unless such specific support is no longer required. Hours are expected to be 8:20am-12:30pm and 1:20pm-3:25pm daily, term time.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged.
St. George's School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all persons at the school to actively share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to DBS and employment clearance, medical checks and satisfactory references.
Please call us at the school or contact aleung@st-georgesnewtown-jun.essex.sch.uk for more information.
Closing Date for Applications: Friday 19th January 2018 (midday)
Interviews: January 2018
Commencement date: As soon as possible
Information about the School
We are passionate about our school. Why? … you ask.
It’s simple really. St. George’s School is at the heart our community. Many of our children’s parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles were educated at St. George’s. The school has served four generations of the same families and we are very proud of our links with the community. St. George’s is a well-established school with a sense of pride, community spirit and values.
It is also a school which is proud to be pushing forward; trying to develop increasingly effective teaching and learning strategies that support all of our children … a truly inclusive place to be.
We are focused on improving many aspects of school life. We are developing excellent skills in assessment, are promoting a love of reading for all children, growing skilled writers and mathematicians, and supporting children effectively in both their learning and well-being. We aim to provide an engaging curriculum for all our young learners through interest, breadth and depth, and offer excellent facilities, including state-of-the-art ICT resourcing. Our curriculum drivers of Confidence, Aspiration, Resilience and Experience help prepare children to learn for life.
In recent years we have completed a new capital building programme which includes new classrooms, a new staff area, improved SEN areas and new libraries. Many of our classrooms are newly refurbished … lovely places to teach and learn! With capacity for 630 children, and our own nursery, we are one of the largest primary settings in the area, and provide a true team ethos in which to grow professionally.
However, we still have much to do and believe that by working in partnership to achieve a common purpose we can continue to provide a school that is at the cutting edge of educational practice.
So, as you can see, we really are passionate about our school and recognise that through enabling inspirational teaching, learning and leadership, we will set the school well on the way to improving further still.
The Headteacher and Governing Body