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Part time

Temporary Curriculum Plus Assistant

31.25 hours per week

8.30am to 3.15pm, Monday to Friday

Term time only

Band 2 (Point Range 3 - 5)

Actual Annual Salary £12,612 - £13,121 per annum

Required: ASAP - until 17 July 2020

The King John School in Benfleet is a heavily oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive of over 2000 students, of which approximately 430 are in the sixth form. The school is exceptionally proud of the achievements of our students and the ethos of the school. Our results are consistently strong and over 77% of our students achieved a standard pass in English and mathematics at GCSE (Grade 4 or above) in 2019.

Our A-level results have been exemplary, with over 54% of year 13 students gaining A* - B grades in all of their subjects. We are in the top 15% of the country for A-level outcomes compared to 2817 schools and colleges.

The King John School offers a high quality educational experience through a broad curriculum and a caring, friendly environment, and sets the highest expectations for all. Through high quality teaching and learning and exceptional wide ranging enrichment opportunities the school seeks to cultivate students' motivation, confidence and intelligence. The school strives to be at the forefront of school improvement and innovation and invests heavily in the creation of a learning community and to this end the extension to the sixth form, humanities building and state of the art assembly hall have been constructed to accommodate the growing number of students wishing to join us. We challenge our students to achieve ambitious goals and to never settle for second best.

We require a member of staff to support students through adapting and amending their behaviors' to allow them full access to this curriculum. The Curriculum Plus Centre caters for isolated and excluded students across the key stages as well as identifying students that require intervention work at an earlier stage within our school. You will work with other colleagues within the centre, one of which is the centre manager.

If you believe you have the personal qualities to support the students in the Curriculum Plus Centre then please apply stating how you think you could make a difference to the learning of these students.

If you possess the necessary attributes and skills and want to working in a busy, vibrant and rewarding environment then we would love to hear from you.