3 Kingsdown School jobs in England & Wales

Teaching Assistant

Swindon, Wiltshire

£16986 - £17807 (Actual)

Permanent

Kingsdown School

Thank you for showing an interest in the post of Education Support Champion (Teaching Assistant).

Kingsdown School has much to offer and we are at an exciting stage in our journey. Across every team in the school, we are all extremely proud of what we have achieved in the last 5 years for our students. That said, we remain ambitious for the future direction and further development of the school. We had a further positive visit from Ofsted when they visited on 18th March.

Over the last three years Kingsdown School has become the school of choice in Swindon. So much so that we are now oversubscribed in our current Year 7, 8 and 9. This pattern is set to continue for this next year hence we are looking for a creative, inspiring, ambitious and outstanding new colleague to join our team.

A £500 recruitment incentive (R&R) payment will be paid for successful candidates applying directly to RLT for this role, payable after a qualifying period of three months in this role (payable as £250 after 3 months service and a further £250 after 6 months service has been completed). Please see our attached information sheet for more details.

Swindon & Kingsdown:

Kingsdown is an 11 to 16, mixed and non-selective school of 1013 students. We have close to 30% who are DA and 20% who are SEND. We have an SRP for Autism with a provision for 15 students.

We are proud to serve our community. Our parents work with and in partnership with us. On the whole, our students come from Stratton, Penhill & Pinehurst. Our students deserve the best possible education and start in life and our mission statement is that we "champion each and every student". If this truly motivates you - please read on.

What are we looking for in our new Education Support Champion:

This is an exciting opportunity to play a fundamental role in removing a key barrier to learning and raise aspirations amongst our students. Working alongside a highly motivated team within Inclusion, you will have responsibility for planning and delivering targeted interventions to identified students who need additional support. You will also support students during lessons to help them become independent learners.

You will also be able to demonstrate the ability to encourage students to become independent learners, to provide support for their welfare, and to support the inclusion of pupils in all aspects of school life. The successful candidate will be able to communicate effectively and appropriately with staff, students and parents.

The working pattern is term time plus TD days, Monday to Friday, 30 hours per week (8.15am to 3.15pm Monday, 8.15am to 2.50pm Tuesday - Friday, with an unpaid break of 40 minutes).

You will learn more about our Wheel of Excellence from our website and when you visit. Do please take a look at our website kingsdownschool.co.uk.

What will and can we offer you:

By joining our Kingsdown family you will join a team who genuinely cares and champions each and every student and each and every member of the Kingsdown team.

At Kingsdown, we know that staff and students thrive in a 'healthy work culture' and the wellbeing of staff and student outcomes is inextricably linked. We are committed to providing the best working and learning environment for all. The RLT has a staff charter and strong values, we uphold these values and commitments, and further build on these with our Wellbeing Strategy.

One of the core values of the RLT is that 'everyone is learning' and at Kingsdown we ensure each person has the personalised CPLD that they deserve. We do this through a variety of programmes, including our Restless Teacher Programme that allows all staff to take a lead on their own professional development, with the support of colleagues within the school. We are also very excited to be launching our coaching model this year, to allow staff the opportunity to be coached and develop their teaching practice further, whatever stage of their career they are in. High quality CPLD and training are an integral part of our meeting schedule and time is given to curriculum teams to collaborate and learn from each other. Alongside this we have a personalised induction programme that allows for new staff members to join us feeling supported and welcomed from day one. All ECTs have time with their mentors each week and with our team of Professional tutors.

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR 'WHY?' is that children and young people 'only get one go' in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible 'go' for our pupils.

OUR 'HOW?' is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our "Working in RLT" guide.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

Where next?

If you:

• believe that all students can achieve regardless of their background and postcode


• enjoy the challenge and reward of taking a school from Good to World Class,


• feel that you have the skills and qualities to accelerate student progress, aspirations and self-belief, and


• are truly committed to making a difference especially in Swindon and SN2

.... then this role could be ideal for you and I would very much like to hear from you and talk more.

In the meantime, I thank you for taking the time to read about Kingsdown School and look forward to hearing from you.

With best wishes

Emma Leigh-Bennett

Headteacher

#s1-Gen

At Kingsdown, we know that staff and students thrive in a 'healthy work culture' and the wellbeing of staff and student outcomes is inextricably linked. We are committed to providing the best working and learning environment for all. The RLT has a staff charter and strong values, we uphold these values and commitments, and further build on these with our Wellbeing Strategy.

One of the core values of the RLT is that 'everyone is learning' and at Kingsdown we ensure each person has the personalised CPLD that they deserve. We do this through a variety of programmes, including our Restless Teacher Programme that allows all staff to take a lead on their own professional development, with the support of colleagues within the school. We are also very excited to be launching our coaching model this year, to allow staff the opportunity to be coached and develop their teaching practice further, whatever stage of their career they are in. High quality CPLD and training are an integral part of our meeting schedule and time is given to curriculum teams to collaborate and learn from each other. Alongside this we have a personalised induction programme that allows for new staff members to join us feeling supported and welcomed from day one. All ECTs have time with their mentors each week and with our team of Professional tutors.

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR 'WHY?' is that children and young people 'only get one go' in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible 'go' for our pupils.

OUR 'HOW?' is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our "Working in RLT" guide.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

Where next? If you:

believe that all students can achieve regardless of their background and postcode

enjoy the challenge and reward of taking a school from Good to World Class,

feel that you have the skills and qualities to accelerate student progress, aspirations and self-belief, and

are truly committed to making a difference especially in Swindon and SN2

£16986 - £17807 (Actual)

Permanent

Kingsdown School

Thank you for showing an interest in the post of Education Support Champion (Teaching Assistant).

Kingsdown School has much to offer and we are at an exciting stage in our journey. Across every team in the school, we are all extremely proud of what we have achieved in the last 5 years for our students. That said, we remain ambitious for the future direction and further development of the school. We had a further positive visit from Ofsted when they visited on 18th March.

Over the last three years Kingsdown School has become the school of choice in Swindon. So much so that we are now oversubscribed in our current Year 7, 8 and 9. This pattern is set to continue for this next year hence we are looking for a creative, inspiring, ambitious and outstanding new colleague to join our team.

A £500 recruitment incentive (R&R) payment will be paid for successful candidates applying directly to RLT for this role, payable after a qualifying period of three months in this role (payable as £250 after 3 months service and a further £250 after 6 months service has been completed). Please see our attached information sheet for more details.

Swindon & Kingsdown:

Kingsdown is an 11 to 16, mixed and non-selective school of 1013 students. We have close to 30% who are DA and 20% who are SEND. We have an SRP for Autism with a provision for 15 students.

We are proud to serve our community. Our parents work with and in partnership with us. On the whole, our students come from Stratton, Penhill & Pinehurst. Our students deserve the best possible education and start in life and our mission statement is that we "champion each and every student". If this truly motivates you - please read on.

What are we looking for in our new Education Support Champion:

This is an exciting opportunity to play a fundamental role in removing a key barrier to learning and raise aspirations amongst our students. Working alongside a highly motivated team within Inclusion, you will have responsibility for planning and delivering targeted interventions to identified students who need additional support. You will also support students during lessons to help them become independent learners.

You will also be able to demonstrate the ability to encourage students to become independent learners, to provide support for their welfare, and to support the inclusion of pupils in all aspects of school life. The successful candidate will be able to communicate effectively and appropriately with staff, students and parents.

The working pattern is term time plus TD days, Monday to Friday, 30 hours per week (8.15am to 3.15pm Monday, 8.15am to 2.50pm Tuesday - Friday, with an unpaid break of 40 minutes).