Teaching Assistant - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Birmingham City Council

Birmingham City Council

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Description

Salary range

Ark Schools support pay scale 5, £21,575 to £24,496 (actual salary £20,529 to £23,309)

Closing Date

10 July 2023, 10:00am

Occupation

Education Non-Teaching

Full / Part time

Full time

Job Hours

40 per week, term time only

Contract Type

Permanent

Enhanced DBS Check Required

Yes

Job Information

Ark St Alban's Academy

Telephone number:
Required September 2023

They will take responsibility for supporting pupils in their learning of the curriculum, leading targeted interventions, and coordinating between teachers, parents the wider pastoral team.

Working with SEN/D pupils is vital work and, when done well, is quite often life changing for the young people involved.

They will need to be persistent, determined, and compassionate. Most of all, they must demonstrate the highest of expectations for what young people with SEN/D can achieve.

We believe that all pupils can, and will succeed, at school and at university, and this role is pivotal in our work to provide all pupils with the safety and support they need to be able to flourish.

Ark St Alban's Academy is a special place. We strive to address social and educational disadvantage by providing an academically rigorous education to every child.

70% of our pupils are drawn from households ranking in the top decile for income deprivation affecting children and our school has their eight highest percentage of pupils eligible for the Pupil Premium in the country.

Despite this, the progress pupils make at Ark St Alban's Academy consistently places our school in the top 10% of schools nationally.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to learn first-hand what it takes to provide a transformational education for young people.

Our teaching assistants can make an immediate impact on the life chances of our young people.

This year, we are celebrating our first ever pupil securing a place at Cambridge.

This sits alongside consistent successes in recent years in supporting multiple pupils in securing places on competitive courses such as medicine, dentistry, and law.

The number of pupils gaining places at Russell Group universities and prestigious apprenticeship providers also continues to grow.

However, we know that none of this success is possible if pupils are not taught to read, write and to do maths further down the school, and if pupils are not provided with the highly effective pastoral support and early help that they need.

This is where teaching assistants can have an immediate impact.

Our young people need your support now more than ever, and as a Teaching Assistant you'll be a pillar of strength to not only the pupils, but to the school and community.

You will be a role model of what is possible.

In this incredibly rewarding role you'll be supporting pupils, parents, and teachers to establish a learning environment in which children are able to flourish and fulfil their potential.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

How to apply

Safeguarding

Support Staff

enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

References

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Terms and conditions

Rehabilitation of offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Further information

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.