Contract Type: 37 hours, 39 weeks
Contract Term: Permanent
Salary: Grade 4 (£24,294 to £26,421 FTE)
Actual Salary: £20,896 to £22,725 (with under 5 years’ service)
Start Date: September 2024
Closing Date: Sunday 1 September 2024
The School
Newfield School is a successful 11-16 comprehensive school that sits at the heart of the locality we serve. We have a diverse community and have an excellent reputation across the city. Ofsted have rated us a good school and we continue to work hard to be truly exceptional. We work hard on behalf of our students and families and often go ‘above and beyond’ through our dedication and commitment to providing a safe and happy learning environment.
We believe that Achievement Leads to Opportunity and Choice and this is underpinned by our values:
• We are high performing because we are curious and have a thirst for knowledge.
• We are considerate and value our community.
• We succeed through commitment and relentless ambition.
Newfield School has an excellent reputation for our inclusive approach with students with SEND. Over the last 3 years, the number of young people with complex additional needs has increased significantly, particularly those with Autism or Speech and Language Needs. To support the demand placed on specialist settings in the city, we are developing our own Integrated Resource (IR) provision for children who have an EHCP for Communication and Interaction Needs (Autism). Students in the IR will access both mainstream lessons and bespoke curriculum and routines to support speech, language and communication needs as well as providing a solid foundation and readiness for post-16 study or training.
The Role
Newfield School is seeking to appoint an experienced Teaching Assistant Level 3 to start in September 2024.
The Candidate
• You will be an excellent Teaching Assistant with an outstanding track record of supporting young people with speech, language and communication needs. You will be committed to developing the life chances of young people. Innovative and resilient, you will have an unwavering commitment to supporting student progress.
• We are looking for someone with the ability to work within our mainstream SEND department and specialist Integrated Resource, eager to learn and develop your own practice as well as share you own ideas, enthusiastic and want to make a difference.
Newfield Secondary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.