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1:1 Learning Support Assistant - Full-time

St Peter's Church of England (VC) Primary School, Aylesford

  • Ref:KCC886-3057-102S
  • Posted:04/10/2022
  • Pay:KR3/4
  • Start Date:ASAP
  • App Close Date:16/10/2022 at 23:00
  • Interviews:Thursday 20th October

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Our school has a well deserved reputation for being a caring and child centred environment. This isn't a school where children are viewed in terms of their SATs potential. We are now oversubscribed and our PAN is being increased accordingly. Whilst we are already organised as a one form entry school, we currently only have 192 pupils attending. KCC are developing our facilities so that we will be able to accommodate 210 pupils in time. Luckily, our small site means that we cannot expand beyond this number.

We have a small but increasing number of children with EHCPs or whose need is such that they will be awarded an EHCP. Some of these children should and will move to specialist provision. Their level of need is far higher than mainstream schools would traditionally support. Our TAs are excellent, but we do not have a sufficient number with the experience of supporting children whose needs are more in line with special school provision.

Hence, we wish to recruit a further Teaching Assistant, who has experience of supporting children at this level. This role will not suit someone new to schools. Ideally you will have either worked in a specialist setting, or in mainstream but supporting children with a high level of need. At present, we are supporting children with autism and Down Syndrome. We have 4 children in Years R/1 with a very high level of need, for whom we need to recruit further, specialist support.

We can offer a permanent contract for a suitably experienced candidate. You will be allocated as a one to one support as required, possibly working with colleagues to supoprt 2 different children. If these chidlren subsequently move on to specialist provision, you may be supporting generally in class until we admit children with a similarly high level of need.

We would wish you to start work here as soon as possible, but we can wait for the right candidate if required. We would encourage you to get in touch for an informal discussion about the position and we would then love to show you around our school. 

We like TAs to start work at 8.15, prior to the children coming into school at 8.30, so that you have time to liaise with the class teacher. You will finish at 3pm when school ends. You will have an hour lunch break and a fifteen minute morning break, however, you would be able to work 30 minutes over the lunch break if you so wished. Hence, you would work between 5.5 and 6 hours a day. The pay scale is Kent Range 3/4 depending on experience and obviously paid pro rata. 

St Peter’s Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safer recruitment procedures, and enhanced DBS checks are required for this post.

Information about the school

St Peter's is a small, delightful village primary school situated in the medieval village of Aylesford, housed in a Victorian building and the old vicarage, opposite the village church. We take pride in our caring and supportive attitude to everyone at the school and aim to ensure that the continued professional development of all staff is a priority.

We currently have 202 children in seven classes. Our PAN has recently been increased to 30. We expect to have a roll of 210 within the next 3 years.

Our ethos is that we aim to develop the child as a whole. We are not focused on SATs league tables or achieving a judgement of Outstanding from Ofsted. We want to deliver to our pupils the type of rounded education that we would wish for our own children. This means delivering the widest and richest curriculum possible. We aim to provide our children with an education which prepares them for the adult life ahead of them.

Children learn a modern foreign language from Year R and continue to do so throughout their years here. Every Thursday is a Creative Day, when we only teach art, music, MFL, computing and PE. Education is not about focusing your efforts on achieving the highest possible SATs grades; real education is about providing our children with the best possible teaching and the widest possible curriculum.

We want our children to be both supported, and to be shown that it is quite alright to take a chance and to fail. They must learn that being taken out of their comfort zone is exciting and not frightening. We are preparing our children for life, not a test. But if we do so professionally, with high quality teaching, then they will succeed in tests as best as they are able, as well as being fully prepared for the life which awaits them.

We have a small team of dedicated staff who love their school and work extremely hard to ensure that our children receive the best possible education. We support each other and appreciate each other's strengths. This is a friendly and supportive environment and we welcome like minded individuals who wish to join us.

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01622 717235

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.