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Teaching Assistant - Full-time

Bishop Chavasse Primary School , Tonbridge

  • Ref:KCC886-2086-24S
  • Posted:14/05/2019
  • Pay:Kent Range 3 £17,365 (full time annual equivalent)
  • Start Date:Sep 2019
  • App Close Date:31/05/2019 at 18:00
  • Interviews:Week commencing Monday 10th June 2019

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Bishop Chavasse Church of England Primary School, which opened in September 2017, is looking to appoint a part-time teaching assistant to join our team of staff, during our third year of existence 

If you are a teaching assistant who is able to inspire, ignite imagination and instil a love of learning, then this is the position for you. 

We are looking for a colleague to join our dedicated team, building upon our successes and helping us to continue to shape the future of Bishop Chavasse Church of England School.  Your role will involve you working as part of a dynamic team, providing the best learning opportunities for our children as well as supportig to run Enrichment provision.

The role is for a part-time teaching assistant who will work for 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday, from 9:00am - 4:30pm, inclusive of half an hour's unpaid lunch break.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for an experienced teaching assistant, to join or flourishing new school as it contimues to grow its popular reputation.  We are looking for a teaching assistant who will play a role in continuing the achievements from our founding year and establishing us as a school of first choice. Joining our school at this formative stage provides potential for ambitious candidates, supported by the Founding Headteacher and a Trust dedicated to continually developing our staff.

Our successful candidate will be a highly motivated, and able to contribute to a strong, inclusive and cohesive ethos reflecting the school’s Christian character. 

Our pupils are delightful and are proud ambassadors of their school.  They are inspired to embed the school’s values and develop personal character through additional wider curriculum activities and opportunities which motivate them, enable them to grow in confidence and cultivate thinking skills and creative potential beyond typical expectations.  

For this reason, we are seeking a committed, enthusiastic teaching assistant to join the amazing staff team who are dedicated to achieving our school's vision, whilst building on the excellent reputation we have already established within our community.

To arrange an informal conversation about this post please contact Donna Weeks, Founding Headteacher, by email at headteacher@bishopchavasseschool.org.uk

Information about the school

Bishop Chavasse Church of England Primary School is a two form entry school and a member of the Tenax Schools Trust. We opened in September 2017 and are located in South Tonbridge (postcode area TN11).

Our school provides high quality education for Year R to Year 6 - we reached capacity in September 2023.

Following our full, section 5 Ofsted inspection on 5th and 6th July 2022 we are very pleased that Bishop Chavasse Primary School has been judged as a 'Good' school, providing 'Outstanding' provision for our Early Years children. Our children’s aspirational journey through the school was noted with ‘high expectations reflected in all phases of the school’.

Pupils moved into our brand new, state of the art school building in April 2019. We have:

• Spacious classrooms along two easy to navigate corridors – one for EYFS and Key Stage 1, and one for Key Stage 2;

• Outdoor areas including a designated play and sports areas for EYFS, KS1 and KS2: sports field, trim trails, climbing equipment, outdoor classroom, prayer gardens and a new Forest School area;

• A bright, spacious and well stocked library;

• Quiet learning spaces outside the classrooms for personalised teaching;

• A dedicated room for music lessons;

• A room for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths (STEAM);

• A fully equipped sensory room;

• Play therapist with a dedicated play therapy space;

• Daily Collective Worship where the school comes together to worship and reflect;

• On site kitchen facilities providing a choice of healthy, nutritious lunches every day;

• A variety of after school Enrichment clubs ranging from pottery and gardening to dodgeball and pop lacrosse as well as daily breakfast club.

All pupils, regardless of background, are offered a full and enriching curriculum from the start which enables them to master the knowledge and skills they need to achieve their full educational and personal potential. It is our passion to develop the whole child in a safe, inclusive, Christian environment.

Our Church of England primary school is at the heart of our local community, where staff, parents and children are flourishing through working, learning and playing together. As a Church of England school, Bishop Chavasse is linked with two local churches: St Stephen’s Church and St Peter and St Paul’s and we work closely with the Rochester Diocesan Board of Education to ensure our Christian ethos is theologically rooted and permeates every avenue of our school community, teaching and learning.

Tenax Schools Trust is a dynamic and enterprising organisation which is underpinned by a strong Christian character and ethos and is a formidable local driver of school improvement. Our Trust delivers high standards through a strong belief in an approach that insists that all children and young people can excel irrespective of their starting points. The Trust leads the Kent Teaching School Hub which delivers the Early Career Framework, as well as the NPQ suite of qualifications. Teach Kent and Sussex is our Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ initial teacher training centre, operating from Bennett Memorial Diocesan School. This wider work by the Trust provides a wealth of potential CPD opportunities.

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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.