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Behaviour Support Assistant - Term Time

The Abbey School, Faversham

  • Ref:KCC886-4242-87S
  • Posted:02/12/2019
  • Pay:KR5 £18,704 - £20,121 Pro Rata
  • Start Date:6 January 2020
  • App Close Date:11/12/2019 at 12:00
  • Interviews:16 or 17 December 2019

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Hours: 37 per week 39 weeks per year

The Abbey School invites applications for the post of Behaviour Support Assistant to work as part of the school’s Behaviour and Welfare Team. Minimum requirements are GCSE English and Maths C Grade or equivalent.

As part of this role you will deal with challenging students, and would need to be strict on discipline, but demonstrate a firm but fair approach.  You would need support and motivate the students and help them develop the skills required for adult life. We are seeking candidates who will be a positive role model and have patience, understanding as well as being a good team player.

The Abbey School is a highly successful, forward thinking school with over 200 staff. Ofsted in February 2017 graded the school Good in all areas. They noted several strengths including “strong leadership, the quality of teaching, improving exam results, a vibrant sixth form, good behaviour, and an excellent level of care and safety”.

 

Information about the school

The Abbey School is a mixed secondary school with a thriving population of over 1200 students. We believe that school should be a place where young people can discover and develop their own talents. We have high expectations of all our students which are supported by consistently applied systems, structures, rituals and routines across our learning environment. We are a supportive school community including a positive staff team with high staff morale.

The Abbey school recently celebrated some robust results, with 45% of students achieving Maths and English at 4+ (an improvement of 34% from 2017), and record A level results with 52% of grades at A-C. The Abbey school is rated GOOD for quality of education by Ofsted.

The school is situated in the historic market town of Faversham. We aim to provide the highest quality value-added education and excellent pastoral care for all students.

The Abbey proudly joined The Howard Academy Trust on 01st April 2023, a highly successful Trust in which all schools have improved their Ofsted rating since joining or maintained their good rating.

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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.