Reading Mentor
Deyes High School
Sefton
- New
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- NJC SCP 5-6 £24,790 - £25,183 FTE / Pro rata salary £21,512 - £21,853
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 22 November 2024
Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an inspirational and passionate Reading Mentor to work alongside teachers and pastoral team to provide targeted reading support to our students.
The successful candidate will be passionate about reading and supporting students with special educational needs. They will be dedicated to enabling our students to maximise their potential and help develop their reading ability, enhance their literacy, and develop a love for reading.
You will need to be able to:
- Work under pressure.
- Have excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Share in our vision to Engage, Enable and Empower our students
Deyes High School is a vibrant, ambitious and oversubscribed school that is rated ’good’ by Ofsted. Our ambition is to be ‘outstanding’ in all areas and welcome your application to be part of that journey.
Alongside, and no less important, is our excellent performance. We work hard to ensure that Deyes offers a friendly, welcoming and enriching environment for all, including those who work, visit and study here.
Whilst we are proud of our achievements, we strive to improve year on year whilst maintaining the happy atmosphere for which we are renowned. We match our goals by the whole school community working together as a team.
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.
If you feel you are up to the challenge, keen to do well and would enjoy working at Deyes High School, then please apply.
We do hope you are that special person we are looking for and we look forward to hearing from you.
To apply please use the TES Quick Apply.
Please ensure you complete the supporting statement within the application form addressing the following points:
- Why you are interested in the post and your experience so far.
- What contributions you could make to students' development within our school
- Any areas of strength and expertise you have to offer.
If you require support in relation to the recruitment process, please contact recruitment@lydiatelearningtrust.co.uk
Attached documents
About Deyes High School
I am delighted you are considering an application to join the team of staff at Deyes High School: part of the Lydiate Learning Trust.
Deyes High School has a long and successful history of both academic excellence and a supportive, caring culture. We are a vibrant and forward thinking school where teaching and learning is at the centre of all we do. We are a proper school where everyone is welcome and everyone is given the opportunity to thrive and succeed. We are proud of our high standards in every aspect of daily life at Deyes High School. Core values bind our community together and provide us with a common purpose. The challenge is to provide all this and more, to enable the aspirations of our whole community to be realised.
Our vision is clear. We will engage, enable and empower our students by making the process of learning vivid, challenging and enjoyable. We will focus on the development of the whole student, treating each of them with the same kindness, dedication and consideration we would wish for our own children. We will have high expectations of every member of our school community because standards matter. As a result, our polite, enthusiastic and ambitious students develop a love of learning and a passion for subject knowledge which enables them not just to dream about achieving, but to truly succeed.
Deyes High School is an extensive learning community in which we are all active participants. Our subject specialist staff are part of a culture of self improvement which promotes expertise that is infectious in a classroom. Consequently our environment is stimulating and supportive. Our classrooms are dynamic and purposeful. Our school is a happy place to grow and learn, feel valued and respected.
The curriculum we deliver is underpinned by the responsibility we have to prepare our students for college, university, apprenticeship and future employment not only with their exceptional academic results but also their confidence, resilience and citizenship. Deyes High School students will always consider the interests of others as well as themselves. They will always think globally, weighing judiciously how they can effect change for the better. They will always be proud to say that they are part of our school.
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