SEND Teaching Assistant
Wrenn School
Northamptonshire
- £18,072 - £19,325 per year
- New
- Salary:
- NJC points 7 - 11
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 1 November 2024
Job overview
Are you ready to support the inclusion of SEND students and inspire the next generation? Join Wrenn School as a SEND Teaching Assistant.
Job Title: SEND Teaching Assistant
Location: Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Salary: £18,072 - £19,325 (actual salary)
Start Date: TBC
Contract Type: Pemanent
Working Pattern: Monday - Friday
About Our School:
The Wrenn School is unique, we are lucky enough to be a split site school, enabling us to provide a lower and upper school site. The school has beautiful grounds, purpose-built Art, Music, Drama and Design Technology, Wrenn Astro, playing fields, hard play areas and Gyms provide excellent facilities for our pupils. We aim for excellence in all that we do, we invest heavily in the development of our pupils’ and find ways to nurture them both academically and personally. During their time at Wrenn our students thrive, we are proud of the outcomes that they achieve, and we believe that all students can make outstanding progress and experience individual success.
About the SEND Department:
At Wrenn, we are committed to supporting our SEND students and cater to a range of different support needs. We have highly skilled support staff to support with a wide variety of learning challenges.
About You:
As a SEND Teaching Assistant, you will work closely with the SENDCO to support students with a range of different learning needs. Our ideal candidate would:
- Have an aptitude for working with young people
- Understand the characteristics of working with students with and without SEND needs
- Relevant qualifications would be desirable
About Creative Education Trust:
Creative Education Trust was established in 2010 to work in England’s post-industrial and coastal towns and cities. We are now a network of 17 schools educating 13,500 children and young people.
We have chosen to work with schools in challenging circumstances. We have successfully transformed schools previously deemed to be inadequate into good ones in order that all our students can have the best start in life. We are committed to providing educational opportunity for children of all abilities and to building cultural capital through a wide range of co-curricular activities. Curricular innovation through our Knowledge Connected programmes promotes creative, integrated and pro-active thinking so that our students are equipped for the challenges of the 21st century.
CET Benefits & Continual Professional Development:
CET are committed to your learning and development, which is a continuous process that starts with your induction. The opportunities include a wide range of subjects from middle leadership and DSL training to autism awareness. We run annual conferences including Safeguarding and Learning and Teaching and have regular network meetings across the Trust.
We have a wide range of benefits that you are more than welcome to explore further in our Staff Benefits brochure attached.
Application Closing Date: 1st November 2024
Interview Date: TBC
Please submit your application through our website using the direct online application method.
We warmly welcome visits to our school or if you would like to arrange a confidential conversation with the Line Manager of this position, please contact our administrative team on enquiries@wrennschool.org.uk who would be happy to assist in arranging this.
Essential Information:
Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.
All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.
The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.
Attached documents
About Wrenn School
Located in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, Wrenn School is a secondary school for boys and girls aged 11-18. The establishment has two campuses: London Road, for Years 10-13 and Doddington Road, for Years 7-9. The coeducational School has 1470 pupils, including 140 in the sixth form.
Wrenn School's origins lie in Wellingborough High School for girls and Wellingborough Grammar School for boys, which both shared the site in 1930. The two schools merged in 1975. Wrenn School gained academy status in 2013.
Headteacher
Marianne Blake
Letter from the Headteacher
Dear Candidate
I am delighted that you have shown an interest in applying for this key post at our Ofsted rated GOOD school and SCHOOL OF THE YEAR 2020 & 2018 (Northampton Education Awards). We believe that our students should receive an excellent education with opportunities to succeed beyond their potential, encouraging them to become confident, independent young adults, balanced by compassion and respect for others.
Wrenn School has the ambition, the expertise and the determination to ensure that our outcomes will continue to improve beyond our current P8 score of +0.19. To do this, it is vital that we attract the right calibre of professional to work alongside our dedicated team of staff. We are looking for a colleague who shares the clear vision that the child is at the heart of everything we do, who can enjoy positive, professional relationships with young people and who demonstrates high levels of resilience and emotional intelligence.
Your career and development as a teacher is important to us and every member of staff receives an Individual Professional Development Programme. We empower staff to take ownership of their career progression and we invest significantly in training, outreach work, nationally recognised leadership qualifications and research projects linked to the needs of our students and the school. Teaching is a most satisfying and at the same time demanding profession, and the wellbeing of our staff is of paramount importance. We continually monitor and pursue opportunities to manage workload effectively and promote a working environment that is supportive, enjoyable and positive for all.
The Governors are passionate about securing the very best for the School and expect commitment and drive, coupled with sensibility and humility. If you feel you have the skills, expertise, energy, enthusiasm and passion to join the staff team here, then please ensure that you apply.
You will be able to find a wealth of information about Wrenn School on our website https://www.wrennschool.org.uk/ which will help with your decision. Alternately you can arrange to visit us and talk to the students and staff, but more importantly you will see the Wrennaissance for yourself.
Yours faithfully
Marianne Blake
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