Dyslexia Specialist - Support for Learning Assistant (Senior School)
Newcastle School for Boys
Newcastle upon Tyne
- £21,500 - £24,000 per year
- New
- Salary:
- Actual salary, depending on relevant skills and qualifications
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 30 November 2024
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a full-time Support for Learning Assistant to work in our Senior School. A background in and experience of supporting pupils with literacy and/or dyslexia would be advantageous.
Application form Application form
Job information
Salary: The salary will be in the region of £21,500 – £24,000 (actual salary) depending on relevant skills and qualifications.
Hours of work: Full time hours, 36.25 hours per week; Monday to Friday (08:15 – 16:00)
Please note - previous applicants need not apply
Contract type: Permanent
Location: The Grove, Gosforth
Benefits:
- Employer pension contribution
- Excellent and easily accessible location from throughout the region
- Free parking available nearby or the possibility to apply for a parking permit
- Fee remission for children in the school in accordance with the staff fee remission policy
- Free staff lunches are available during term time in the school dining room
- Corporate Metro card scheme and cycle to work scheme
Job description: Support for learning assistant
Newcastle School for Boys is the only independent school in the north east of England providing continuity of education from age three to 18. We are passionate about boys’ learning and their development as young men of excellent character.
This is an excellent opportunity to build on the success of a successful and important department in an ambitious school. A contribution to the pastoral and lively co-curricular life of the School is expected.
Full details of the role’s responsibilities can be found in the job description.
To discuss any questions about the role, please contact Human Resources, on hr@newcastleschool.co.uk.
How to apply
Applicants should complete and return our application form. Applications may be completed electronically or posted to Human Resources, Newcastle School for Boys, West Avenue, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 4ES.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media accounts, as part of their application.
This post amounts to regulated activity.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements with shortlisted candidates as part of the interview process.
For further information, please contact: hr@newcastleschool.co.uk
A full job description and application form are available on the school website
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About Newcastle School for Boys
- Newcastle School for Boys
- 34 The Grove, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Tyne And Wear
- NE3 1NH
- United Kingdom
Newcastle School for Boys is the north east region’s only independent school providing education for boys only aged 3 to 18.
Following its formation in 2005 from founding schools Ascham House and Newlands School, Newcastle School for Boys is now one of the top independent schools in the North East. Located in the heart of Gosforth, Newcastle the School now sits as the only 3 to 18, boys-only school in the region.
At all points, the School aims to provide, in a supportive environment, an excellent learning experience for boys aged 3 to 18. Specifically, aiming to:
- challenge and support each boy to achieve the highest levels of individual academic progress;
- develop boys and young men of excellent character.
As one of the newest schools in the independent sector, Newcastle School for Boys incorporates traditional values whilst preparing all boys for the changing expectations and pressures of modern life.
The School is unique, not only in being boy-focused and offering an education throughout a boy’s school life, but also in its size. Comparatively small in both class sizes and as an overall school, each boy who joins Newcastle School for Boys is well known to every member of staff, being treated and educated as an individual.
Many boys leaving the School go on to study at some of the most competitive universities, including Oxbridge and Russell Group institutions. Just as importantly, each boy’s individual talents and aspirations are recognised and supported with some old boys also going straight onto successful careers or playing top-flight, professional sport.
Outside of the classroom, boys are given the opportunity to bring their learning to life on a number of exciting educational and sporting trips, such as Science trips to Florida and CERN and sports tours to India and South Africa. Our boys are also encouraged to play their part within the community, whether through voluntary and charitable work or valuable work experience in some of the region’s most highly regarded organisations.
Pastoral care at Newcastle School for Boys is second to none. Boys are offered support with matters both within and outside of school to ensure they are prepared to face the many challenges of life. From their very first years until the day they leave the School, boys participate in a character education programme, developing values of integrity, respect, courage, leadership, empathy and community, all with the focus of developing young men of excellent character.
In every aspect, an education at Newcastle School for Boys will equip boys with the tools needed to go on to lead successful and fulfilling lives beyond their school years.
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