Learning Support Assistant
Mander Portman Woodward
Kensington and Chelsea
- £30 - £38 per hour
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Immediate
- Apply by:
- 14 November 2024
Job overview
Job overview
Mander Portman Woodward (MPW) is an independent education provider and one of the best known and most well-respected independent colleges in the UK. Owned by Kaplan International, MPW has built an enviable reputation for top academic results, excellent pastoral care and inspired teaching tailored to the needs of each student.
We are looking for a Learning Support Assistant (SENCo) to join our friendly, thriving and successful team at MPW London at our Queens Gate Campus in South Kensington, starting in the Autumn Term - September 2024
This is a role filled with a great opportunity for progression for an experienced practitioner who thrives in sharing best practice amongst colleagues and direct reports.
To register your interest, please apply with your CV now.
About The Role
You will:
- Assist the Head of Academic Support in daily duties.
- Safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and follow school policies and the staff code of conduct.
- Carry out the strategic development of special educational needs (SEN) policy and provision in the school.
- Assist with day-to-day operation of the SEN policy and co-ordination of specific provision to support individual students with SEN or a disability.
- Contribute to school self-evaluation, particularly with respect to provision for pupils with SEN or a disability.
- Make sure the SEN policy is put into practice and its objectives are reflected in the College Development Plan.
- Maintain an accurate SEND register and provision map.
- Implement and lead intervention groups for pupils with SEN, and evaluate their effectiveness.
- Assist with SEND INSET for staff.
- Assist with arrangements working closely with the the college's Examinations Officer
- Help deliver pastoral care to a small group of students.
You will have:
- An affinity with working with young people
- Experience of working in a with children is ideal but not essential.
- A genuine interest in supporting students with SEND challenges
- Excellent organisation and planning skills.
- The ability to motivate students to achieve their potential.
- Impeccable interpersonal and communication skills to develop positive relationships with colleges, pupils, parents, and external agencies.
- An undergraduate degree is required.
- Good computer literacy (inc. Excel, Word etc.)
The Perks
MPW offer:
- Training will be provided alongside your role
- A competitive salary
- Small classes, which allow our teachers to focus on quality teaching
- Ongoing support from our Directors of Studies who uniquely support all students throughout the year and liaise with parents and guardians on behalf of teachers
- A supportive and informal work culture, and bespoke opportunities for training
- Guaranteed Income Protection with payment of 75% of your salary minus state benefits
- Life Assurance with payment of 4 times your salary
- Enrolment in an Aviva pension plan
Commitment to Safeguarding
Mander Portman Woodward is committed to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children and young people. Applicants for the role must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Further details of what this includes are found in Recruitment, Selection and Disclosure Policy.
Attached documents
About Mander Portman Woodward
Mander Portman Woodward London, commonly referred to as MPW, is one of a group of independent colleges providing GCSE and A-level education for 14- to 20-year-olds. The other mixed, non-denominational colleges are located in Birmingham and Cambridge.
The school was established in 1973 by Robert Woodward, Rodney Portman and Nicholas Mander, which is where MPW gets its name. In 2016, the group was sold by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Incorporated, a Los Angeles private equity firm, to the education firm Kaplan International.
Principal
Sally Powell
Values and Vision
Mander Portman Woodward believes in giving students as much personal attention as possible, and ensures that there are fewer than 10 students in every class. The college's mission is to work with students to turn their academic aspirations into reality. It takes students from Year 10 and has a particularly strong reputation for its sixth-form provision. It has also forged partnerships with local higher education institutions, and considers pupil entrance to prestigious universities one of its key objectives.
Each Mander Portman Woodward student is allocated a director of studies, whose role is to monitor their general welfare and assist them in making informed choices about their next educational steps.
ISI report
“Students are very well educated and the college successfully fulfils its aims. The quality of the students’ academic achievement and progress throughout the college is excellent. The provision for and achievement of those students with SEND or EAL is excellent and the provision for able gifted and talented students is good. The academic curriculum is broad and flexible timetabling allows individual programmes of study to be developed.”
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