Learning Support Practitioner
Q3 Academy Tipton
Sandwell
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade 5/SCP 9-17 + SEN Allowance
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 22 May 2023
Job overview
We are seeking dynamic and committed professionals to join our amazing school as a Learning Support Practitioner. We are looking for two committed people to lead Sensory & Physical Needs and also on a new specialism, Speech, Language and Communication Needs. You will be compassionate and patient, working with some of our most vulnerable learners. You will be joining a a large, friendly and passionate team of LSPs and LSAs, led by an excellent SENCO and supported by a SEND Administrator and ALENCO.
As part of this journey with us you will find it extremely rewarding personally and professionally; there can be significant barriers and challenges to overcome but our children, their families, the wider community and the school itself all deserve to have the very best people championing them whilst maintaining high standards.
We are Q3 Academy Tipton - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SAXpwDnp3w&t=3s
Salary is Grade 5/SCP 9-17 - £17,894 - £20,802 actual salary/pro rata (£23194-£26845 FTE) plus SEN Allowance.
If you are interested in the post and would like more information or to speak to someone about the role, please contact SEND Administrator Mr Guest at j.guest@q3tipton.org.uk
Deadline for applications: Monday 22 May 2023
The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.'
‘This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.’
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About Q3 Academy Tipton
A Welcome Message from our Headteacher
Q3 Academy Tipton is a large, diverse, and exciting secondary school in the Black Country. We are growing in size, ambition and influence; all aspects of the school are rapidly improving. Our December 2022 Ofsted Inspection very rightly celebrated our warm, caring and inclusive community, recognised the incredible improvement journey we have been on as well as identifying appropriate next steps.
“Leaders have high expectations for pupils at Q3 Academy Tipton. They want all pupils to ‘live life to the full in pursuit of what is good, right, and true’. Pupils understand these expectations and appreciate the positive environment. Teachers treat pupils as individuals, and pupils welcome this. Pupils feel confident to ‘be themselves’ in this inclusive community. Pupils say that behaviour has ‘significantly improved’, and they feel safe in school.” Ofsted, 2022.
Our staff are highly committed and we invest in professional learning and development whilst striving to make the workplace as family friendly as we can, always seeking ways to reduce workload and enhance work-home balance. Our leadership is highly ethical, trusting and we value a diverse workforce. We are building an innovative and transformative curriculum that engages and interests children whilst equipping them with the knowledge and skills for academic and personal success. Our academy is on a journey of rapid improvement and if you join us you will be investing in something of genuine value that will transform the futures of our young people. Come and meet us.
Keziah Featherstone - Executive Headteacher
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