HLTA – Inclusion (Level 4)
The Elton High School
Bury
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1 September 2024
- Apply by:
- 21 June 2024
Job overview
HLTA – Inclusion (Level 4)
Required from 1 September 2024, an enthusiastic and well qualified HLTA.
The governors wish to appoint a Higher Level Teaching Assistant, focussing on Inclusion, to manage our Reflection Room and provide support for students with more challenging behaviour. The successful applicant will be employed to work 29.35hrs term time + 5 days worked during periods of school closure and will join a strong and supportive Student Support department that is dedicated to supporting the students of the school.
This particular role will be critical in moving the school further forwards and building on recent achievements. We are looking for someone to lead our Reflection Room provision, supervising and providing students with a high quality personalised learning experience. Taking responsibility for agreed learning activities, under an agreed system of supervision, including the co-ordination of teaching resources, planning, preparing and delivering learning activities for individuals / small groups.
The Elton High School is a significantly oversubscribed school with a tradition of excellence. We have a history of high achievement and our recent Ofsted inspection reflects this. The most recent inspection (February 2022) reiterated the strengths that had been confirmed in the previous report (2017) and are firmly embedded across our school. The inspection team noted that ‘pupils are proud to attend’ Elton with an established culture of ‘high aspirations for what pupils can achieve’. Our students achieve well, with the inspectors being particularly impressed with the climate for learning and behaviour of our students – their ‘positive behaviour at all times is characteristic of the respectful culture of this school [and] their positive conduct reflects leaders’ high standards’.
The success of our school is built on the expertise of our high-quality staff. We have a strong system of staff training in place aimed at developing the very best practice, moreover we have a constant focus on ensuring that all of our team feel supported to give of their best and to have a work life balance. We pride ourselves on taking a proactive approach to promoting the well-being of everyone in our school community and consistently review opportunities to further promote staff well-being. Initiatives include a half termly Golden Week (no meetings scheduled) and an annual Well-being Day for every member of staff.
The school has excellent transport links with the M60, M61, M62 and M66 Motorways crisscrossing the area plus the Metrolink Light Rapid Transit system with a fast and frequent service from Bury centre through Manchester city centre to East Didsbury.
This School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the DBS.
Please visit our website or contact the school for an application pack.
Closing date: 10.00am on Friday 21 June 2024.
Attached documents
About The Elton High School
The Elton High School is a co-educational community secondary school based in Bury, Lancashire, for students aged 11-16. It is a non-denominational school that accommodates approximately 1,000 students in a new building opened in September 2016.
The Elton High School serves the local catchment area of Walshaw/Elton/North Bury and is heavily oversubscribed. It has a stable roll with an annual admission number of 200.
The secondary school's facilities include fully equipped science laboratories and technology rooms, a large sports hall, an activity studio and a multi-media learning resource centre, within a modern, spacious three-storey building.
Headteacher
Jonathan Wilton
Values and vision
Staff and governors of The Elton High School are devoted to contributing to the spiritual, moral, social, cultural, intellectual, creative and physical development of all students. The secondary school aims to achieve this by delivering a curriculum that contributes to student learning, attainment and personal development, and that is broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated, within and beyond the classroom.
Ofsted report
“Consistently good teaching in languages, humanities, art and physical education enables students to achieve well from their starting points. The most able students do well because they are given work that challenges them to achieve their potential. Leaders’ work to improve students’ attendance has been effective. Attendance is above average. Students enjoy coming to school.”
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