TA Coach
Manchester Communication Primary Academy
Manchester
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- A13 - A18 £22,132 – £25,896 FTE (actual £17708.99 - £20720.77)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- June/July 2022
- Apply by:
- 21 March 2022
Job overview
Who are we?
Manchester Communication Primary Academy is a popular and modern primary school in North Manchester.
Our last Ofsted inspection graded the school as Good in all areas as ‘The Principal has created a school with a ‘heart’; a kind, caring and supportive community. There are 25 different languages spoken yet every pupil is treated as a member of the same family.’ (Ofsted 2017)
Our school is an inclusive, nurturing school with a community focus. Please do visit our website to find out more: www.mcpacademy.co.uk
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for someone who is: Hardworking, reliable, nurturing and experienced in working in the classroom. You will need the confidence and ability to coach TAs in the full range of year groups, and deliver research informed training. As such, you’ll need to be an excellent and experienced practitioner. You’ll need to have good organisational skills as you develop your own coaching schedule. It is expected that the successful candidate will be a positive presence around the school and in the dining hall.
Additional skills and experienced related to working with pupils who have SEND, would also be very beneficial.
What does the role involve?
This is an exciting new role and will play a key part in the school’s development by supporting our fantastic team of TAs to be the very best they can be. The main focus of this role is practice-based, working alongside TAs in the classrooms. You will do this by providing regular instructional coaching (we’ll provide you with training on how to do this), feedback and research informed training to the TA team across school.
You will be a vocal champion for children with SEND and children with the lowest 20% of attainment, supporting the SENDCo in ensuring that they are in receipt of the best possible quality-first provision.
Across the school, you will support the operation of breakfast club and indoor lunches, ensuring that they are calm, orderly and purposeful.
When does the role start?
June/July 2022 – negotiable
If I’m still interested, what should I do next?
We think that applying for a new role should always be seen as a 2-way process, you have to be right for us, but the school also has to be right for you. So if you are interested in applying, please do give us a call to arrange a visit or informal telephone conversation with the Head teacher.
Manchester Communication Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure for a Regulated Activity via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About Manchester Communication Primary Academy
- Manchester Communication Primary Academy
- 49 Parkstead Drive, Harpurhey
- Manchester
- M9 5QN
- United Kingdom
Manchester Communication Primary Academy (as seen on TV! Britain‘s Got Talent 2022) opened in 2014, moving into a state of the art newly built school in 2015.
Since then we have recruited a diverse and committed team of professionals
who adopt nurturing principles to help children achieve academic excellence. If this sounds like a team which you could contribute to, please do read on.
The Academy has excellent working conditions and offers ongoing support for
continued professional and personal development.
We are therefore looking
to recruit professionals who share our values and have high expectations of
themselves and the children who they teach.
The academy’s support includes the following:
*Coaching approach to professional development; lesson observations not
graded and no ‘data-driven performance management’.
* Sensible approach to feedback on children’s work- verbal feedback policy.
* High quality published schemes of work used for teaching of maths,
spelling and phonics- training provided on these.
* Every member of staff can take one 'flexi day' holiday per year in
term-time.
* Teaching staff have a minimum of 2 slots of PPA per week. 1 slot always
with year-group partners.
* Weekly staff training session centred on training needs.
* Car leasing and technology purchasing schemes by salary sacrifice.
* School finishes at 2pm on a Friday.
* 2 week holiday at October half-term.
* Access to confidential personal support provided by an external agency
(financial advice, counselling etc).
* Excellent career progression routes through a talent management strategy
for those who are keen to develop. All leadership roles at MCPA
are paid through a leadership allowance or scale, including subject leaders
and TA leaders.
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