Lead Teaching Assistant

LEAD TEACHING ASSISTANT

Salary - £26,421 (FTE)

Actual Salary - £19,637

32.5 hours, term time only

8:30am - 3:30pm, Monday to Friday

Commencing - September 2024

Are you passionate about supporting students with SEND to achieve their full potential? Do you have strong leadership skills and a positive, proactive approach?

Watling Academy is seeking a Lead Teaching Assistant to provide crucial support for our students with SEND. Working closely with the Deputy SENDCo/SENDCo, you'll provide vital assistance across all aspects of school life, ensuring every student reaches their full potential.

In this role, you'll actively engage with students, offering tailored support to help them thrive academically and socially. Leadership is key, as you'll provide support in mentoring and training other teaching assistants, contribute to departmental development plans and oversee administrative tasks like maintaining records and coordinating transitions. During exams, you'll assist in preparing and implementing specialist arrangements, ensuring all students have the support they need to succeed.

Watling Academy was judged as 'Outstanding' by OFSTED in May 2023 and is a purpose-built 11-18 secondary school in its fourth year of operation, located within the Whitehouse development on the western expansion area of Milton Keynes. The Academy will have 1800 students when at full capacity. Watling Academy is part of the Denbigh Alliance MAT.

The Denbigh Alliance has a track record of delivering academic success in subjects which offer students a real currency to progress into higher education or employment. We consistently outperform the Milton Keynes and national averages in terms of the results our students achieve. This academic success is built on the supportive, well-disciplined and dynamic learning environment we provide, which enables our students to focus on their studies. We believe that for a School to succeed there needs to be a genuine spirit of partnership between students, the School and parents.

We are a Maths Hub, Computing Hub and SCITT and amongst the best in the country in terms of raising standards, both within our Trust and in the schools that we support.

If you would like to join our team then please visit our website, www.watling.academy for more information and to download an application form. Application forms should be emailed to hr@thedenbighalliance.org.uk

Application forms only will be accepted - please do not send CVs.

The Denbigh Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

E-mail: hr@thedenbighalliance.org.uk

Headteacher: Mr I Bacon

Closing date for applications: Monday 13th May, 9am

Interviews: Friday 17th May

Watling Academy was judged as 'Outstanding' by OFSTED in May 2023 and is a purpose-built 11-18 secondary school in its fourth year of operation, located within the Whitehouse development on the western expansion area of Milton Keynes. The Academy will have 1800 students when at full capacity. Watling Academy is part of the Denbigh Alliance MAT.

The Denbigh Alliance has a track record of delivering academic success in subjects which offer students a real currency to progress into higher education or employment. We consistently outperform the Milton Keynes and national averages in terms of the results our students achieve. This academic success is built on the supportive, well-disciplined and dynamic learning environment we provide, which enables our students to focus on their studies. We believe that for a School to succeed there needs to be a genuine spirit of partnership between students, the School and parents.

We are a Maths Hub, Computing Hub and SCITT and amongst the best in the country in terms of raising standards, both within our Trust and in the schools that we support.