What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will:
• have a good understanding of the SEN code of practice
• have knowledge of the process of learning and effective pedagogy
• be an innovative and creative thinker
• be solutions focussed in their approach to challenges
• demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• show enthusiasm, common sense and good humour
• embody the school’s values of Responsibility, Respect and Resilience
• have the desire to progress further in their career
• have the ability to make a difference to staff and students.
What the school offers its staff
We will provide you with the right balance of support, challenge and stimulation for both job satisfaction and career development.
The Priory School:
• is oversubscribed
• has happy, disciplined students who are eager to achieve their best
• has a well-qualified, hard-working and committed staff who enjoy working at the school
• all students have a Chromebook
• promotes learning outside the classroom though our TPS Award and DofE programme
• has Specialist Resource Provision hub for students with SLCN & ASD
• is committed to innovation and excellence
• actively promotes staff wellbeing
• works in a well-established and successful sixth form consortium
• is situated on a modern, attractive greenbelt campus in Hitchin with excellent transport links to London, Cambridge and beyond
Further details about the role
The Priory School is a thriving learning community, which seeks to appoint two teaching assistants. A highly inclusive school, we have 20% of our intake on the SEN register with 28 students currently with EHCPs.
We are in our second year of enrolling students into our Specialist Resource Provision (SRP) Hub. The Hub caters for 20 students that have EHCPs with speech, language and communication, including Autism, as their main presenting need.
Teaching assistants will work with students allocated to the SRP and identified other students on the SEN register. We are keen to appoint new colleagues who have the relevant experience or are willing to undertake the necessary qualifications to support the life chances of these young people.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Priory School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and visitors to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) as well as other pre-appointment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2024). To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and to join us.