The Glasgow Academy is looking for a Term-time, Part-time Learning Assistant for its site at Kelvinbridge commencing August 2024. The post is for three days per week (Wednesday to Friday) from 9.15am to 3.30pm.
The School
The Glasgow Academy is an ambitious, warm, welcoming, thriving and forward-thinking fully co-educational HMC independent day school of around 1600 pupils aged 3-18. It is highly popular, growing in a planned way over the last 14 years. It consists of the Senior School, of just over 760 pupils of 11-18 years of age, and a Preparatory School (which has three sites and around 800 children, counting all those in Nursery/Kindergarten). The school gains excellent SQA exam results, and raising academic results further is the central target of its School Improvement Plan. Our Higher pass rate of 99% was the best amongst West Scotland independent schools in 2019 and a record 48 Academy pupils achieved 5 or more A grades. Beyond academic achievement we want all of our pupils to thrive and contribute to a rapidly developing modern world and to do that we must ensure they leave The Academy with a socially conscious, innovative and global outlook. Our aim is that we provide our pupils with rich learning experiences that best prepare them for life. The Academy also places value on the importance of sustainable education for future generations. Through further development of our local, national and global partnerships our aim is that we have a greater impact on lives within and out with The Academy community.
The school's latest £15 million new building won Best Building in Scotland 2016, the UK's richest architectural prize. The school has invested around £27 million in its facilities over the last decade or so and continues to invest heavily and strategically.
The Role
Duties are varied but will include supporting pupils’ learning both in and out of the classroom to complement the work set by the teachers, playground supervision, preparing teaching materials and helping to create and maintain a stimulating and varied visual environment within the school.
Duties and Responsibilities
* To help teachers raise attainment, ensuring every pupil reaches their full potential.
* To support all staff and engage in good team working.
* To be involved in the self-evaluation and development process.
* To take part in the organisation of resources and completion of inventories.
* To ensure that everyone is treated as an individual, with respect and full consideration, in line with the school's Equal Opportunity Policy.
* To provide encouragement and praise, giving help when needed and showing appreciation of children's efforts.
* To attend agreed out-of-working-hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, parents' evenings, Summer Fayre etc.
* To be flexible within the working practices of the school and being prepared to help when needed.
* To work alongside colleagues to ensure that The Glasgow Academy ethos is fulfilled.
* To respect the confidentiality of information received.
* To be aware of and to comply with The Glasgow Academy Child Protection Policy, Confidentiality Procedures and all other school policies.
* You will be required to obtain a First Aid at Work Certificate.
* To fulfil any other reasonable duty for The Glasgow Academy.
The Person
The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic, motivated and reliable individual, able to work as part of a competent, confident workforce capable of delivering services in a constantly changing and evolving educational environment with a commitment to developing a culture of learning within the Prep School.
The Values
Our shared values and code are very important to our school community. The Academy values and code can be found here.
The Appointment
Hours of Work
* The post is term-time, part-time.
* The hours of work are Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 9.15am to 3.30pm (with a half hour unpaid lunch break).
Remuneration
Salary is £10,231 per annum, paid in 12 equal monthly instalments.
To apply:
For further information and an application form, please go to The Glasgow Academy website:
Completed applications should be sent, preferably electronically, to applications@tga.org.uk or by post to Alison Clark, The Glasgow Academy, Colebrooke Street, Glasgow, G12 8HE.
The closing date for applications is 4pm on Friday 14th June 2024 with interviews being held shortly thereafter.
The Glasgow Academicals' War Memorial Trust is an educational charity registered in Scotland, Charity No SCO15638.
The Glasgow Academy is committed to providing equality of opportunity and ensuring that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender and transgender status, race and ethnicity, religion and belief, marriage or civil partnership status or sexual orientation.
It is a legal requirement that all employees must demonstrate that they are entitled to live and work in the UK. You will be required to produce documentary proof e.g. passport and work permit, where applicable, to demonstrate your eligibility to work if selected for interview.
The Glasgow Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and all appointments are subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.
The Glasgow Academy is a War Memorial School with a long history of employing ex-serving personnel, reservists and spouses of serving personnel. We look favourably on applications from those mentioned above; we understand the extra burdens placed on these individuals and as an organisation are fully committed to supporting them and their families.
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