Kirklees Council are advertising this role on behalf of Royds Hall, A SHARE Academy
About us
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023, Royds Hall is a small secondary academy with a positive attitude to learning and a curriculum that is ambitious for all and well-sequenced. Staff are central to the academy’s vision of ‘Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best’, and the academy offers a supportive and inclusive working environment where colleagues can make a difference every single day.
Royd’s Hall is one of eight academies within the well-regarded and high-performing SHARE Multi-Academy Trust. It is situated within a close-knit, diverse community, and is in good commuting distance from Leeds, Huddersfield, and Wakefield. The academy is proud to offer:
• A supportive and ambitious environment where all students are encouraged to go beyond what they think they can achieve and to enjoy learning, helping them to lead successful, healthy and happy lives
• A vibrant place to work which equips staff to deliver their best every day, under the strong belief that Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best is the key
• A commitment that staff are happy, engaged and well supported at work, taking pride in students’ attendance, behaviour, progress and development as well as their own
• Excellent training and guidance relevant to individual job roles, so expectations are understood and staff are motivated
• Great benefits, as an employer of choice, including outstanding CPD, supportive line management, and meaningful networking opportunities across the trust to aid personal development
• Supportive leadership, encouraging healthy work-life balance
• A high-quality teaching and learning environment, alongside good facilities
• A culture where children are happy, settled and confident, accessing a broad and balanced curriculum which provides a memorable educational experience for pupils and staff.
Job Description
1. To manage the timetabling of ETA support, ensuring that resources are deployed to meet the needs of the students
2. To contribute to the quality assurance of interventions led by teaching assistants, in lesson support and student learning experience
3. To lead in co coordinating support for students to achieve entry level Maths and English with secondary pupils securing engagement, progress and attainment
4. To lead My Support Plan reviews and contribute to Individual Education Plans and pupil profiles to support teachers with differentiation
5. To provide trouble shooting lesson support to remove any barriers, devising a plan of action for the student and teacher
6. To promote the support and inclusion of all students in the learning activities in which they are involved and communicate effectively to support their learning and maintain high expectations of all students to achieve
7. To collaborate with the teacher and SENCO in monitoring and evaluating students’ responses to the learning tasks and modify approaches accordingly
8. To monitor and evaluate student participation and progress through a range of assessment activities and provide constructive support and feedback to students as they learn and report back to the teacher as specified
9. To lead a team of educational teaching assistants to deliver interventions
10. To line manage a number of teaching assistants
11. To contribute to the maintaining and analysing of students’ records of progress as specified within the teacher’s framework
12. To organise and manage safely the learning activities, the physical teaching space and resources within the designated area of responsibility
13. Organise, design and delivery lunchtime and after school activities for vulnerable pupils across the school
14. Plan, monitor and evaluate students’ learning. Ensuring the progress is clearly recorded in the relevant systems and related to the learning objectives/goals for students
15. Deliver appropriate interventions to maximise student progress
16. Liaise with pastoral, Wellbeing and Learning Zone staff to ensure the needs of all students are met
17. Ensure relevant equipment and materials are suitable for the designated learning activities
18. Contribute effectively to the research, selection and preparation of teaching resources that meet the diversity of pupils’ needs and interests 19. Support the class teacher with resourcing lessons as needed
20. To undertake any other duties associated with the role, as may be decided by your line manager of the Headteacher
Benefits
The trust offers a wide range of benefits including employee assistance programmes catering for the individual wellbeing needs of staff, wellbeing champions and designated wellbeing resources for staff. flexible working opportunities (where practical), occupational sick pay, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave, competitive pension schemes with the opportunity for shared cost AVCs, money saving ‘salary sacrifice’ cycle scheme and tech scheme.
Desired Criteria
Experience of coaching colleaguesExperience of working with outside agencies in supporting students and familiesEssential Criteria
• Be educated to at least GCSE English and Mathematics at grade 4/C or above
• Be able to demonstrate high standards of numeracy and literacy
• Experience of working with secondary pupils in a school for at least 2 years
• Experience of working with children who have SEN / EAL
• Experience of teaching individuals, groups and whole classes
• Ability to engage and influence others
• Experience of working across different year groups
• Excellent communication and behaviour management skills
• Ability to form positive relationships with parents and carers
• Commitment to the safeguarding of young people
• Ability to monitor and evaluate impact of interventions and strategies through a graduated approach
• Working knowledge of relevant policies and codes of practice – e.g. Safeguarding and Special Educational Needs
• Ability to use ICT to support learning
• Has the ability to travel around the local area to visit Alternative Provision providers, including transporting pupils
• Is willing to work flexibly within scope of overall hours, e.g. evening meetings
Interview Date: w/c 2nd December
For further details, and to contact us, please visit Royds Hall, A SHARE Academy - Staff Vacancies
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