SCHOOL

Teaching Assistant Level 2

Turton School · Bolton

Job description

An

opportunity has arisen within our successful and highly skilled team for a

teaching assistant to join our school.

At Turton our children are fiercely loyal, and so we are looking for

someone who is just as committed to them.

Our Learning

Support department is looking for suitably motivated and enthusiastic

individuals to join a large team of friendly Teaching Assistants. The Learning Support Department engages with

a range of students with additional needs, including communication and

interaction, cognition and learning, SEMH, sensory and physical

difficulties. Duties will include

supporting in mainstream lessons, working with pupils in small groups or 1 to 1

sessions, to progress pupil learning both educationally and personally, encouraging

their engagement in lessons whilst promoting inclusion and the holistic

development of the pupil.

Visit

us

There is much more about our school below; in ‘The Story’

written by our Head (Sam Gorse); and on the school website. We thought

you might like to hear what it’s like here straight from the horse’s mouth

before you meet us. Here are a few of our staff on a one-take

interview.This will take you straight to Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/813566619/8d0fb1bd1f

Our

school

Turton is an

oversubscribed and high-achieving 11-18 school of 1600 students, with 300 in

the Sixth Form.

We are an innovative

Leadership Team, looking at creative and exciting approaches to teaching and

learning, in order to engage and challenge both staff and students.

The distinctive Turton

ethos is values-led.Compassion and good relationships underpin all of our

practices.The successful candidate will join a team of hard-working and

dedicated colleagues, supportive parents, a fully involved governing body and

inspiring students.

This post is subject to an

enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This school

is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be

undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The school is also committed to

safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects

all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

For further details of the

school and an application form please contact the school or alternatively visit

our website where you will find a full application pack (via our TES Portal

link) including the facility to download the school’s application form. E-mail

responses to hr@turton.uk.com.

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