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Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant

OneSchool Global UK Swaffham Campus

Norfolk

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
As soon as possible
Apply by:
6 May 2014

Job overview

Teaching Assistant (KS3), Norfolk 

Are you looking for a support role that offers enjoyment, opportunity, professional challenge, and a supportive environment that allows you to work with small classes of motivated pupils?

Could you join our outstanding Learning Support team and raise pupil attainment even further?

Are you hard working, conscientious, and passionate about differentiation and teaching?

We could be the school for you!

You will:

  • Be an experienced, dynamic TA with experience in teaching and supporting students, to join our existing SEN team
  • Be able to support pupils in reaching their full potential by working closely with the SENCO and Class Teacher to offer support to pupils in 1:1, small group and classroom settings
  • Have experience of SEN including ADHD and Dyslexia
  • Be able to provide administrative support in pupil tracking and record keeping
  • Respect the school's Christian ethos, aims and values
  • You will be required to get actively involved in subjects such as PE
  • Have the ability to analyse, and solve minor IT issues and liaise with our central IT support on more complex issues would be an advantage

We offer:

  • Excellent working environment with good resources
  • Supportive colleagues and community
  • Enthusiastic and motivated pupils
  • Small class sizes
  • The opportunity to enhance your educational experience with support for continued professional development

Please visit our website: www.focus-school.com

We are looking for someone with the vision and determination to give students their own strategies to develop independent learning skills and progress in order to reach their full potential.

The school is based in Swaffham, Norfolk. For full details and an application pack please contact:

Debra Amor on 0330 055 5600 or email: recruit.1@focuslearningorg.com for a recruitment pack.

Apply by letter and application form by Tuesday 6th May 2014.

Affiliated to Focus Learning Trust who provides direction and support to over 37 UK schools. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure.

Focus School - Swaffham Campus
Turbine Way, Echo-Tech Business & Innovation Park, Swaffham PE37 7XD

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About OneSchool Global UK Swaffham Campus

The drive to create learners who are self-directed is advanced at OneSchool Swaffham Campus with students having access to state of the art learning centres in both senior and primary areas and a sixth form business centre. In these areas students share best practice and collaborate with a mature approach and a burning desire to achieve. Progressive use of IT is central to life at Swaffham with all students in the senior years each having use of their own laptop. Our highly engaged staff group provide support for the learning with the shared, clear understanding that expectations for achievement are not limited. We deliver a broad curriculum to students from Year 3 to 13 and provide student leadership opportunities and extracurricular involvement wherever possible.

We are on a journey of continuous improvement and achieving ‘outstanding’ at our next inspection is the driving aspiration.

Why should I work at OneSchool Global UK Swaffham Campus?

  • Staff solidarity, goodwill and support.
  • Input and support from community.
  • Forward thinking.
  • Children eager to learn.
  • Continuous Professional Development.
  • Small class sizes - Secondary.

Focus Learning Trust was established as a registered charity in 2003 for the advancement of education, primarily providing leadership and support to its network of 23 UK, non-selective, independent schools which are registered as schools with a religious character, following the national curriculum.

We are part of the OneSchool Global network – one of the most extensive and progressive networks of schools and educational support services in the world. With schools in 20 countries worldwide, our 9000 students are benefiting from the amazing results of global collaboration and cutting-edge educational methods.

In April 2019, the entire OneSchool entity rebranded globally, hence our new look and our name change from Focus School to OneSchool Global UK. This better reflects our teaching and learning strategy and makes us truly one global school.


Campus Principal: Mr Paul Rapley

Number of Campus Staff: 25

Number of Students: 110

Vision & Values:

“A global education ecosystem that develops life-ready students who learn how to learn.”

In coming to this school each student, parent and staff member shall uphold the values of the School:

  • Integrity - uprightness and honesty;
  • Care and Compassion – kindness, consideration and generosity to the whole community;
  • Respect – for all people, property, opinions and those in authority;
  • Responsibility – for our actions, progress and the environment;
  • Commitment – to self-discipline and the pursuit of excellence.

Our Campus Prospectus and latest Inspection Report can be downloaded from the links lower down the page.

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