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Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant

Lord Williams's School

Thame

Salary:
£7.71 - £8.81
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Apply by:
24 September 2014

Job overview

We are looking for someone to work under the instruction/guidance of teaching/senior staff to undertake work/care/support programmes, to enable access to learning for students and to assist the teacher in the management of students and the classroom. Work may be carried out in the classroom or outside the main teaching area.

Oxfordshire schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, candidates will be required to undertake a disclosure and barring service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

Lord Williams's School
Oxford Road
Thame
OX9 2AQ

Telephone:01844 210599

Attached documents

About Lord Williams's School

Lord Williams’s School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational, 11-18 academy with sixth form, situated in Thame in Oxfordshire. The school, which has over 2,000 students on its roll, is managed by the Thame Partnership Academy Trust and the school governors.

The school was founded in 1559 by Lord Williams of Thame. In 1971, Lord Williams's Grammar School was combined with the Wenman School on Towersey Road to form a comprehensive co-educational school. Today it is a split-site school, with Years 7-9 on a Lower School site and Years 10-13 on an Upper School site.

Headteacher

Mr Jon Ryder

Values and vision

Lord Williams’s School’s aim is the pursuit of excellence for all. It strives to develop individual potential and cherishes the vitality of communal life.

The secondary school aims to provide a rich, diverse and challenging education through excellent teaching and learning. It seeks to develop lively and enquiring minds, healthy lifestyles and free spirits, and looks to generate confidence, purpose, self-esteem and outstanding achievement. The school also encourages generosity, respect and care for others and for the environment. It aims to bring together students, parents, staff and the community as partners in learning.

Ofsted report

“Pupils are proud to attend this school. Staff have high expectations for pupils. Pupils get off to a flying start at the lower school... In the popular sixth-form, students study a wide range of academic and vocational courses.

"Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum that prepares pupils for life beyond school... Teachers have strong subject knowledge.  They use this to enthuse and inspire pupils in lessons and beyond.”

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Applications closed